Manufacturing

The new 100,000-square-foot facility will add about 30 manufacturing jobs. Group Tool, Inc. has hubbed operations in Lexington since 1985.

The head of electric vehicle maker Rivian says the future is not just EVs, it’s artificial intelligence and autonomous vehicles. And it’s coming sooner than you might think.

Thousands of jobs are expected to return to Belvidere as Stellantis announces a plan to reopen its assembly plant.

Mark Denzler, president of the Illinois Manufacturers Association, says many companies are deciding whether they can afford to absorb those costs or pass them on to their customers.

The final tally of job cuts at the Bridgestone Firestone plant in Normal is less than first thought. And United Steelworkers Union Local 787 President Jason Beckett said it does not involve layoffs.

All this week, WGLT has been showcasing some of the makers who have made Bloomington-Normal a manufacturing hub. It hasn't always been that way.

Symbio Bioculinary does not concern submission combat or landscaping businesses, it upcycles food waste to tackle the over 30% of meals thrown out in the United States.

In Part 3 of our weeklong series about local manufacturing, WGLT visits a Bloomington company that serves both farms and the armed forces with made-to-order circuit boards.

WGLT's weeklong series about manufacturing in Bloomington-Normal continues with a visit to Destihl, a Normal-based brewery distributing beer across the country and internationally.

WGLT's weeklong series about manufacturing in Bloomington-Normal begins with a visit to ACC Electronix, a Normal-based company which specializes in rugged electronics.