Articles Tagged with ''Jobs''

ARLINGTON, TX—GM will add a third shift and about 800 jobs to its truck assembly plant here early next year.

SIMCOE, ON—Automotive supplier Toyotetsu plans to hire 75 full-time workers at its assembly plant here by Sept. 1.

CHARLESTON, WV—Japanese truck maker Hino Motors Manufacturing plans to add 20 jobs and spend nearly $3 million to expand its assembly plant here.

RANCHO BERNARDO, CA—The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded a $25 million grand to Soitec Solar to build a new solar module assembly plant here. The facility is expected to employ 450 at full capacity.

CHICAGO—The Association for Manufacturing Excellence (AME) released the final installment of a four-part series of white papers detailing ways to revitalize U.S. manufacturing.

ROSEVILLE, CA—PRIDE Industries will unveil its new, $3 million electronics assembly plant here Thursday.

SAN ANTONIO—Industrial employment in Texas rose 1 percent over the past 12 months, according to the 2012 Texas Manufacturers Register.

PEORIA—While one Illinois assembly plant boils over with anger and adversity, another is celebrating a new beginning with tears and cheers.

TOKYO—Panasonic Corp. plans to build a washing machine assembly plant in Europe as early as next year.

NEW YORK—More than half of U.S. manufacturers saw their sales grow last year, and 75 percent expect to grow in 2012, according to results of new industry barometer.