BREVARD COUNTY, FL—Luxury boat-builder Bertram Yacht will locate a new assembly plant here. The company will hire more than 200 workers and hopes to build 15 to 25 boats per year.
DETROIT—Due to soaring sales, Chrysler has canceled the traditional two-week shutdown at four of its assembly plants, including the facilities in Belvidere, IL, and Toledo, OH.
DANVILLE, VA—Hybrid Vehicles, a manufacturer of hybrid buses and armored cars, is opening a new assembly plant here. The company plans to hire 25 people right away and eventually hopes to employ 150 workers.
AUSTIN, TX— BAE Systems has completed construction of a new assembly plant here. The factory will produce electronic assemblies for military applications.
NEWARK, DE—Bloom Energy has begun overhauling the old Chrysler assembly plant here. When finished, the new facility will mass-produce fuel cells and employ some 1,500.
NORTH BERWICK, ME—Pratt & Whitney expects to add 400 jobs at its jet engine assembly plant here over the next four years, boosting its work force to 1,700.