ELBERFELD, IN-North American Lighting Inc., a manufacturer of automotive lighting and components, is building a new, $16.4 million assembly plant here, creating up to 42 new jobs by 2014. MORE
DETROIT-Workers for an in-house supplier at GM’s Orion Township assembly plant are trying to decide if they should strike over unresolved contract issues. MORE
WASHINGTON-President Obama announced a new manufacturing partnership Friday with businesses and universities. It’s designed to make U.S. factories more competitive-and boost the number of good-paying factory jobs. MORE
HUNTSVILLE, A-Raytheon Missile Systems has broken ground for assembly plant here. When completed, the facility will assemble the company’s SM-3 and SM-6 missiles. MORE
CLEARFIELD, UT-Aerospace supplier Alliant Techsystems Inc. has nearly completed work on a new, $100 million assembly plant here and expects to begin hiring hundreds of workers in August. MORE
HUTCHINSON, KS-Five years ago, Eaton Corp. wanted to close its hydraulic component assembly plant here. Today, after getting smaller, leaner and more responsive, the plant is thriving. MORE
GREENWOOD, IN-Endress+Hauser has opened a new assembly plant here to make temperature sensors, transmitters, recorders, flow computers, displays and other instrumentation. MORE