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FM Weekly
 
  November 2, 2026
 
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In this image from video, fire and smoke rise from a building attached to Quaker Oats facility in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

The company touts the plant as the largest milling facility in the world.

 

 
Halloween candy display in retail store featuring Reese's, Kit Kat, and Hershey's products with orange and purple promotional signage.

High living costs and scary chocolate prices dampen demand for sweet Halloween treats.

 
Cheerios With Ziploc Pantry Seal Hero Image

The company debuted Cheerios boxes with “Ziploc PantrySeal.”

 

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View of the Yaquina Bay Bridge in Newport, Ore.

The company expects a major loss.

 
Cattle cross the U.S.-Mexico border at the Columbus Stockyards, Columbus, N.M., Oct. 26, 2026.

The crossing in New Mexico had been closed for nearly two years.

 
Hand holding blue Miller Lite beer can above industrial manufacturing equipment

The beer was being brewed at the exact time that the team won its first championship.

 

A smoother, smarter way to lift has arrived, Gorbel’s new GS VFD (variable frequency drive) electric chain hoist, is available in ½-ton, 1-ton, and 2-ton capacities, with voltage options of 230V and 460V and an H4 duty cycle.

 
Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, speaks to reporters following a campaign stop in Lewiston, Oct. 21, 2026.

The White House is seeking to help a Maine lawmaker in a tough re-election battle.

 
Daniel Arturo Caniullan Huentel, leader of the Indigenous Mapuche Pu Wapi community and a shellfish fisher, pushes a boat into the water before rowing out to his fishing boat in the Guaitecas Archipelago, Chile, May 22, 2025.

The country is the world’s second-largest salmon producer.

 
A food delivery rider waits at a traffic light, March 30, 2020, Lone Tree, Colo.

DoorDash's CEO said the deal could help local grocers compete with larger players.

 

Equipment to lift, move, rotate, tumble, pour from drums, rack drums, weigh. Drum trucks, dollies, palletizers, forklift attachments, rotators, rollers. Drum cones, pumps, heaters, wrenches, faucets. Custom handling equipment. Expert dealer support.

 
ManufacturingNow logo with glasses of water on wooden surface

Special agents seized 161 gallons of moonshine.

 
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Many national supply chains don’t prioritize rural communities — but this wasn’t always the case.

 
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He argued that withholding the polarizing spread breached his right to “enjoy his culture.”

 

 
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