LOS ANGELES-Japanese industrial-machine maker Amada Co. plans to spend $73 million to purchase and retool a plant near here to supply customers in the Americas. MORE
DETROIT, MI-Part of a Michigan auto parts factory that was damaged by fire last week started producing again over the weekend, easing a parts shortage that had forced GM and Mazda to shut down some assembly lines. MORE
EL DORADO, AR-Due to improvements from implementing lean manufacturing techniques, Milbank Manufacturing Co. will add more than a dozen jobs at its assembly plant here. MORE
SEATTLE-Fresh on the heels of last week’s Air Force tanker contract win, Boeing is talking to FedEx about a new type of freighter also based on the 767. MORE
WASHINGTON-Orders for new manufactured goods grew 3.1 percent in January, the highest monthly growth rate since September 2006, and much higher than the 1.4 percent growth rate in December. MORE
TOKYO-Under the heading of strangest recalls ever, Mazda is weaving the most bizarre of all: 52,000 Mazda 6 vehicles in the United States are being recalled because of possible spider webs. The fear is that they can lead to blockages that will eventually cause fuel tanks to leak. MORE
FORTVILLE, IN-Genesis Plastics Welding plans to create up to 54 jobs here by 2014. The company, which provides contract plastics welding and manufacturing services, is investing more than $3.3 million in its plant. MORE
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