SIDNEY, NY—Aerospace supplier Amphenol will receive a $3.8 million federal disaster grant to build a new assembly plant on higher ground here. The factory sustained $35 million in damage from flooding from Tropical Storms Irene and Lee in 2011.
ANDERSON COUNTY, SC—McLaughlin Body Co., which makes tractor cabs for Caterpillar and other OEMs, will build a $22 million assembly plant here. The facility is expected to employ 250 people.
PHILADELPHIA—Philadelphia-area manufacturers reported slight increases in business activity in March, according to the latest data from the Federal Reserve Bank here.
BERLIN—Festo Corp. has invented a pneumatic conveyor belt that uses wave action to transport objects in a targeted manner and sort them at the same time.
HENDERSON, KY—Faucet manufacturer Sunspring America Inc. is investing $1.2 million to expand its assembly plant here and add up to 15 new jobs over the next three years.
TORONTO—The Canadian Auto Workers has temporarily suspended negotiations with GM over a new contract for hourly workers at the carmaker’s CAMI assembly plant.
DEARBORN, MI—Ford Motor Co. will expand its 3-Wet paint process to four more plants across three continents in 2013. The high-solids, solvent-borne process applies three layers of paint, including primer, base coat and clear coat, while each layer is still wet.
FORT COLLINS, CO—In an unprecedented package of tax incentives and fee waivers, the city of Fort Collins has offered aerospace supplier Woodward Inc. approximately $23 million to expand its corporate headquarters and assembly plant here.
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