WASHINGTON—Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers President and CEO Joseph McGuire recently sent a letter to President Biden, asking him to seek an immediate increase in global production of semiconductors to help appliance manufacturers maintain essential production levels.
LA VERGNE, TN—Tooling Tech Group has completed construction of a new 72,000 square-foot facility here to consolidate its automation division, which had been housed in two buildings in Murfreesboro, TN.
BENTONVILLE, AR—Walmart says it is increasing its commitment to American jobs and communities by investing $350 billion over the next 10 years in U.S. manufacturing. The retailer estimates the spending to support more than 750,000 new American jobs.
NEW DELHI, India—Automotive safety systems provider Autoliv has announced its plan to build a new airbag inflator manufacturing plant near Chennai, India, that will cater to the Indian market.
BOLINGBROOK, IL—Hyzon Motors, a New York-based company that develops hydrogen-powered commercial trucks, will begin producing fuel cells here later this year.
ATHENS, OH—A team of Ohio University professors will create a virtual factory for an apprenticeship training model, thanks to a new grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration.
BAC GIANG, Vietnam—Electronics contract manufacturer Foxconn is set to build a new factory to produce tablets and computers here, as Apple plans to widen its iPad and MacBook production lines outside of China.
AUSTIN, TX—Samsung is planning to build a $10 billion semiconductor-fabrication facility alongside its existing facility here, with the first wafers set to be produced in 2023.
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