ATHENS, GA—Caterpillar’s new assembly plant here could create twice as many indirect jobs as the 1,400 workers who will be on the company’s payroll, Gov. Nathan Deal predicted Tuesday.
TRENTON, TN—About 250 jobs are expected to be created when MacLean Power Systems opens a new assembly plant here. The facility will make connectors, anchoring systems and other components for electrical transmission systems.
WHITBY, ON—The CAW has reached agreement on a tentative contract for workers at Lear Corp.’s assembly plant here. The strike had forced GM to limit production at its Oshawa Assembly Plant.
TUPELO, MS—One year after it opened, Toyota’s assembly plant here is producing some 600 cars daily, about where company officials hoped to be with its eighth and newest North American factory.
MANCHESTER, NH—Contract manufacturer SemiGen Inc. has published a white paper, “The Advantages of Outsourcing Your RF/Microwave Assembly to an Onshore Contractor.”
DETROIT—Some 1,100 new employees will begin working next week on a third crew at Chrysler’s Jefferson North Assembly Plant here to meet continuing strong demand for the Jeep Grand Cherokee.
NINGBO CITY, China—Authorities in east China ordered a security crackdown Sunday after thousands of locals clashed with police during a protest at the construction of a chemical plant.
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