NORTH CHARLESTON, SC—Boeing’s new assembly plant here is getting much of its power from a 2.6-megawatt solar panel array on its roof. The largest rooftop solar installation in the Southeast, the array generates enough power for 250 homes.
MESA, AZ—Medical device manufacturer Ulthera Inc. is investing $1.68 million to expand its assembly plant here, creating more than 100 high-paying jobs.
BEIJING—Apple and the Fair Labor Association will be inspecting Foxconn’s assembly plants throughout China next week, following widespread protests over working conditions at the Chinese contract manufacturer.
LOUISVILLE, KY—As GE began production of electric water heaters at its newly renovated assembly plant here, company officials confirmed that hiring is under way for the launch of a refrigerator assembly line next month. The company plans to hire up to 1,300 people by 2014.
DODGE CITY, KS—Curtis Machine, a manufacturer of gearboxes for agricultural, printing and food processing machinery, is building a new assembly plant here.
PRINCETON, IN—Toyota plans to invest $400 million and create 400 jobs at its assembly plant here to build the Highlander SUV hybrid, ending all production of that model in Japan.
FORT SMITH, AR—Union members at Whirlpool’s refrigerator assembly plant here approved an “effects agreement” that stipulates how they will be paid as the company shuts down the plant in mid-2012.
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