ARLINGTON, TX—GM has hired 1,000 new workers to build large SUVs at its assembly plant here. The new jobs are part of a $500 million expansion that includes a new stamping facility set to open next year.
TROY, MI—Manufacturing volumes are up significantly over 2009 levels, and severe cost-cutting has diminished somewhat, according to a new study by Grant Thornton and World Trade 100 magazine.
WASHINGTON—New orders for manufactured goods increased 0.8 percent month-over-month to $478 billion for October, according to the Commerce Department. Orders for manufactured goods have increased in three of the past four months.
PHOENIX—Dalsin Industries Inc., a sheet-metal fabrication and stamping company, plans to open a new manufacturing facility here, creating 35 to 50 jobs.