
Chicago factories relearn the economics of repair
Rebuilding machinery instead of replacing it was a margin decision before it was an environmental one, and the workforce maths is the harder half.
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Rebuilding machinery instead of replacing it was a margin decision before it was an environmental one, and the workforce maths is the harder half.

Sustainability disclosures were bolted onto the quarterly report for a decade. Now they are being folded into the numbers the market actually reads.

New capacity is being approved on the condition that it can be curtailed, turning a permitting fight into a scheduling agreement.

New routing software, electric yard vehicles, and tighter berthing windows are changing the rhythm of one of the world's busiest ports.

Automation, shared loading windows, and electric fleets are making industrial space part of the climate conversation.

A new housing package tries to keep flexible workers in the city without freezing out the neighborhoods that attracted them.

Conversion plans are moving from renderings to code reviews as downtowns search for a second life after the office rush.