ST. MARTIN, LA—Forum Energy Technologies is spending $19 million to build an assembly plant here to make drilling equipment for oil and gas. The plant will employ 125.
SAN JOSE, CA—Automation is enabling Altierre, a manufacturer of electronic signs, to compete with low-cost overseas competition. And, says the company’s CEO, manufacturers of other products can follow his example.
SPRING HILL, TN—GM has begun producing the hot-selling Chevrolet Equinox at its assembly plant here, signifying the facility’s rebirth since it was idled in fall 2009.
LITHIA SPRINGS, GA—Medline Industries is spending $35 million to expand its assembly plant here by 50 percent, less than a year after it opened. The company plans to hire additional workers to support the new assembly lines.
CHICAGO—Forty-eight percent of small and midsized manufacturers expect their revenues for the second half of year to increase, according to a new survey.
INDIANAPOLIS—Crosspoint Solutions plans to hire up to 75 people to work at its new assembly plant here. The company makes battery-powered auxiliary power units for trucks.
PEORIA, IL—Midwestern contract manufacturer Advanced Technology Services finds that U.S. military veterans can ably fill its urgent need for skilled workers.
LEXINGTON, NE—Agricultural and industrial equipment company Orthman Manufacturing Inc. has broken ground on a new assembly plant here that will create 100 jobs.