WASHINGTON-U.S. workers increased their productivity this summer by the largest amount in a year and half, and they cost their employers less, according to the latest Labor Department statistics. MORE
WAKEFIELD, RI-Engineers will learn how to design their products to make them simpler and less expensive to manufacture and assemble during a free one-hour webinar Nov. 9. MORE
BOSTON-A faltering economy explains much of the job shortage in America, but advancing technology has sharply magnified the effect, more so than is generally understood, according to two researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. MORE
GLASGOW, KY-Canadian auto parts supplier Fortis Manufacturing plans to locate its first U.S. assembly plant here. The company plans to invest $5.1 million in the project, which is expected to be operational by January 2012. MORE
LEE’S SUMMIT, MO-Fire fighters quickly extinguished an electrical fire Tuesday evening at the Dow Kokam lithium ion battery assembly plant here. The fire began in a battery-testing area. MORE
HIGH POINT, NC-New factory orders for residential furniture grew 9 percent in August compared to the same period last year, and are 6 percent higher than July 2011. MORE
ROMULUS, MI-GM will invest $385 million in its assembly plant here to produce a new, fuel efficient engine. The investment is expected to create or retain about 320 jobs. MORE
SAGINAW, MI-Nexteer Automotive will invest $150 million in its assembly plant here to produce electronic power-steering technology. The investment will allow the company to retain 1,000 jobs. MORE
DETROIT-Michigan’s economy is recovering from the recession at the second-fastest pace in the U.S., lifted by reviving carmakers and local manufacturers, according to a new Bloomberg index that tracks the pace of state growth.
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