The steel mill in Weirton, W.Va., once a thriving workplace, saw its decline after filing for bankruptcy in 2003, leading to job losses and economic downturn. However, a major turnaround began in May 2023 with Form Energy breaking ground on a new factory expected to create over 750 local jobs. This development is part of a broader trend of nearly 1,000 new clean energy factories and 800,000 manufacturing jobs in the U.S. Meanwhile, concerns arise that changes in political leadership could jeopardize this revival and allow foreign competitors to reclaim dominance.
Form Energy's plant is one of nearly 1,000 new or expanded clean energy factories announced across the United States in the past four years, along with about 800,000 new manufacturing jobs.
The United States used to be great at building things. By the 1970s, more Americans held manufacturing jobs than ever before. Then, other countries started poaching our technology.
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