Federal Reserve data show U.S. industrial production fell 0.5% in March, pulled down by utilities and motor‑vehicle output.

A federal jury in Manhattan found Live Nation illegally monopolized concert ticketing, a ruling that could force a breakup and set the stage for damage payments to fans.

Doug Field is leaving Ford as the automaker creates a new product creation team to centralize EV and software work. The move, reported April 15, 2026, reshapes product leadership in Dearborn.

Renasant Bank vaulted to the top of First Coast deposit rankings after a roughly $6.8B year‑over‑year gain tied largely to its April 2025 merger. The shift redraws local competition.

A new MIDC draft — the first annual report since 2017 — finds Israeli‑linked firms generated $315.1M and 987 jobs in Maryland in 2024. The numbers boost the state’s recruitment pitch to Israeli startups.

CheeseExpo packed the Baird Center this week, drawing thousands of dairy professionals and a projected $3.2M boost for downtown hotels, restaurants and vendors.

Meta and Broadcom struck a multiyear partnership to co-develop MTIA accelerators, committing an initial deployment beyond 1GW and plotting a multi‑gigawatt rollout.

Reston‑based Leidos is combining its airport and port screening units with Analogic, shifting about 1,500 jobs and $625M in projected 2026 revenue while keeping a minority stake.

Woburn‑based Replimune says it will cut 63 jobs after the FDA issued a complete response letter rejecting its RP1 melanoma application and warned the U.S. program may not be viable without accelerated approval.

EIG and City Observatory data show the Portland metro leads large U.S. metros in new manufacturing startups, registering about 2.47 young manufacturing firms per 10,000 residents.

Partners at Hogan Lovells and Cadwalader approved a historic merger to form a 3,100‑lawyer firm with roughly $3.6B in revenue, set to begin operations July 1.

Denver-based Tendit Group says it will wind down operations April 30, cutting 107 Colorado jobs and 36 in Arizona as the company cites profitability problems.

A former Adidas marketing executive filed suit in Portland, alleging she was fired after reporting gender discrimination and unsafe conduct inside the company’s U.S. operations.