WASHINGTON—The American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act (HR 5865), which calls for the development of a national strategy to revitalize American manufacturing, has passed on a bipartisan vote in the U.S. House of Representatives. The bill is set to be voted on in the Senate later this year.
HUNTSVILLE, AL—Construction starts in a few weeks for a 300,000-square-foot expansion of Toyota’s engine assembly plant here. The expansion will create 125 new jobs, and production is expected to begin in March 2014.
NORTH PORTLAND, OR—Solar panel manufacturer SoloPower will celebrate the grand opening of its $340 million assembly plant here today. The facility will employ 90 people by the end of the year.
AURORA, CO—Electronics manufacturing services provider Advanced Circuits is building a 51,000-square-foot addition to its assembly plant here. The extra space will provide room for additional capital equipment.
FOND DU LAC, WI—Wells Vehicle Electronics, a manufacturer of vehicle electronics, will construct new headquarters here and expand its existing assembly plant, creating up to 73 jobs.
WASHINGTON—Rising productivity and falling natural gas prices could help the United States boost exports of products such as locomotives and factory machinery and add as many as 5 million manufacturing jobs by the decade’s end, a new analysis found.
ST. AUGUSTINE, FL—2G Cenergyis, a manufacturer of biogas furnaces and electrical generators, is opening a new assembly plant here. The facility plans to hire 125 people over the next four years.