BELVIDERE, IL—A federal appeals court awarded a Jewish pipe-fitter at Chrysler’s assembly plant here $4 million after it concluded the automaker did nothing to stop discrimination and harassment against the worker.
ANN ARBOR, MI—The Automated Imaging Association is presenting a free webinar Dec. 18 that will discuss machine vision applications for automotive assembly. The webinar will air from 11 a.m. to noon EST.
VALLEY CITY, ND—Deere & Co. has begun construction of a $20 million expansion of its assembly plant here. Up to 100 new jobs are expected with the expansion.
MONTREAL—Bombardier is bracing for what could be a lengthy strike at its Quebec railcar assembly plant after workers rejected what the company characterized as a generous offer that raises wages and pension benefits and contained a commitment to invest in new technology.
TREMONTON, UT—Automotive safety systems manufacturer Autoliv is planning to invest $18 million to build a new factory and expand an existing assembly plant here.
COLUMBIA, SC—Automotive supplier JTEKT Corp. is spending $130 million to expand its bearing manufacturing facility here, creating 175 new jobs over the next three years.
WASHINGTON, DC—Lockheed Martin’s missile and fire control assembly plant in Grand Prairie, TX, is one of four organizations to win this year’s Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award from the Commerce Department.
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