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JBS Plant Shut‑Down: How Leaders and Workers Are Fighting Back

July 17, 2026

The JBS meat‑packing plant in Souderton, Pennsylvania, will close on August 14, taking about 1, 700 jobs with it. Workers from Montgomery, Bucks and Berks counties will feel the loss most acutely. State Rep. Donna Scheuren says officials are trying to keep the plant running by finding a new buyer

politics

A New Vote in a Town That Lost Its Job

April 4, 2026

A big meat plant in Lexington, Nebraska shut down at the end of January. The closure cost about 3, 200 jobs, wiping out roughly a third of the town’s people. Juan Laguna Jr. , 20, had never attended a political gathering before. He joined his family to hear Dan Osborn speak about the Senate. Osborn

business

GM's EV Shift: A Bump in the Road

October 30, 2025

General Motors is making big changes to its electric vehicle (EV) plans. The company is cutting about 5, 500 jobs, with 1, 750 people being laid off indefinitely. This is part of a larger strategy to adjust to slower EV sales and new rules. One of the main changes is at the Factory Zero plant in De

business

The Auto Giant's Pause: Tariffs Hit Production

April 3, 2025

The auto industry is feeling the heat from new tariffs. A major car company is halting work at two of its factories. One is in Canada and the other is in Mexico. This move comes as a direct response to the new 25% tariffs on imported vehicles. These tariffs, which started on a Thursday, affect all c