SMYRNA, TN—A worker at Nissan’s assembly plant here was rushed to the hospital Saturday after breaking his leg while repairing a piece of heavy equipment.
SACRAMENTO, CA—Siemens Rail Systems has begun a push to diversify the products it assembles here, positioning itself to make trolley cars, locomotives, subway cars, train coaches and bullet trains.
For the past century, the Kostal Group has developed and manufactured electronic and electromechanical products from its headquarters in Lüdenscheid, Germany.
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.
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