SPARTANBURG, SC—The BMW assembly plant here is actively hiring production and logistics positions. The facility is in the midst of a 2-year, $900 million expansion.
BEIJING—Zhejiang province is to invest $82 billion over the next five years to encourage manufacturers to adopt more robots to overcome the short supply and high cost of labor.
SEATTLE—Boeing machinists soundly rejected an eight-year labor contract extension on Wednesday that would have let them build the company’s newest jetliner in Washington, a historic decision that could forever alter the course of Boeing's 97-year presence in the state.
NORTH CHARLESTON, SC—Boeing broke ground on another assembly plant here Tuesday. The facility will make jet engine air inlets and could one day be expanded to make a variety of propulsion components.
FREEMONT, CA—At least three workers at the Tesla Motors assembly plant here were hurt Wednesday when hot metal was ejected from a malfunctioning aluminum casting press.
MANTACHIE, MS—Automotive supplier Toyota Boshoku is adding 180 jobs at its assembly plant here. The company is investing $21 million at the plant, which makes seat components and door panels for the Toyota Corolla.
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