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world6 months ago

Russia escalates drone and missile attacks on Ukraine amid mounting tensions

Ukraine is actively targeting Russian drone production facilities and infrastructure to counter Russia's escalating drone attacks, which involve large swarms and increased payloads. Ukrainian strikes have disrupted key manufacturing sites, reducing Russia's drone capabilities and protecting civilians and infrastructure. Russia is expanding its drone production, but Ukraine's precise countermeasures are proving effective in unbuilding Russia's drone empire.

via Euromaidan Press|
#drones#military-strikes#production-facilities
business1 year ago

Blommer Chocolate to Shut Down Chicago Factory

Blommer Chocolate is closing its 85-year-old downtown Chicago factory due to plummeting sales, increased maintenance costs, and production reliability issues. The closure is expected to improve the company's operating profit by $30 million a year. The parent company, Fuji Oil Holdings, cited extraordinary losses in the third quarter, largely due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and rising costs. Blommer plans to invest $100 million in its remaining production facilities and expand its research and development capabilities at its North American corporate headquarters in Chicago.

via Chicago Tribune|
#blommer-chocolate#business#chicago
business1 year ago

"Blommer Chocolate Shutters Downtown Chicago Factory"

Blommer Chocolate is closing its 85-year-old downtown Chicago factory due to plummeting sales, increased maintenance costs, and production reliability issues. The closure is expected to improve the company's operating profit by $30 million a year. The parent company, Fuji Oil Holdings, cited extraordinary losses in the third quarter, partly due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and rising costs. Blommer plans to invest $100 million in its remaining production facilities and expand its research and development capabilities at its North American corporate headquarters in Chicago.

via Chicago Tribune|
#blommer-chocolate#business#chicago
business1 year ago

Blommer Chocolate Shutting Down Chicago Factory

Blommer Chocolate Co. is set to close its Chicago factory at the end of May, resulting in the loss of 250 jobs, citing increasing costs of running its aging facility. The company plans to invest $100 million in its remaining production facilities in Pennsylvania, California, and Ontario, while maintaining its corporate headquarters, lab, and a new research and development center in downtown Chicago.

via Chicago Sun-Times|
#blommer-chocolate#business#chicago
space2 years ago

Starship's Ship 25 undergoes engine testing while launch pad construction progresses.

SpaceX has begun engine testing for Ship 25, the ship that will fly on the second launch of Starship, and is approaching the final stretch of completing the foundation work needed at the orbital launch mount (OLM) from where Super Heavy and Starship are set to lift off again no earlier than August. Work is also at a good pace to upgrade and update Starship’s production facilities at Starbase. However, plans for Starship in Florida have changed once more, with work on the second set of tower sections, chopsticks, carriage system, and QD arm at SpaceX’s Roberts Road facility coming to a halt.

via NASASpaceflight.com|
#engine-testing#launch-pad#production-facilities