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NEWARK, NJ—U.S containerized exports in 2011 grew 6 percent over 2010 volumes, advancing to a new record annual total of 11.9 million 20-foot-equivalent units.

SMYRNA, TN—Total employment at Nissan’s assembly plant here could be pushing 6,000 workers—nearly double its current level—by early next year, as the automaker boosts production of the Leaf and Pathfinder vehicles.

EXETER, NH—Cobham Sensor Systems is adding 105,000 square feet to its assembly plant here, creating 120 new jobs.

FREMONT, CA—Before LEDs can be as cost-efficient as incandescent or fluorescent lighting, engineers must solve the problem of “efficiency droop.”

GREENVILLE, WI—Industrial Ventilation Inc. will add 35 full-time employees this year as it expands its assembly plant here.

LOUISVILLE, KY—Teamsters Local 89 is threatening to picket Ford’s Louisville assembly plant as it prepares to begin production of the Escape next month. The union fears Ford is going to hire only nonunion drivers at lower wages to prepare the vehicles for shipment to car dealers.

TOLEDO, OH—An employee wounded in a 2005 shooting at a Jeep assembly plant here has filed a lawsuit against the plant’s security company and the gunman’s estate.

BEIJING—Apple supplier Foxconn Technology has raised wages for its assembly line workers in China by 16 percent to 25 percent.

BARRINGTON, NJ—Edmund Optics is accepting applications for its higher education grant program. In an effort to support outstanding undergraduate and graduate optics programs at nonprofit colleges and universities, Edmund Optics will be awarding grants worldwide totaling $80,000.

DETROIT—Just two years after it was rescued and reconstituted through bankruptcy and a government bailout, GM has posted the biggest profit in its history.