LAS VEGAS-A solar power company plans to build a manufacturing plant in the Las Vegas area, creating about 300 jobs. The company, Amonix, is considering three sites and expects to make a decision in the next few weeks. MORE
YOUNGSTOWN, OH-President Barack Obama will visit V&M Star in the Youngstown area on Tuesday to talk about economic recovery. In February, V&M announced a $650 million expansion, a project that is supposed to create 350 jobs and keep 400 more. MORE
NEW YORK-New York manufacturers stepped up hiring over the past month to a pace not seen since 2004, according to a Federal Reserve survey released Monday. An index gauging changes in the number of employees for New York manufacturers grew to 22.37 in May, marking five consecutive months of growth. MORE
COLEBROOK, NH-The investigation into a series of explosions at a gun and ammunition assembly plant here that killed two people has led to one machine, the state's fire marshal said Saturday. The investigation into Friday’s explosions at the MDM Muzzleloader building has led to a machine in the manufacturing section of the plant. MORE
CHARLOTTE, NC-SPX Corp. will expand its Waukesha Electric Systems’ assembly plant in Waukesha, WI, with an investment of approximately $70 million. The project will extend the company’s ability to manufacture large, high-voltage power transformers. MORE
MADISONVILLE, KY-General Electric installed energy-efficient T-8 lighting fixtures throughout its entire assembly plant here. Savings from the project are estimated to be more than $200,000 per year, while reducing energy consumption by 60 percent. MORE
PHOENIX-Keller Electrical Industries Inc. is building a bigger home for its manufacturing facility where workers engineer, repair and rebuild industrial motors. The $16 million project could provide up to 150 new jobs over five years. MORE
AVON LAKE, OH-Ford will need nearly 1,200 additional workers at its Chicago assembly plant later this year and is asking workers from its Ohio facility and other U.S. plants to transfer. MORE
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