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LONG BEACH, CA—Ford Motor Company has launched a new 250,000-square-foot Electric Vehicle Development Campus in Long Beach, California, transforming a historic automotive and military site into the company’s primary EV innovation hub on the West Coast.

HUNTSVILLE, AL— The massive facility will support U.S. solid rocket motor (SRM) production to meet growing missile defense needs, including President Donald Trump’s Golden Dome initiative.

ST. PAUL, MN—Scotch™ Brand marks its 100th anniversary this year, celebrating a legacy of breakthrough innovation that began in 1925 with the creation of Scotch Masking Tape.

ST. LOUIS, MO—Roughly 3,200 Boeing defense workers in the St. Louis area walked off the job early today, Monday, August 4, launching their first strike since 1996 after rejecting a proposed labor contract.

American isn’t alone in facing setbacks. Delta Air Lines is also dealing with stranded Airbus jets in Europe, reportedly due to pending regulatory certification for their seats.

BERWYN, PA—Ametek Inc. has acquired Faro Technologies Inc., a manufacturer of 3D measurement and imaging technology. 

FRANKLIN, WI—Yaskawa America Inc. will build a new factory here to make industrial robots.

AIKEN, SC—The expansion will create 60 new jobs, bringing the total workforce at the facility to 434. This move is part of a broader $100 million U.S. investment, including a previously announced $24 million expansion in Mankato, Minnesota, which added 100 jobs.

Despite a challenging quarter, electric vehicle (EV) sales more than doubled, helped by new models like the electric Chevy Equinox. GM now holds 16% of the U.S. EV market, second to Tesla.

DENVER—Mikron Automation has introduced a modular, semiautomatic assembly cell for production of medical devices.