Trade Shock Watch: Ontario manufacturers are scrambling ahead of a looming Canada–U.S. tariff deadline, with some firms saying they can’t ship tariff-hit items from their Sarnia plants and must reroute production to Europe. Aerospace Manufacturing: Swarm Aero won $10M+ in Air Force Research Laboratory contracts to develop and scale its composite airframe manufacturing approach for aircraft parts. Energy & Policy: California approved the nation’s first replacement tire efficiency standards, aiming to cut CO2 and save drivers nearly $1B a year; the CEC also backed a labeling push to make efficient tires easier to choose. Nuclear Industrial Scale-Up: IonQ’s $1.8B foundry bet (SkyWater) underscores the race to secure domestic quantum chip manufacturing capacity. Jobs & Industrial Expansion: Cirkla will invest $5M+ in a Gainesville, GA food packaging plant creating ~140 jobs, while Mesa Power Solutions opened a $70M Wyoming campus to build natural gas power equipment for utilities and data centers. Workforce Development: Iowa Valley Community College District received a $5M SBA grant to expand free training for small manufacturers. Medical Device Supply Chain: TekniPlex will highlight locally supported extrusion and materials capabilities for China’s medical device market at Medtec China.