The first facility will be a distribution center near Hebron, Indiana, while the other will be an excavator factory in Kernersville, North Carolina. 

Large retailers are placing automated MFCs in stores to pull inventory closer to demand, compressing cycle times.

The aim is to improve delivery times for customers throughout the region, and bring faster delivery to more rural communities.

When it comes to assessing business health, is the logistics real estate market a mirror for the economy at large?

Construction on the refinery is scheduled to begin in 2027, with production targeted for the third quarter of 2028. 

Ford will assume full ownership of the companies' two battery plants in Kentucky, while SK On will take over their yet-to-be-opened facility in Tennessee.

The company also plans to downsize operations at a separate plant in Amarillo, Texas, by taking the facility down to a single shift a day.

The carmaker also started production at a new $13.9 billion battery plant in North Carolina on November 12.

The Port of Seattle criticized the council's initiative as "rushed legislation that will directly harm our city's maritime and industrial operations,"

Starting in 2029, Google plans to purchase power from the 615-megawatt Duane Arnold Energy Center plant to grow the company's cloud and AI infrastructure in Iowa.