German automaker Volkswagen said Monday its factory in Tennessee will be the focus of an $800 million investment in the company's manufacturing of electric vehicles in North America, a sign of a growing push into the electric ...
Automotive
Jan 14, 2019
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Tomorrow's factory jobs will be completely different from those of today. Although they will continue to be organized around assembly stations, they will not work in rigid shifts, be subject to inflexible processes, or be ...
Engineering
Mar 2, 2015
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The life of a Bangladeshi garment factory worker is not an easy one. But new research from the University of Washington indicates that access to such factory jobs can improve the lives of young Bangladeshi women—motivating ...
Economics & Business
Feb 18, 2015
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This Labor Day, with unemployment hovering above 9 percent, workers are confronting an enigma. Although there are one-third fewer factory workers than there were only 10 years ago, manufacturing in the United States is thriving.
Business
Sep 5, 2011
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(AP) -- Dell Inc., the world's second-largest computer maker, said Wednesday it is laying off workers around the world but would not say how many or where.
Business
Mar 11, 2009
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