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LANSING, MI-Michigan Democrats say aggressive tax incentives have put the state on the path toward becoming “advanced battery capital of North America,” but they're worried that scaling back the credits will derail that momentum. MORE

MOSES LAKE, WA-BMW and the SGL Group showed off their state-of-the-art $100 million factory here to make carbon fiber materials for car bodies. MORE

CONNERSVILLE, IN-Automotive supplier Stant Corp. will invest $6.35 million to upgrade its assembly plant here, creating up to 59 new jobs by 2013. MORE

MIDLAND, MI-Dow Corning and Reis Robotics have developed new process for encapsulating solar cells. MORE

GOTHENBURG, Sweden-Siemens and Volvo have agreed to jointly develop technology for electric vehicles. MORE

NEW YORK-Ford’s Highland Park assembly plant is among 10 factories that changed the course of manufacturing, says one historian. MORE

DETROIT-GM is planning to introduce a flame treatment technology that helps paint stick to plastic parts, such as door panels and instrument clusters, without using primers that contain solvents. MORE

Shipments of rigid circuit boards and flexible circuits are up 2.4 percent through the first seven months of 2011, compared with the same period last year. MORE

JACKSON, MS-A clerk’s paperwork error means Milwaukee Tool’s assembly plant here must pay Hinds County $1.4 million more in property taxes than it contends it owes. MORE

CLEARFIELD, UT-Alliant Techsystems Inc. unveiled a new $100 million assembly plant for aircraft components here Monday. The plant is expected to create 800 high-paying jobs over the next 20 years. MORE