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Ford, battery maker face job requirement for Tennessee plant

Ford Motor Co. and a South Korean company would have to create more than 5,000 full-time jobs at a planned electric pickup truck factory and battery manufacturing plant in Tennessee or pay back at least part of a $500 million state grant for the project, according to a lease approved Thursday by a regional board.

Jobless claims unexpectedly climb to 248,000

The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits unexpectedly ticked up last week, despite elevated business demand for workers and easing omicron cases nationwide.

Hard industries, hard work, and big opportunities

Recent supply-chain disruptions and second thoughts about China’s manufacturing dominance are likely to boost domestic industry and exacerbate an existing dearth of skilled trade workers.