ST. LOUIS-More than 400 workers at the Covidien assembly plant went out on strike. Talks broke off between UAW Local 1887 and Covidien officials over a new contract. Medical insurance, pension, overtime, working conditions and seniority are major issues in the dispute say UAW officials who represent the workers. MORE
WINSTON-SALEM, NC-Dell has postponed the closing date for its North Carolina assembly plant a fourth time, pushing the target date into next year. MORE
CHARLESTON, SC-Boeing plans to build a jet interior-fixtures plant here, creating another 150 jobs on top of the thousands that will come when the company opens its 787 Dreamliner assembly plant next year. MORE
CEDAR FALLS, IA-Adams Thermal Systems is building a 40,000-square-foot assembly plant here. The $1.5 million facility will assemble cooling systems for tractors, heavy trucks and SUVs. MORE
AMARILLO, TX-Zarges Aluminum Systems has begun building a $5 million, 80,000-square-foot plant here to assemble ladders, elevators, cable supports and other structures for wind mills. MORE
DURHAM, NC-Toyota supplier AW North Carolina will invest more than $100 million in its plant here, adding as many as 360 jobs there over the next two years. The company will build a new assembly line for front-wheel drive transmissions. MORE
WEST POINT, GA-Johnson Controls opened a new plant here to assemble seats and door panels for the Kia Sorento. Currently the plant employs about 300 workers, but are looking to add 115 to that by the middle of summer. MORE
LONGMONT, CO-Vice President Joe Biden plans to Friday visit to UQM Technologies, which makes generators and electric motors. The company received $45 million in funding from the stimulus act and is building a new factory. MORE
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