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Two Million Vacant Manufacturing Jobs by 2025…How Can We Tackle the Skills Gap?

GlobalTranz

For a microcosmic sampling, the CMAP report published by the Illinois government (widely reputed as a resource for broader industrial indicators), reveals an acute shortage of qualified candidates to fill essential manufacturing positions in the Chicago region, including CNC Programmers, CNC Operators, Industrial Machinery Mechanics, and Welders.

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Transformation of Automotive Industry Supply Networks- Size, Resources and Supply Network Scale Matters

Supply Chain Matters

The company whose headquarters are in Silicon Valley, California , currently utilizes a former Mitsubishi Motors automotive assembly production facility in Normal, Illinois , which began production operations in September of this year. GM is investing $7 billion toward production with a goal for having one million units in production by 2025.

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Rivian and Lucid Supply Chain and Production Challenges Continue

Supply Chain Matters

The move included the relocation of portions of the start-up’s manufacturing engineering team to be directly resident at the company’s Normal, Illinois production facility, as opposed to corporate headquarters in California. A management presentation indicated that liquidity is sufficient to carry the company into 2025.

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PFAS Lawsuits and Legislation: Supply Chain Impact

Resilinc

2 PFAS in Food Packaging The majority of lawsuits about PFAS in food packaging were filed in Illinois, California, and New York. According to Bloomberg Law , the European Chemical Agency (ECHA) proposed a PFAS restriction on February 7, 2023, as part of a plan to ban PFAS in Europe in 2025. Conagra Brands, Inc., Keurig Dr. Pepper Inc.,

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New Developments Among Electric Vehicle Automotive Players

Supply Chain Matters

Battery cell production will reportedly begin in 2025 at the Salzgitter , Germany facility, which will serve as the standardized model for future factories. The company has reportedly struggled to keep its Normal, Illinois production facility running continuously because of parts shortages.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 22 – 28)

Logistics Viewpoints

terawatt-hours of solar electricity annually — with the greatest potential in California, Florida, Illinois, Texas and Georgia, per the report. The rooftops of medium and large warehouses built before 2019 could produce 185.6 Generating the full 185.6

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How to Sell CBD Online: Information and Tips on Selling CBD From Home

ShipBob

We use ShipBob’s fulfillment centers in Dallas, Texas, Chicago, Illinois, and Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. are expected to hit $23 billion in 2025. They searched for companies that could give them something similar to Amazon’s delivery capabilities for their website orders, so they partnered with ShipBob. Is selling CBD online profitable?

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