Tariffs in the spotlight: Corridor firms address concerns, possible approaches

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  • Crystal Group director of production Kara Kortenkamp and supply chain director Katie Wagner validate dimensions on a machined metal component at the company’s Hiawatha facility. CREDIT CRYSTAL GROUP manufacturing

    If there’s one point of certainty about the status of U.S. tariffs with foreign nations, it’s that nothing is certain.

    Since the notion of increasing tariffs was first floated during the 2024 presidential campaign, the extent, magnitude and details have ebbed and flowed as dramatically as sea levels through the lifespan of a hurricane — and financial markets’ responses have been equally dramatic, from precipitous…

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