GREAT FALLS, MT—EMTEQ, a company specializing in technology for airline cabin comfort and power systems, officially opened its new assembly plant here. The company has already hired 20 employees and expects to hire 45 more by the end of the year.
CHATTANOOGA, TN—Volkswagen is adding 200 jobs at its new assembly plant here as it increases production capacity by 13 percent. The new jobs will raise employment levels at the plant there to just over 2,700.
CLAYTON, NC--Caterpillar plans to add 199 well-paying jobs at its plant here over the next five years. The company will invest $33 million in the plant, which manufactures earth-moving equipment. Caterpillar chose Clayton over sites in Illinois, Japan, Belgium and Brazil--all locations where it has existing manufacturing plants.
SEGUIN, TX—Automotive supplier Continental will invest more than $113 million in its assembly plant here, adding production of automotive sensors. This facility will be the first outside of Asia and Europe to assemble these components, and will create approximately 300 full-time jobs over the next five years.
WASHINGTON—A U.S. industry and union coalition accused China of sweeping illegal subsidies to its auto-parts sector that threaten to destroy more than a million U.S. jobs.
ARLINGTON, TX—GM will start building a $200 million stamping factory here next week, a move that will save the automaker about $40 million a year in logistics costs and add 180 jobs.
MOJAVE, CA—Stratolaunch Systems has begun constructing an air and space port here, where the company plans to assemble aircraft to launch spacecraft into orbit.
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