CHATTANOOGA, TN-Over the past three weeks, 35,000 people applied for the 1,200 production jobs at the Volkswagen assembly plant under construction here. An additional 30,000 others have applied for the 800 professional and skilled maintenance slots so far. MORE
WASHINGTON-U.S. industrial production rose by 0.1 percent in
October as auto manufacturers scaled back following the end of the "cash
for clunkers" incentive. MORE
WASHINGTON-Wholesale prices in the United
States increased in October for just the second time in the past four months,
indicating inflation remains under control. MORE
ELGIN, IL-Winergy Drive Systems Corp. and Siemens Drive Technologies have officially opened a new assembly plant here. Representing an investment of more than $20 million, the plant will produce gear drives for wind turbines. MORE
PHOENIX-Solar panel manufacturer Suntech Power Holdings Co. Ltd. will locate its first U.S. assembly plant in the greater Phoenix area. The plant will have an initial production capacity of 30 megawatts and is expected to begin production in the third quarter of 2010. MORE
DETROIT-Although General Motors Co. lost $1.2 billion in the third quarter, that is far better than it has reported in previous quarters, a sign that the auto giant is starting to turn around its business. MORE
DETROIT-General Motors Corp. is offering UAW
workers in Tennessee 840 jobs in the Lansing area as the company moves
production of the Chevrolet Traverse to the Lansing Delta Township plant.MORE
LANSING, MI-Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm is finding some success tempting Massachusetts companies to relocate in the Great Lakes State. Using tax breaks combined with federal help, Michigan has persuaded several Massachusetts manufacturers to relocate to the state. MORE
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