TOKYO-Japan’s National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology has developed a new humanoid robot. The 5-foot-tall, 86-pound bipedal robot was developed to help take over manufacturing duties from a rapidly aging Japanese workforce. MORE
KANSAS CITY-Ford CEO Alan Mulally told a crowd of business and government leaders Thursday that he’s committed to Missouri but doesn’t have any news about a new product line for the Claycomo assembly plant near Kansas City. MORE
HARRISBURG, PA-Allied Technology, a manufacturer of equipment for the oil and gas industry, will establish its first assembly plant here, creating more than 100 jobs. MORE
PORTSMOUTH TOWNSHIP, MI-Automotive supplier Renosol Corp. will add approximately 125 jobs over the next five years. The company makes composite leaf springs for vans and light, medium and heavy duty trucks and trailers. MORE
CHAMBERSBURG, PA-Vacon Inc.’s new assembly plant here has been awarded LEED gold certification by the U.S. Green Building Council. The plant assembles variable-speed AC drives. MORE
WOBURN, MA-Energetiq Technology Inc., a manufacturer of very bright light sources, has built a new 800-square-foot, Class 1,000 clean room at its assembly plant here. MORE
CHATTANOOGA, TN-Construction is officially under way on a sprawling health facility at the Volkswagen auto assembly plant, which planners say will improve the health of local VW employees as well as residents of the Ooltewah region. MORE
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