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Manufacturers have been scrambling for workers for years and the need is rising as the baby boomers that disproportionately make up that part of the workforce retire. That's not likely to change soon.
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A Republican candidate for state representative says a four-year university is not required for career success. During a tour of G-3 Machining in Bloomington, Regan Deering said the social conversation on that point had already begun.
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The college in Normal is requesting funding through the Illinois Board of Higher Education’s RAMP [Resource Allocation and Management Program] for a new health sciences center and a new career and technical education building.
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A mining truck manufactured by Komatsu was crowned the winner of the 2024 “Makers Madness” contest, earning the title of “the coolest thing made in Illinois” at the Governor’s Mansion Wednesday.
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Heartland Community College President Keith Cornille estimates the new center could attract as many as 300 more students starting in the fall.
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U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin is mixing into the unionization effort at the Rivian electric vehicle plant in Normal. The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace workers is trying to organize the plant. Durbin says he has met with Rivian CEO R-J Scaringe and told him the company should support unionizing efforts.
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The electric automaker Rivian told investors Tuesday it’s going to be able to build more vehicles this year than initially forecast, and that a broad cost-cutting plan is having a positive impact on profitability.
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You’ve heard a lot about the global supply chain over the past few years. This is a story about the Bloomington-Normal supply chain.
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The electric automaker Rivian said Thursday it plans to partner with Mercedes-Benz to make electric vans in Europe.
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With the Rivian plant in Normal adding a second shift, the United Auto Workers has been quietly contacting workers about a possible union-organizing campaign.