PYEONGTAEK, South Korea-Police
commandos have had to descend from helicopters onto the roofs of a Ssangyong auto plant to
evict workers protesting planned cuts at the company. MORE
BRAMPTON, ON-Chrysler Canada will build a new paint shop for its assembly plant here this fall. The investment could total more than $600 million. MORE
WASHINGTON-Construction spending rose for the second time in three months in June as residential building increased, fresh evidence that the battered housing sector may be recovering. MORE
TEMPLE, TX-An executive vice president for Delta Centrifugal Corp. said he is “livid” with the railroad company whose trains sandwiched a fire truck between two rail crossings and cost firefighters precious time reaching a fire at his manufacturing facility here last week. MORE
NEW YORK-A private-sector measure of U.S. manufacturing activity declined last month at the slowest pace since August. Production jumped to its highest level in more than two years as manufacturers worked to restock customers’ bare shelves, another sign that the recession may soon be over. MORE
Anderson, IN-Truck Emission Control Technologies Inc., a manufacturer of diesel emission control products, will establish its new headquarters and manufacturing operations here. MORE
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