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DETROIT—Several hundred salaried GM retirees and spouses with ties to the assembly plant in Janesville, WI, are facing pension plan changes that one local investment adviser says will be “grueling.”

FLORENCE, KY—Machine tool manufacturer Mazak Corp. will significantly expand its assembly plant here.

ARLINGTON, TX—GM will add a third shift and about 800 jobs to its truck assembly plant here early next year.

FORT WORTH, TX—Lockheed has reached a tentative deal with a union that has been on strike for eight weeks at the defense contractor’s assembly plant here.

WASHINGTON—A 14-month Congressional investigation uncovered 1,800 cases of counterfeit electronic components for American military equipment, including missiles, targeting systems and instrument panels. All totaled, the cases involved more than 1 million bogus parts.

SIMCOE, ON—Automotive supplier Toyotetsu plans to hire 75 full-time workers at its assembly plant here by Sept. 1.

FREMONT, CA—Tesla uploaded a video to YouTube that provides a “behind-the-scenes” look at the Model S assembly process.

CHARLESTON, WV—Japanese truck maker Hino Motors Manufacturing plans to add 20 jobs and spend nearly $3 million to expand its assembly plant here.

MELBOURNE, FL—Embraer’s assembly plant here earned its production certificate this week. The plant is equipped to assemble 100 jets annually.

DETROIT—ATI Industrial Automation, a supplier of robotic end-effectors, will host its 6th annual Technology Training Fair at its office here on Aug. 16.