FINDLAY, OH—MITEC Powertrain Inc. has opened its $24 million assembly plant here. Producing 1,500 powertrain parts daily, the facility will employ 135 people by 2017.
CHATTANOOGA, TN—At VW’s assembly plant here, employees are checked for their cardiovascular fitness and complete three weeks of physical fitness training to be “industrial athletes.”
FORT WAYNE, IN—GM officials said a Gay Pride flag flying at its assembly plant here is a means to “foster constructive dialogue on the importance of diversity.”
ASHEVILLE, NC—Linamar Corp. will hire an additional 250 workers for its assembly plant here. The new jobs come as part of a $75 million investment in the factory, which makes engine blocks and other parts for construction equipment.
WARRENDALE, PA—Mitsubishi Electric Power Products Inc. has opened a 50,900-square-foot assembly plant here that will produce HVAC systems for the railroad industry.
DETROIT—Several hundred salaried GM retirees and spouses with ties to the assembly plant in Janesville, WI, are facing pension plan changes that one local investment adviser says will be “grueling.”