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Walmart to Open 150+ Large-Format Stores Across the U.S.

The company will expand some smaller sites into Supercenters with additional plans to open many new locations, said Walmart spokesperson Josh Havens.

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ThyssenKrupp Materials de México Inaugurates New Mexican Service Center

ThyssenKrupp said that it had invested $37 million in the new San Luis Potosí service center, which will go towards creating roughly 65 jobs.

Essen, Germany. Photo: iStock.com/Teka77

German Solar Start-Up Expands in U.S. to Challenge China Dominance

The company established a U.S. subsidiary, which aims for an initial production volume of six gigawatts, as part of "a strategic move to reduce vulnerabilities in the solar-wafer supply chain,”

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Octopus Energy Lines Up to Become German Offshore Wind Developer

The U.K.’s second-largest household energy provider aims to bid in the country’s wind auctions in the “next year or two,” said chief executive officer Greg Jackson.

Copenhagen, Denmark. Photo: Bloomberg

Tata Steel Closing Welsh Blast Furnaces, Cutting 2,800 Jobs

Tata is planning to switch from coal-fired blast furnaces to electric furnaces through a $634 million investment from the British government.

Port Talbot, Wales. Photo: iStock.com/Phil Lewis

Korean Battery Makers Eye Chile Lithium Projects to Supply U.S.

InvestChile, the South American nation’s foreign investment promotion body, has held meetings with representatives from multiple Korean companies, said the group’s executive director, Karla Flores.

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Remember the Mall? Now, it’s a Fulfillment Center, and More

What’s particularly attractive about shopping malls is that they offer the possibility of creating a hybrid facility that combines logistics and fulfillment activities with in-person activities for shoppers.

They could be returning purchases, too. Photo: iStock.com/wsfurlan

GE Business to Build Turbines for Massive Wind Project

GE Vernova will utilize its Pensacola, Florida factory to fulfill the large order, while tower manufacturing operations will come from facilities in Texas, New Mexico and Colorado.

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BP, Equinor Tear Up Contract for Big New York Offshore Wind Project

BP and Equinor were among a group of developers that were rebuffed in October after asking state regulators for higher rates to deliver power from offshore wind farms.

. Photo: Eric Thayer/Bloomberg

Vietnamese EV Maker Planning Battery Plant in India

VinFast said in October 2023it would build assembly factories in India and Indonesia that each have an annual capacity of up to 50,000 cars and a capital expenditure of up to $200 million at first.

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Russian LNG Producer Begins Arctic Operations Despite U.S. Sanctions

The first shipments from the LNG project will be delivered during the first quarter of 2024, said Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak.

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Missouri Bans Foreign Adversaries from Buying Land Near Military Bases

The executive order prohibits companies and citizens from "threatening countries" from purchasing farms or other types of land within ten miles of staffed military sites in Missouri.

St. Louis, Missouri. Photo: iStock.com/Sean Pavone

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