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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.
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One year after much of the economy reopened and expanded jobless benefits ran out, many manufacturers still can't find enough workers. Business leaders from across the state are trying to figure out how to rebuild and retrain the post-pandemic workforce.
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Rivian customers who have ordered the R1T pickup truck with extended range battery pack will have to wait until 2023. The company had estimated it would begin deliveries in early 2022. Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe said in an email to customers the company is trying to chart the best course to ramp up production as quickly as possible.
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Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul has settled a labor dispute with three companies doing work at the Rivian plant in Normal for $390,000 in back wages and penalties.