DETROIT-Two years after the end of the Great Recession, the auto industry is hiring again-and much faster than the rest of the economy. As an employer, it’s growing faster than airplane manufacturers, shipbuilders, health care providers and the federal government. MORE
WASHINGTON-President Barack Obama has named Jay Williams, the mayor of Youngstown, OH, the director of the Office of Recovery for Auto Communities and Workers. MORE
KYOTO, Japan-Kyocera Corp. has increased the size of the solar power generation system at its Tanagura assembly plant by 194 kilowatts. The plant now gets 8.2 percent of its energy from solar power. MORE
WESTMINSTER, CO-Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. has completed work on a $4.1 million expansion of its assembly plant here. The facility makes parts for the F-35. MORE
CHATTANOOGA, TN-After decades of getting the cold shoulder from automakers in the South, the United Auto Workers union is courting the region’s newcomer, Volkswagen. MORE
LAUGHLIN, NV-ENN Mojave Energy Corp. has filed plans for a solar panel assembly plant and solar energy farm here, a project that promises to employ between 1,500 and 2,000 people. MORE
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