SAUSALITO, CA-—Sanovas Inc. announced this week that it will expand its corporate headquarters in Marin County’s southernmost city and start local assembly of key components for its microsurgical devices, used in diagnosing and treating cancer and other chronic diseases.
DETROIT—Chrysler workers are using tools normally found at film animation studios—such as 3D videos and computerized motion sensors—to reshape the way they assemble a car or build an engine.
WASHINGTON, DC—The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is seeking nominees for the 2012 National Medal of Technology and Innovation. The medal is awarded annually to individuals, teams, companies or divisions of companies for their outstanding contributions to America’s economic, environmental and social well-being.
CLAREMORE, OK—Baker Hughes, a manufacturer of pumps for oil and gas drilling sites, is investing $80 million to build a new manufacturing and R&D center here. The company is adding 600 to 700 jobs.
FAIRFAX, KS—A UAW local at GM’s assembly plant here will hold a strike authorization vote Thursday after workers rejected a local labor contract last Friday. About 66 percent of production workers and 58 percent of skilled-trades workers voted against the proposed contract.
AURORA, IL—Intellectual property theft has forced a manufacturer of audiovisual mounts here to reshore production just two years after moving it to China.
LOS ALAMOS, NM—Thin-film solar cells could be made far more efficient with the addition of bundles of carbon nanotubes, according to researchers at Los Alamos National Laboratory.
INDIANAPOLIS—The Indiana legislature is set to vote on a right-to-work bill that would make it illegal for businesses and unions to negotiate contracts that require all employees—even those who do not wish to be union members—to pay union fees as a condition of their employment.
DETROIT—Denso Corp. will build a $57 million assembly plant in Silao, Mexico; open an R&D office in the Silicon Valley of California; and expand its operations in Southfield, MI, to house labs for battery cooling and in-dash technology engineering.
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