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WEST CHICAGO, IL-Siemens has invested $10 million to upgrade its assembly plant here to produce a new line of inverters for solar power installations. MORE

NORTH CHARLESTON, SC-A finished aft-body section of what will become the first Dreamliner has arrived at Boeing’s new assembly plant here. MORE

COURTLAND, AL-Lockheed Martin will produces SM-3 IIB missiles at its assembly plant here. MORE

WASHINGTON-Including benefits, the average U.S. manufacturing worker earned $74,447 annually in 2009, according to the National Association of Manufacturers. In comparison, the average non-manufacturing worker earned $63,122 annually. MORE

FRANKFURT, Germany-Robert Bosch GmbH plans to build a pilot assembly line for lithium-ion batteries in partnership with BASF and ThyssenKrupp. MORE

ANAHEIM, CA-Fisker Automotive is planning to raise $200 million to fund production of electric vehicles. MORE

FLORENCE, SC-Otis Elevator has purchased the old Maytag factory here to build a new $40 million assembly plant, creating at least 360 jobs. MORE

CAMBRIDGE, MA-A roboticist who created robots that can mimic the actions of people is among 35 engineers under age 35 honored by Technology Review magazine. MORE

EDMONTON, Canada-It may sound like a load of bull, but a Canadian researcher says he’s on track to produce plastic car parts from cattle parts. MORE

WASHINGTON-New equipment leasing and finance activity totaled $5.7 billion in July, up 2 percent from the same period in 2010 and 24 percent over last year. MORE