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NEWPORT NEWS, VA—Canon Virginia Inc., a manufacturer of cartridges for printers and copiers, has become the first OEM to be certified in responsible electronics recycling practices.

BISMARK, ND—More than $6 million in renovations later, Bobcat is bringing more than 400 jobs back to its assembly plant here.

SAN ANTONIO—Eyewear manufacturer HVHC Inc. is investing $25 million to build an assembly plant here. The facility is expected employ 600.

JEFFERSON, GA—Kubota Corp. has opened a new $73 million assembly plant here to make compact tractors, creating 200 jobs.

STORRS, CT—The University of Connecticut and Pratt & Whitney, have opened of a new additive manufacturing research laboratory here.

WASHINGTON— U.S. sales of machine tools totaled $385.9 million in February, an increase of 5.7 percent from January.

SIDNEY, NY—Aerospace supplier Amphenol will receive a $3.8 million federal disaster grant to build a new assembly plant on higher ground here. The factory sustained $35 million in damage from flooding from Tropical Storms Irene and Lee in 2011.

ANDERSON COUNTY, SC—McLaughlin Body Co., which makes tractor cabs for Caterpillar and other OEMs, will build a $22 million assembly plant here. The facility is expected to employ 250 people.

PHILADELPHIA—Philadelphia-area manufacturers reported slight increases in business activity in March, according to the latest data from the Federal Reserve Bank here.

DETROIT—GM is planning to invest about $332 million at four of its U.S. powertrain assembly plants to produce new engines and transmissions.