GERMANTOWN, WI-Plumbing fixture manufacturer Bradley Corp. broke ground on a 190,000-square-foot assembly plant here. The facility is expected to be completed in early 2012 and employ 100 people. MORE
WEST POINT, GA-Kia Motors America is shifting production of its Optima sedan from South Korea to its assembly plant here. The plant’s workforce is expected to grow from 2,300 to around 3,000. MORE
TORONTO-Celestica Inc. plans to increase its Toronto workforce by 40 percent as demand for the company’s diversified manufacturing services picks up. The company plans to add 400 jobs. MORE
WASHINGTON- The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has denounced the National Labor Relations Board lawsuit that seeks, in effect, to shut down Boeing’s $750 million North Charleston, SC, assembly plant. MORE
CLEVELAND, NC-The Daimler Trucks North America assembly plant here will now get a significant amount of its electricity from 1,560 solar panels. The panels are expected to generate 359 kilowatts of electricity, enough to power about 38 average-sized homes. MORE
SHEYBOYGAN, WI-Small U.S. manufacturers are pointing a finger at large American corporations for not stepping up to the plate in the China debate. MORE