PEORIA, IL—Caterpillar Inc. plans to shift work from its Joliet, IL, assembly plant and spend $20 million to expand one of its South Carolina plants so it can handle additional work.
CHATTANOOGA, TN—VW will invest $40 million to build a 400,000-square-foot warehouse in Roane County, TN, to distribute auto parts. The facility will employ up to 45 people by 2016.
MARYVILLE, TN—Tier one automotive supplier Denso Manufacturing Tennessee Inc. is hiring more than 20 technicians for electrical assembly, robotics, maintenance and other departments.
CONNERSVILLE, IN—Carbon Motors Corp., a startup manufacturer of law-enforcement vehicles, is refurbishing an idled brownfield site here, turning it into a modern, efficient and environmentally responsible assembly plant.
PORTLAND, OR—SoloPower is looking to hire 90 people to work at its new solar panel assembly plant here. Eventually, the company hopes to employ approximately 450 people.