HOUSTON, TX-Railcar maker CAF USA says it expects to add about 100 jobs now that it has been named a vender for the $1.46 billion expansion of Houston's public transportation system. MORE
KALUGA, Russia-The central Russian industrial town of Kaluga, known by many as “Little Detroit,” offers wages that are even less than those at auto plants in Eastern Europe. MORE
WASHINGTON-The Boeing Co. and a unit of Italy’s Finmeccanica SpA have failed to reach a deal to jointly build an assembly plant in Florida for a new multibillion-dollar military cargo fleet. A spokesman for Alenia North America Inc., a unit of Finmeccanica, said the companies were unable to broker a “mutual satisfactory business agreement” given the current economic environment. However, Alenia still intends to build a second assembly plant for the military’s C-27J, known as the Joint Cargo Aircraft, in Jacksonville, Fla. MORE
Cullman, AL-A contract manufacturer of plastic parts and assemblies will open a new manufacturing facility in here that is expected to create 300 to 400 new jobs. Royal Technologies Corp. is a diversified manufacturer supplying products and services to the automotive, office furniture and consumer products industries. It is purchasing 26.6 acres in the industrial park for an injection molding, assembly, decorating and foam molding operation. MORE
DEARBORN, MI-The United Autoworkers membership has approved a new round of concessions that will save Ford Motor Co. millions of dollars in the coming months. MORE
OGDEN, UT-Carbon monoxide sickened dozens of people here at a plant for manufacturing stainless steel sinks. Firefighters were first called to Elkay West Co. about noon on March 5, when workers complained of being sick. When firefighters arrived at the facility, their personal CO detectors went off. Thirty people were immediately taken to local hospitals, while 14 others were later transported. MORE
GALAX, VA-Vaughan-Bassett Furniture Co. will invest $2.16 million to expand its assembly plant here, creating 100 jobs and saving 500 existing jobs. The company makes bedroom and dining room furniture and was started in 1919. MORE
DURHAM, Ontario-The Canadian Auto Workers has reached a tentative deal with General Motors that calls for wages and pensions to be frozen until 2012. MORE
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