Please enjoy the latest IW Weekly Reads, which shares the Top 10 most-consumed content on IndustryWeek.com over the past seven days.
Manufacturing Extension Partnerships Face Uncertain Future as Trump Pulls Funding: President Trump's administration has decided not to renew contracts for 10 Manufacturing Extension Partnership programs, potentially defunding the entire national network. This move could have significant implications for small- and mid-sized manufacturers.
So That Happened: Haas Cuts California Manufacturing Because of Tariffs: IndustryWeek editors look into that story and an industrial giant turns 100, smelling smoky, new partnerships for women in manufacturing and a Jeff Bezos-funded EV startup.
A Cotton Farm, a Made-in-the USA Dream and a Manufacturing Dilemma: The father-and-daughter founders of Red Land Cotton took risks and overcame manufacturing challenges to send their linen business soaring.
EV Notes: LG to Buy Out GM’s $2B Stake in EV Battery Plant: Also: Hyundai officially opens its mega plant and Tesla takes a hit.
Opportunities and Challenges from Tariffs: Production Pulse: IndustryWeek editors discuss how President Donald Trump's new tariffs announced this week will ripple through the manufacturing world. Expect lots of winners and losers from the dramatic shift in the industrial landscape.
Washing-Machine Tariffs Come Out Clean, Sparkling for US Manufacturing: Trade experts can learn from the success of this Trump-era policy.
Labor Reduction, Vertical Systems, and Cool Technology: Highlights from ProMat 2025: Get insights into the emerging trends at ProMat 2025, from OEM-backed startups to cool technology innovations, shaping the future of supply chain and material handling industry.
Survey: More Than 60% of Firms Expect Double-Digit Cost Increases From Tariffs: Raising prices is by far the favored response but one in eight business leaders said their most likely path forward is to invest in capacity.
Lights Out, Tariff Tangle and Raising a Constitutional Question: IndustryWeek's Weekly Reads: Also of interest: leadership culture and manufacturing slips in March.
Rebooting Operational Excellence at Barry-Wehmiller: Model plants, earning credibility and leaning into speed of improvement as a powerful tool for operational excellence.
