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CLEVELAND—The CNH tractor assembly plant in Wichita, KS, and the Ethicon medical device assembly plant in San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico, are among six U.S. factories picked as IndustryWeek’s “Best Plants.”

SAN DIEGO—Space Micro, a manufacturer of radiation-hardened electronic products for spacecraft and military applications, has expanded its assembly plant here, doubling the size of its clean room and environmental qualification testing space.

Looking back on the campaign, it was refreshing to hear candidates from both parties tout the importance of U.S. manufacturing.

MOBILE, AL—Aerospace engineering firm Safran Engineering Services will open a $2 million facility here.

WASHINGTON—Airlines flying Boeing’s new 787 Dreamliners need to take extra steps to ensure the planes don’t have engine failures or fires because of a manufacturing fault in the fuel line, the Federal Aviation Administration advised.

LANSING, MI—Michigan’s state House has passed bills giving both public and private employees so-called right-to-work protections.

With the election over and the economy picking up steam, manufacturers are poised to reinvest in their assembly plants.

In June 2011, we defended The Boeing Co. against a complaint filed against it by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).

HUNTSVILLE, AL—Raytheon has opened a new, 70,000-square-foot missile assembly plant here, where it plans to employ 300 people by 2014.

MONTREAL—Bombardier is bracing for what could be a lengthy strike at its Quebec railcar assembly plant after workers rejected what the company characterized as a generous offer that raises wages and pension benefits and contained a commitment to invest in new technology.