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Ontario manufacturer fined for factory accident that left child dead
Worker’s child died after being crushed by a pile of bundled steel tubes that collapsed.
Wisconsin set to approve $3B in tax breaks for Foxconn
Biggest in state history and the biggest to a foreign company in US history.
Fired Florida awning factory worker killed 5, shot self as siren neared
Army vet was a loners, no known ties to subversive, terrorist organizations.
US OK’s first factory in Cuba since revolution
Alabama company will assemble up to 1,000 small tractors a year for sale to Cuba’s private agricultural sector.
10 dead in Eastern China from steel factory gas leak
Seven other hospitalized, cause is under investigation
One dead, 18 faint at Cambodian garment factory
Dizziness, vomiting, breathing difficulties reported.
Tianjin blasts killing 114 expose China’s safety woes
Chinese business model means safety rules can be easily bent for the company’s convenience.
Arctic hamlet opens eiderdown factory
Eider down sustainably collected by Inuit families from thousands of nearby nests.
Kingspan to sell Hamilton panel plant
The Competition Bureau required the sale as a condition of its approval of Kingspan’s takeover of Vicwest.
Mitsubishi invests $600M in new Indonesian plant
Plant would begin production of multi-purpose vehicles in 2017.
Deere laying off 460 employees from Iowa tractor plant
Agricultural equipment manufacturer is implementing seasonal and inventory adjustment shutdowns caused by slumping sales.
Bandits raid Samsung plant in Brazil
Thieves make off with $6 million worth of cell phones and computers.
Samsung gets approval to build $1B display factory in Vietnam
Plant in northern Vietnam will supply small displays for smartphones and tablet computers starting in 2015.
Chinese workers’ strike at world’s biggest running shoe maker
More than 10,000 employees walk out over dispute about benefits.
Tesla finalizing plans for massive US battery factory
Factory would produce enough batteries to supply 500,000 vehicles by 2020.