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OKLAHOMA CITY—Baker-Hughes Oilfield Operations Inc. is set to open a new manufacturing center here that will create 475 jobs over the next five years. The company plans to invest between $128 million and $150 million on the facility, which will be among company’s first to incorporate high-tech robotics.

KENT, WA—Aerospace supplier Exotic Metals Forming Co. plans to build a 150,000-square-foot manufacturing facility here, creating up to 150 jobs.

NORTH CHARLESTON, SC—The Machinists union has opened an office here, hoping to organize Boeing’s new assembly plant.

ORANGEBURG, SC—Koyo Bearing North America will invest $10 million over the next five years overhaul the equipment at its assembly plant here.

FLINT, MI—GM’s truck assembly plant here shut down March 18 after an employee committed suicide there earlier.

GREENVILLE, OH—To meet strong demand for small appliances, Whirlpool Corp. is investing $40 million and adding 400 jobs to the KitchenAid assembly plant here.

ONEIDA TOWNSHIP, MI—A $10 million expansion is underway at auto parts supplier L&W Group here is expected to result in 100 new jobs.

LONG BEACH, CA—Shimadzu Precision Instruments Inc., which makes flight control systems, air management systems and cockpit display systems, will build a new assembly plant here.

CHICAGO—Half of U.S. businesses say they plan to train new hires this year, up from 39 percent in 2013, according to a recent survey by CareerBuilder. “Training budgets that were diminished or nonexistent during the recession are starting to make a comeback,” says Matt Ferguson, CEO of CareerBuilder.

KNOXVILLE, TN—Fresenius Medical Care will build a new $140 million assembly plant here, creating 665 jobs in the coming years.