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WASHINGTON-Sixty-one of the nation’s 100 biggest metropolitan areas gained manufacturing jobs during the past year, according to new figures from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. MORE

WINDSOR, ON-Chrysler’s assembly plant here is shutting down until the middle of next week due to a parts shortage. MORE

BARTON, AL-Navistar has signed a lease agreement for an assembly plant here in a bid to increase its manufacturing capacity. MORE

EVERETT, WA-Officials from Washington State and Snohomish County are working to bring Boeing’s new 737 MAX assembly plant here. MORE

LOUISVILLE, KY-In less than one hour Wednesday morning, General Electric hit its 6,000-applicant limit for 480 new appliance assembly jobs paying $13 an hour. MORE

HAMILTON, ON-Ford Motor Co., McMaster University and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada have begun a research project to develop powertrain systems for hybrid vehicles. MORE

ANN ARBOR, MI-The Robotics Industry Association will present a free, one-hour webinar Oct. 6 that will introduce engineers to technologies and applications for industrial robots. MORE

CHICAGO-Boeing Co. told directors two years ago that locating a 787 Dreamliner plant outside the Seattle area would help gain the upper hand with unions even as it brought extra costs and risks, corporate documents show. MORE

CLEVELAND-More than 150 women executives, managers and supervisors will gather here Oct. 25-26 for the inaugural Women in Manufacturing Symposium hosted by the Precision Metalforming Association. The event is exclusively for women who have chosen a career in manufacturing. MORE

DETROIT-Chrysler has implemented an Internet service that enables consumers to track the status of their vehicles on the assembly line. MORE