Articles Tagged with ''Jobs''

SUPERIOR, MN—Kestrel is now hiring for positions at its new assembly plant here. The first 11 jobs are now posted on the company’s Web site. The company plans to hire 300 to 600 people over the next several years.

MONTGOMERY, AL—Hyundai Power Transformers has opened a new $108 million assembly plant here.

MESA, AZ—Medical device manufacturer Ulthera Inc. is investing $1.68 million to expand its assembly plant here, creating more than 100 high-paying jobs.

LOUISVILLE, KY—As GE began production of electric water heaters at its newly renovated assembly plant here, company officials confirmed that hiring is under way for the launch of a refrigerator assembly line next month. The company plans to hire up to 1,300 people by 2014.

WASHINGTON—GE plans to hire 5,000 veterans over the next five years and invest $580 million to expand its aviation business.

 

PRINCETON, IN—Toyota plans to invest $400 million and create 400 jobs at its assembly plant here to build the Highlander SUV hybrid, ending all production of that model in Japan.

BLUE SPRINGS, MS—Toyota Motor Corp. is adding a second shift at its assembly plant here. The extra shift will boost annual production capacity at the plant to 150,000 units and employment to 2,000 workers.

NEW YORK—The economic rationales for a policy aimed specifically at shoring up manufacturing are not completely convincing, one expert says.

ANNA, OH—Honda will invest $98 million in its assembly plant here to make pulley components for continously variable transmissions.

CHATTANOOGA, TN—Volkswagen is adding 200 jobs at its new assembly plant here as it increases production capacity by 13 percent. The new jobs will raise employment levels at the plant there to just over 2,700.