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LOUISVILLE, KY-Almost 17,000 people have applied to work at Ford’s assembly plant here, which is planning to hire 1,800 people when it reopens in November. MORE

FREMONT, CA-Macrotron Systems Inc. has upgraded its facility here to better assemble circuit boards with 0201 components. MORE

DETROIT-GM will invest $129 million at its powertrain assembly plants in Ohio and Indiana. In addition, the company is also planning to invest $15 million to $20 million at its components plant in Wyoming, MI. MORE

WAYNE, MI-Ford could hire more than 400 entry-level workers at an old factory here to in-source the assembly of auto parts. MORE

MERRILL, WI-Hurd Windows and Doors will build a new assembly plant here. MORE

DETROIT-Westport Innovations has signed an agreement with GM to develop advanced natural gas engine controls for light-duty vehicles. MORE

CHATTANOOGA, TN-UAW officials met with labor representatives of Volkswagen’s new assembly plant here. MORE

GREENSBORO, NC-Honda Aircraft Co. unveiled its $100 million assembly plant here and showed off its first flight-test airplane. MORE

LOS GATOS, CA-Engineers at a tool manufacturing company here used prototyping technology to get a new product idea onto store shelves in just eight months. MORE

CLEVELAND, TN-As Whirlpool Corp. prepares to open its new assembly plant here, three former executives from Magic Chef Inc. and Maytag share their stories from past years of the Cleveland operation. MORE