US manufacturing has had a rough 2025. And unfortunately, there are lots of signs that worse could be to come. Missouri is no exception - the economy is being rocked by the closure of three important factories. Here are the details: 3 factories lost We’re seeing these kinds of impacts all across the food and beverage industries, unfortunately, so Missouri is certainly not alone in this. The true impacts [...]
California rapidly loses 5 more factories as economic crisis deepens
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Texas loses 3 more breweries as beloved local brands bow out
The Texas retail downturn keeps claiming more victims. The latest - three beloved local breweries forced to close (no doubt in part because economic pressures have simply proven too much). This continues a trend we saw in 2024 when Texas lost a whopping 29 breweries statewide. Here’s hoping the losses aren’t as severe in 2025. Of course, every loss hurts - and these do more than most! North Shepard Brewing [...]
5 new US factories leading the charge with 1,500+ new jobs confirmed
Despite all the doom and gloom out there about tariffs an trade wars - and there’s plenty of it - the fact of the matter is that there’s an impressive manufacturing boom beginning here in the United States, with new factories opening and manufacturing jobs returning. And while plenty of older industries and factories are certainly on their way out, the new era of manufacturing is just beginning. Here are five factories [...]
12 states ban soda purchases with SNAP benefits as health crackdown accelerates
If you live in one of these 12 states: Then at some point next year, you’ll no longer be able to buy soda with SNAP funds. All 12 of these states have been granted waivers by the federal government to ban soda purchases with SNAP funds (among other things) under HHS Secretary RFK, Jr.’s “Make America Healthy Again” initiative. The waivers take effect between January and July 2026, depending on the state. In many [...]
New Jersey suddenly loses 3 more factories as economic pain multiplies
New Jersey's had a rough go of it lately. More specifically, it recently watched three more factories close as jobs continue to flee the state. Every closure is unique - some factories go under because of tariffs, others because of global streamlining, others still because of relocations to states with friendlier labor laws... But the pain felt by the workers who have lost their jobs and the economies that have lost [...]
