FORT WORTH, TX-General Electric Co. plans to build a new factory here to assemble railroad locomotives. The factory will employ about 500 people, cost about $96 million and begin operation next year. MORE
LUNENBURG COUNTY, VA-Safety Technologies Inc. will build a new assembly plant here, creating 46 jobs. The company manufactures explosion suppression equipment for fuel storage systems. MORE
MONTGOMERY, AL-The Hyundai automotive assembly plant here has earned Alabama’s “Large Manufacturer of the Year” Award from the Business Council of Alabama. MORE
DETROIT-Growing demand for GM vehicles is pushing the automaker to add thousands of jobs and spend $2 billion to upgrade plants across the country. GM will create or preserve more than 4,000 jobs in eight states by investing in 17 facilities nationwide. MORE
BELVIDERE, IL-Less than three years ago, 1,000 Belvidere auto workers lost their jobs when Chrysler eliminated the third shift. Now, those jobs may be coming back. MORE
DETROIT-GM broke ground Wednesday on a six-acre field of solar panels in front of its Detroit-Hamtramck plant as part of an effort to green the production of the Chevrolet Volt. GM expects the panels to reduce its energy bill by approximately $15,000 annually. MORE
JACKSONVILLE, FL-Kaman Aerospace Corp. is seeking financial incentives from the city and state for a 200-job expansion of its assembly plant here. MORE