MIDLAND, MI-Projects involving Dow Chemical Co. are expected to get some help through state tax incentives. The Michigan Economic Growth Authority is expected to provide tax credits for two plants to manufacture solar shingles and lithium polymer batteries. MORE
HARBIN, China-China Green Material Technologies Inc., a manufacturer of starch-based, biodegradable consumer goods packaging, has acquired a new manufacturing facility and plans to expand its capacity by nearly 160 percent. MORE
NEW YORK-Alcoa is among 60 corporations pilot-testing a draft protocol for accounting and reporting greenhouse gas emissions across a product’s life cycle. Alcoa will test the protocol by measuring the climate change impact of its aluminum forged wheels. MORE
BANNOCKBURN, IL-One third of North American electronics manufacturing services providers will “very likely” or “definitely” add assembly capacity this year, according to a new survey by the IPC-Association Connecting Electronics Industries. In 2009, only 17 percent of EMS companies indicated intent to expand. MORE
WASHINGTON-The Senate easily approved a $15 billion Democratic plan to spur job creation, as lawmakers hastened to demonstrate that they were taking steps to improve the nation’s employment picture. MORE
LEIPZIG, Germany-BMW is gearing up its factory here to manufacture electric vehicles, which are expected to roll off the factory floor starting in 2013. MORE
LORDSTOWN, OH-GM is adding a third shift to its assembly plant here for the manufacturing launch of the Chevrolet Cruze. Placing a third shift at the plant will mean adding 1,200 jobs. MORE
ODESSA, MO-A Utah high-tech company plans to build a manufacturing and research complex here that could eventually employ more than 3,000 people. Among other products, Manna of Utah, manufactures generators for residential use. MORE
SAN JOSE, CA-SoloPower Inc., maker of thin-film solar modules for rooftops, has raised $44.9 million in debt financing to build a manufacturing facility. MORE
SAN BERNARDINO, CA-Royal Appliance Manufacturing Co. has leased a 415,825 manufacturing plant here. The company manufactures Royal, Hoover and Dirt Devil vacuum cleaners. MORE
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