Business & Economy

California Leads Nation in Job Growth While Unemployment Remains Elevated

Why California can add more jobs than any other state and still post a 5.1% unemployment rate — and which figure to trust.

Arkansas Utility Ozarks Electric Exits Cooperative to Operate Independently

What Ozarks Electric's phased exit from AECC means for 97,000-plus members: no service change until December 2030, then a new power portfolio.

Mesa Power Solutions Plans $70 Million Manufacturing Investment in Wyoming

Mesa Power Solutions opens a $70 million Wyoming factory producing natural gas generators for utilities and data centers, adding 300 jobs to Evansville.

Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development Releases July Unemployment Data

Wisconsin held at 3.3% unemployment in July 2026 — but jobs grew by just 1,200 and jobless rates climbed in 51 of 72 counties.

LG Electronics launches advanced manufacturing facility in Clarksville, Tennessee

The Clarksville site is an established LG laundry factory whose automation, output and environmental program shape its regional role.

South Carolina industrial park acquired by Invesco for $100 million

Invesco's purchase adds a fully leased Spartanburg logistics campus to its portfolio, with the reported price grounded in county records.

Rhode Island Job Growth Masks Shrinking Labor Force

Rhode Island added jobs in July, but falling participation and resident employment reveal a labor market losing workers.

Two billion in R&D investment signals Oregon’s expanding business attractiveness

Oregon's research momentum is real, but readers should distinguish philanthropic science funding from corporate investment and projected economic gains.

Pacific Fusion breaks ground on research and manufacturing facility in New Mexico

What New Mexico's $1 billion fusion campus will build, test and mean for jobs—and why it will not supply electricity.

GKN Aerospace expands assembly plant in New Hampshire

The $16 million project would triple the site's footprint, but its job count and completion date remain undisclosed.

Manufacturing firm Haas relocates Nevada workers after state expansion

What Haas's 73-job transfer means for California workers, Nevada growth claims and the company's expansion.

Defense Secretary Hegseth tours defense manufacturers in Nebraska and Wisconsin

What Hegseth did in each state—and what the tour signals for military production, suppliers and federal spending.

Raytheon Completes Fifty Million Dollar Mississippi Manufacturing Expansion

See what Raytheon's $50 million Forest expansion adds, what it will produce, and why its 100-job figure remains a projection.

Minnesota unemployment rate falls even as state loses jobs

How a smaller labor force lowered Minnesota's jobless rate despite a monthly decline in payroll employment.

Michigan hosts LG Energy Solutions battery manufacturing plant worth two billion

See what Lansing's $2 billion battery plant makes, how many people it employs and which targets remain ahead.

Stanley Black and Decker Closes Maryland Plant, Cuts 55 Jobs

See when Hampstead's 55 job impacts begin, why the plant is closing and what support affected workers may receive.

Business and Economy News Verification September 2026 Update: What Changed, Why It Matters, and What to Watch Next

The real September 2026 story: strong August jobs, sticky 3.4% inflation, and a Sept. 16 Fed decision that could move your rates.

$3.7 billion ammonia plant in Louisiana breaks ground

World's largest ammonia plant breaks ground in Louisiana, targeting 2029 production to reduce U.S. fertilizer imports and protect food security.

WalletHub Ranks Kentucky Second Most Stressed State in Nation

See which work, money, family, and health measures drove Kentucky's No. 2 stress ranking—and how to read its limits.

Elanco Expands Biologics Manufacturing Capacity at Kansas Facility

What Elanco's $120 million Kansas expansion changes for dog-treatment production—and what it does not guarantee.

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