Containers and packaging manufacturing
Food boxes with fresh produce to be given away in Jackson

Apr. 18, 2021 11:51 AM EDT
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Thousands of food boxes of fresh produce will be available for pick-up at the Mississippi State Fairgrounds in Jackson on Wednesday. The...

Man arrested over package sent to vaccine plant in Wales

Jan. 30, 2021 06:25 AM EST
LONDON (AP) — Police in southeast England have charged a 53-year-old man with sending a suspicious package to a coronavirus vaccine production site in north...

A police cordon at Wrexham Industrial Estate near the British pharmaceutical manufacturing company Wockhardt in Wrexham, north Wales, Wednesday Jan. 27, 2021. Wockhardt UK, an arm of the Mumbai-based pharmaceutical company that is producing the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine in north Wales, said it notified authorities after receiving a suspect package on Wednesday morning. (Eleanor Barlow/PA via AP)
UK vaccine plant evacuated after getting suspicious package

Jan. 27, 2021 08:53 AM EST

Volunteers working harder as COVID heightens need for food

By Maria Trovato And Kamisha Walker Of Capital News Service Dec. 17, 2020 06:20 PM EST
BALTIMORE (AP) — Outside Henderson-Hopkins School in East Baltimore every Friday, cars line up for blocks and people pushing carts walk up to get fresh food --...

Man gets prison for sabotage that caused PPE delivery delay

Oct. 20, 2020 01:35 PM EDT
ATLANTA (AP) — A former vice president of a medical device packaging company has been sentenced to a year in federal prison for sabotaging his former employer...

President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at Des Moines International Airport, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
'A little bit concerned': Trump looks to boost Iowa support

By Zeke Miller, Bill Barrow And Aamer Madhani Oct. 14, 2020 12:17 AM EDT

Prent Corp. to open packaging factory in New Mexico

Oct. 08, 2020 01:19 PM EDT
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A manufacturer of plastic packaging used for medical equipment during the COVID-19 pandemic plans to build its next factory in southern...

FILE- In this March 27, 2019 file photo, plastic bags are tangled in the branches of a tree in New York City's East Village neighborhood. New York's never-enforced ban on single-use plastic bags has survived a lawsuit lodged by a plastic bag manufacturer and convenience store owners, but a state judge ruled Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020, that state regulators went too far by allowing stores to hand out thicker plastic bags.. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)
NY's plastic bag ban survives lawsuit, but not unscathed

By Marina Villeneuve Aug. 20, 2020 05:27 PM EDT

Nebraska state Sen. Suzanne Geist of Lincoln, left, is hugged by Sen. Julie Slama of Peru as Sen. Mike Hilgers of Lincoln watches, following the passage of LB814, Geist's bill to prohibit the dilation and evacuation procedure during an abortion, in Lincoln, Neb., Thursday, Aug. 13, 2020, on the last day of a legislative session marked by major disruptions from the coronavirus and political feuds that often turned personal. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)
Nebraska lawmakers OK property tax credits as session ends

By Grant Schulte Aug. 13, 2020 06:39 PM EDT

Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards speaks to reporters at a briefing on the state's efforts against the coronavirus pandemic in Baton Rouge, La., Monday, May 4, 2020. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Edwards signs business tax breaks passed in special session

By Melinda Deslatte Jul. 15, 2020 11:36 AM EDT

Man admits damaging computer, causing PPE delivery delay

Jul. 10, 2020 02:33 PM EDT
ATLANTA (AP) — A former employee of a medical device packaging company has pleaded guilty to damaging a computer belonging to his former employer, which...

Ricketts: Virus will force belt-tightening in state budget

By Grant Schulte May. 18, 2020 10:52 AM EDT
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts warned Monday that the coronavirus pandemic will likely lead to state budget cuts and force lawmakers to water...

Ivanka Trump, the daughter of President Donald Trump, tours Coastal Sunbelt Produce, Friday, May 15, 2020, in Laurel, Md. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Ivanka Trump tours launch of USDA's family food box program

By Darlene Superville May. 15, 2020 02:43 PM EDT

House sends President Trump nearly $500 billion package for small business, hospitals in latest bid to counter pandemic

Apr. 23, 2020 06:13 PM EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — House sends President Trump nearly $500 billion package for small business, hospitals in latest bid to counter pandemic. ...

FILE - In this March 12, 2020, file photo Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer of N.Y., and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., walks together as they head to a lunch with Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
Congress in standoff on virus aid, but first checks coming

By Lisa Mascaro Apr. 08, 2020 09:02 AM EDT

AM-Prep: Kickers

Apr. 03, 2020 03:05 AM EDT
LOVE AND MARRIAGE IN THE AGE OF CORONAVIRUS DOWAGIAC, Mich. (AP) — Because of the COVID-19 outbreak, a lot of wedding plans have gone into...