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DETROIT-If Michigan is going to attract more manufacturing companies to the state, it must become a right-to-work state, says one commentator. MORE

COLUMBUS, MS-Paccar officicially opened its new $300 million engine assembly plant here. The 400,000-square-foot plant employs more than 100 and could add an additional 400 jobs when the company begins to manufacture engine parts at the site. MORE

BENICIA, CA-Amports Inc. and Coda Automotive Inc. are close to a deal to open a new assembly plant here to produce electric vehicles. The plant could generate about 100 jobs. MORE

NEW YORK-If the retirement age is increased to 70 to bolster Social Security, assembly plants will need to find ways to accommodate older workers. MORE

HUNTERSVILLE, NC-ABB Inc. will spend $90 million to build a new assembly plant here, creating 100 jobs during the next two years. MORE

HUNTINGTON, IN-Onward Manufacturing Co. Ltd. will build a new plant here to assemble gas grills. The Canadian company’s first U.S. plant could create more than 300 jobs by 2011. MORE

PEORIA, IL-Caterpillar Inc. is asking the city of Franklin, IN, for a 10-year tax abatement to offset costs related to a $13.6 million investment in local operations. MORE

SPRING HILL, TN-GM will build the next generation of its Ecotec four-cylinder engines at its plant here. MORE

SAN JOSE, CA-RPO Inc., which manufacturers technology used in touch screens, has secured $15 million in financing to build a new high-volume assembly plant in the Bay Area. MORE

HUMBOLDT, IA-Hy-Capacity, which remanufactures parts for agricultural equipment, is expanding its facility here, adding 30,000 square feet and installing a geothermal heating and cooling system. MORE