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YORK, PA—For a look at what’s to come for Harley-Davidson Inc., the best place to start is the company’s largest motorcycle factory, where change has been described as “leaning into a hurricane.”

CHANUTE, KS—Spirit AeroSystems has opened a new assembly plant here. The factory opened with 16 workers but could eventually employ 150.

ROBINSON, TX—PRUF LED, a manufacturer of energy-efficient lighting, is moving assembly jobs from China to a new facility here.

MACOMB, IL—Bearing manufacturer NTN Bower is building a $100 million assembly plant here. The 200,000 square foot facility will employ 80.

ANN ARBOR, MI—Toyota will hire approximately 150 engineers, technicians, advanced researchers and scientists in the United States by the end of 2012.

PLAINVILLE, CT—Aerospace supplier EDAC Technologies Corp. has purchased a 181,000-square-foot assembly plant here.

NEW YORK—Consideration of cost components such as labor, taxes, real estate and utilities are the key measures most companies use to decide where to locate assembly plants. However, non-cost factors are often the decisive factor.

STATESBORO, GA—A Great Dane plant that will assemble refrigerated trailers has opened for production. Expected to employ more than 400 people, the plant is equipped with automated equipment for welding, dispensing and material handling.

DETROIT—The global market for rechargeable batteries is projected to reach $21.4 billion by 2017, according to a report by Global Industry Analysts.

WASHINGTON—U.S. corporations were sitting on $1.24 trillion of cash at the end of 2011. However, recent data indicate firms are finally starting to spend that cash on things that will actually grow the economy.