ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL-Nippon Sharyo USA Inc. will expand operations in the United States, including the establishment of its own passenger railcar assembly plant Rochelle, IL. MORE
MENTOR, OH-US Endoscopy has purchased a 70,000-square-foot manufacturing facility near its headquarters here. The company plans to move all of its existing production to the facility by the end of the year. MORE
SUNNYVALE, CA-AQT Solar, a manufacturer of thin-film solar cells, has selected Richland County, SC, as the location for its second manufacturing facility. The company plans to create 1,000 jobs at the facility over the next four years. MORE
DETROIT-Ford Motor Co. will add more than 7,000 jobs in the United States over the next two years. That includes 4,000 blue-collar jobs and 750 salaried positions in 2011, plus another 2,500 factory jobs in 2012. MORE
MANATEE COUNTY, FL-Truck builder Oshkosh Corp. is moving its ambulance business and 150 new jobs to its Pierce Manufacturing operation here, where fire trucks already come off the assembly line. MORE
OTTAWA, ON-Canadian employment rose for a third straight month in December, led by a surge in factory jobs. Employment rose by 22,000 after an increase of 15,200 in November. MORE
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