NEW YORK-First Solar Inc., a U.S.-based
renewable energy company, will build the world’s largest solar power plant in
China as the country WORKS to increase nonpolluting electricity generation. MORE
ALLENTOWN, PA-A three-alarm fire gutted two buildings at Olson Technologies, a valve manufacturing company here. Thirty-two firefighters and seven pumper trucks responded to the 1 a.m. blaze Sept. 6. The factory was empty, and no one was injured. MORE
Meanwhile, in Warsaw, IN, fire officials are investigating the cause of a fire Sept. 3 that injured three workers at a Zimmer Holdings assembly plant for artificial knees and hips. MORE
CHATTANOOGA-Volkswagen officials are ready to start taking applications to hire the first hourly workers for its new auto assembly plant here. VW will begin accepting applications for maintenance employees who provide technical expertise to diagnose, troubleshoot and improve high-tech equipment used in manufacturing vehicles. MORE
FREEMONT, CA-The U.S. Department of Energy
has finalized a $535 million loan guarantee for Solyndra Inc, which
manufactures cylindrical solar photovoltaic panels. MORE
WASHINGTON-New factory orders rose by a larger than expected 1.3 percent in July, nearly entirely on the back of a sharp increase in civilian aircraft orders, the Commerce Department reported today. Economists were expecting an even larger 2.2 percent rise after July’s durable goods report showed a 4.9 percent aircraft-fueled increase. MORE
WEST POINT, GA-About 200 workers at the new Kia manufacturing facility here were moved out of the assembly plant Tuesday afternoon after a fire safety issue was discovered during a building inspection of the energy center. MORE
CHENNAI-After operating its Chennai facility with zero automation, Ford
India has decided to invest $500 million to increase production capacity and
efficiency. MORE
WASHINGTON-Worker productivity, the single biggest factor determining living standards, grew at the fastest pace in nearly six years in the spring, while labor costs fell by the most in nine years, as companies slashed costs to survive the recession. MORE
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