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Study: Automation Will Hurt Manufacturing-Heavy Midwest

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Manufacturing-heavy states in the Midwest will be hit hardest by the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) and automation for lower-skilled jobs, according to a new study by Brookings Institution researchers. Certain states will be heavily affected, like Indiana, Kentucky, South Dakota, Arkansas and Alabama.

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Inspector General’s Office Reviewing Labor Department’s Efforts to Stop Child Labor Law Violations

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Children of any age are generally permitted to work for businesses entirely owned by their parents, except those under age 16 may not be employed in mining or manufacturing and no one under 18 may be employed in any occupation the Secretary of Labor has declared to be hazardous.

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What quality costs will the J.M. Smucker Company incur from its recall of Jif peanut butter?

Wendy Tietz

Smucker Company (Smuckers) issued a voluntary recall in 2022 for several Jif peanut butter products manufactured in its Lexington, Kentucky, manufacturing facility. Jif peanut butter products were potentially linked to a multistate outbreak of Salmonella.

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What was new in December for state sales and use taxes

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The Kentucky Supreme Court ruled to protect a manufacturing sales tax exemption after the state’s Chamber of Commerce and Association of Manufacturers filed an amicus brief supporting the taxpayer in the case, Century Aluminum.

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What was new in September for state sales and use taxes

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The vetoed measure would have added locally approved tax rates to the current state General Fund-only sales and use tax exemption for the purchase of manufacturing equipment. Kentucky has released a “Sales Tax Facts” sheet detailing services that become taxable as of Jan. Also in California, insurance giant GEICO has agreed to pay $19.1

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What's new in May for state sales and use taxes

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California manufacturers want the state to halt taxes on the purchase of new equipment, saying those taxes are hobbling the industry as manufacturers aim to modernize production as supply chain issues continue. Kentucky has enacted multiple tax changes , including expansion of the services subject to sales and use taxes.

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Impossible Foods CFO David Lee Goes To AppHarvest

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billion in funding to accelerate manufacturing, product development and distribution into key national grocery, restaurant, and hospitality venues.”. The company expects to begin its first harvest from its flagship farm, which is a 60-acre facility growing tomatoes in Morehead, Kentucky, this month.