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Caterpillar Dedicates Arkansas Assembly Plant

NORTH LITTLE ROCK, AR—Caterpillar Inc. dedicated a $140 million road grader factory Wednesday, a facility that will employ 600 people and produce the big machines for markets around the world. MORE


Whirlpool to Build $120M Assembly Plant

NASHVILLE, TN—Whirlpool will build a $120 million plant in Cleveland, TN, to assemble premium built-in cooking products. MORE


Hundreds Apply for Assembly Jobs at Mack

ALLENTOWN, PA—Some 250 people applied for assembly jobs yesterday at the Mack Truck plant in Macungie Township, PA. MORE


Plant Manager Sues Truck Manufacturer

MADISON, WI—For five years Scott Sherwood enjoyed a rapid rise through the ranks at Oshkosh Corp. that included promotions to plant manager and manager of global systems manufacturing. However, when he raised concerns about racial and sexual discrimination at the company’s Oshkosh facility, he was fired, according to a $600,000 lawsuit filed last week in federal court. MORE


Embraer May Build Florida Assembly Plant

JACKSONVILLE, FL—Embraer is once again looking at a assembly plant in northeast Florida near where it had once considered building a spy plane. The Jacksonville Aviation Authrority says Embraer is eyeing a vacant 40,000-square-foot hangar at Jacksonville International Airport for an undisclosed project. MORE


New Plant to Assemble Turbine Components

AMARILLO, TX—Zarges Aluminum Systems is building a new $5 million, 80,000-square-foot assembly plant here. The facility will eventually employ 100 and assemble internal structures for wind turbines. MORE


Auto Supplier to Build New Assembly Plant in Kentucky

HILLVIEW, KY—Tier-one automotive supplier Magna Seating of America Inc. is planning to build an assembly plant for automotive seats and seating components here. MORE


Hundreds Attend Job Fair at Chip Plant

ALBANY, NY—More than 300 people attended a job fair hosted by Global Foundries for its new computer chip assembly plant here. MORE


Kyocera Will Install Solar Panels on Six Assembly Plants

KYOTO, Japan—Kyocera Corp. will install its own solar power systems at six domestic plants by March 2011, generating a total of 593 kilowatts of electricity. MORE


County Spends $3.5M to Aid Boeing

BELLEVILLE, MO—The St. Clair County Board on Monday night voted to spend $3.5 million to turn the warehouse at MidAmerica St. Louis Airport into a Boeing Corp. assembly plant that will create 75 new jobs by next year. MORE


Children Vandalize Indiana Assembly Plant

BLOOMINGTON, IN—Three siblings tried to escape an assembly plant Saturday after they broke in, stole snacks and raced equipment inside, according to police. MORE


Ford May Extend Ontario Plant

ST. THOMAS, ON—The door has opened a crack on a stay of execution for workers at Ford of Canada’s St. Thomas assembly plant. The plant is scheduled to close Aug. 31, 2011, but Ford may extend the deadline if demand continues for the plant’s vehicles. MORE


Female Engineers Play Key Roles in New Ford

CHICAGO—Four female engineers played key roles in designing Ford’s new Explorer and keeping its production on schedule. MORE


More Manufacturers Bring Work Back

SEATTLE—A manufacturer of hydraulic cylinders is the latest manufacturer to bring overseas operations back to the United States after expected cost savings in less expensive countries didn’t materialize. MORE


Harley Eyes KC if Union Talks Fail

MILWAUKEE—Kansas City is one of the cities where Harley-Davidson could move some work if talks with its Wisconsin unions fail. MORE


GM Arlington Continues to Hum

ARLINGTON, TX—GM intends to keep its Arlington truck assembly plant working long hours through the rest of the year. The facility will continue to work five-day weeks and two Saturdays a month through December. MORE


Ford to Use Wi-Fi to Load Sofware onto Cars

DEARBORN, MI—Ford will use Wi-Fi to wirelessly send its Sync software to vehicles as they’re built on the assembly line. MORE


Americans Think Better of Auto Industry

PRINCETON, NJ—Americans’ opinions of the automobile industry brightened considerably after reaching an all-time low last year, and now tilt more positive than negative for the first time in three years. MORE


GM to Spend $20M on Powertrain Plant

BAY CITY, MI—GM will invest $20 million in its powertrain assembly plant to produce camshafts for the next generation Ecotec engine, bringing new investment at the plant to $62.5 million this year. MORE


Wind Turbines to be Made at NASA Manufacturing Plant

NEW ORLEANS—Blade Dynamics will produce a new, advanced wind turbine at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility here, creating 1,500 jobs. MORE


Railcar Assembler to Add 260 Jobs

PORTLAND, OR—The Greenbrier Cos. will add 260 jobs to its assembly plant here after the company landed a $130 million railcar contract. MORE


Ford Halts Fiesta Shipments Due to Part-Quality Issue

DEARBORN, MI—Ford temporarily halted shipments of more than 6,000 Ford Fiestas last week after it discovered the quality of a part on the car did not meet its standards. MORE


Incentives Keep Assembler in Missouri

FENTON, MO—A manufacturer of scientific instruments has decided to stay in Missouri rather than move to Florida, thanks in part to more than $1.5 million in tax credits and other incentives. Leinco Technologies will keep its 20 existing jobs and add 48 full-time positions. MORE


Union Rejects Contract at Wolf Appliance

MADISON, WI—More than 200 workers Wolf Appliance Inc. here are waiting to see if the company makes good on a threat to move jobs from Wisconsin after the rejection of a labor contract. MORE


Toyota Begins Hiring for MS Plant

BLUE SPRINGS, MS—Toyota has begun hiring workers for its new plant here, which had been on hold for about two years while the auto industry was struggling with the economic downturn. MORE


Mercedes Promotes Healthy Lifestyle to Assemblers

BIRMINGHAM, AL—Employees at the Mercedes assembly plant here are eating better, exercising more and setting ambitious physical fitness goals as part of a new push to promote healthy living among the 2,800-member workforce. MORE


Wind Turbine Manufacturer Looks to Build Plant in PA

SCRANTON, PA—A New York wind turbine development company hopes to build an assembly plant in Northeastern Pennsylvania by next year. Officials of WindTamer Corp. of Rochester, NY, were touring facilities Tuesday and planned to visit at least two other locations in the coming weeks. MORE


VW Ready to Start New Paint Shop, Hires 1,000th Worker

CHATTANOOGA, TN—Volkswagen is close to turning the key to start the most complex part of its Chattanooga assembly plant—the state-of-the-art paint shop. MORE

In addition, the plant has hired its 1,000th employee, or about half its full complement of 2,000. MORE



Chinese Alliance to Invest $15 Billion to Develop Electric Cars

BEIJING—A national alliance of 16 state-owned enterprises has been formed to develop electric vehicles in China. Dongfeng Motors, Changan Automobile Group and FAW Group are all involved in the alliance, which has set a goal of assembling 500,000 electric vehicles in the next three years. MORE


Mack to Hire 125

ALLENTOWN, PA—Mack Trucks plans to hire 125 workers in October at its Lower Macungie assembly plant due to increased demand for freight and garbage trucks. MORE


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