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INDIANA - Negotiations between the Big Three automakers and the United Auto Workers are heating up as UAW President Shawn Fain said more strikes could happen Friday. Shawn Fain "If we don't make serious progress by noon on Friday, September 22nd, more locals will be called on to Stand ...

INDIANA - Negotiators for the United Auto Workers and Ford Motor had "reasonably productive discussions" toward a new contract, the union said on Saturday, while officials at Chrysler parent Stellantis said a proposal to resume work at an idled Illinois factory has fallen through. Abou ...

INDIANA - At midnight, thousands of UAW workers lead the first of a series of targeted strikes aimed at the Big Three automakers: GM, Ford, and Stellantis for the first time in history. Workers rallying outside of the Ford Michigan Assembly Plant. These three assembly plants went on strike at mi ...

BEDFORD - Friday evening the Bedford Chamber of Commerce honored local businesses with awards for their accomplishments and community contributions. The evening saw the Bedford Chamber Awards Dinner at the Lawrence County Fairgrounds host businesses and business professionals for a delicious mea ...

BEDFORD —General Motors recently completed the national grant distribution of its 2023 Community Impact Grants (CIG) Program to its recipients – totaling $3 million in grants to 157 nonprofit organizations across its U.S. manufacturing communities.  In Bedford, this meant $50,000 in grants to fo ...

35 seniority employees, 30 temp employees affected

General Motors Bedford Casting Operations, south of Bloomington, will be upgraded to produce components for the engine and transmission for the Chevrolet Silverado EV that is set to debut next year.

DBusiness Magazine GM Investing $100M in Romulus and Indiana Plants to Boost Pickup Capacity General Motor Co. in Detroit announced Thursday it is investing $100 million in two of its manufacturing facilities — $93 million in its Romulus propulsion plant and $7 million in its Bedford, Ind. casting operations — to support increased pickup truck production. GM is making a $93 investment in its Romulus propulsion plant to support increased demand for pickup trucks. // Photo courtesy of GM Gene...

General Motors is investing in two components plants to help boost its production of full-size pickups. The automaker said Thursday it will invest $93 million at its Romulus Powertrain plant and $7 million at its Bedford Casting Operations in Bedford, Indiana. The Romulus investment will add machining capability, while the Bedford investment will increase the plant’s die casting capabilities. Both investments will help GM boost production of the 10-speed automatic transmissions used in th...