Manufacturing

Angered by General Motors' decision to idle plants and lay off thousands of workers, the Trump administration threatened to retaliate by withholding federal subsidies for the company's cars.

Gov. John Kasich says he’ll be talking to General Motors about its decision to shut down the assembly plant in Lordstown, potentially putting 1,500 people…

Many in Ohio are still processing the news that General Motors could lay off nearly 15,000 workers in North America, ending construction of the Chevy Cruze made in Lordstown in March of next year. One of the things economists, workers, and officials alike are concerned about with talk of closure of a plant like Lordstown is how the supply chain might be affected; there are ripple effects to many people and communities. “It’s terrible news,” says John Colm, the president of Manufacturing Works, an economic development non-profit tied to manufacturing.

GM told the remaining workers at its sprawling plant in Lordstown on Monday that it is going to shut down all U.S. production of the Chevy Cruze in March…

An effort to keep the General Motors plant at Lordstown operating brought nearly 300 workers, local business leaders, and political figures to the Auto…

Manufacturing is among the first sectors that get hit by a recession, and the last to battle back. So for decades, a Northeast Ohio county like Trumbull…

Marilyn Geewax, who recently retired as an NPR business editor, returned to Ohio for her class's 45th reunion. The visit showed how things changed dramatically for retirees in just one generation.

A Cleveland manufacturer says the tariffs imposed against imported steel are making it harder to do business in the U.S. It's hoping for a quick…

Kamaishi, Japan, may be a long way from Cleveland, but both cities have a lot in common.Once upon a time, they were thriving hubs for steel production.…

Procter & Gamble says it plans to ramp up the number of robots it has to a total of 5,000 in the next five years. It now has 3,000, up from 1,000 in...