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KANSAS CITY, KS—GM plans to spend at least $120 million on a 400,000-square-foot expansion of its Fairfax assembly plant.

CHICAGO—A coalition of regional and national organizations is sponsoring “Manufacturing Day,” Oct. 5, to highlight the importance of manufacturing to the nation’s economy and draw attention to the many rewarding high-skill jobs available in manufacturing.

RENTON, WA—Microscan is broadcasting two free webinars Sept. 12 and Sept. 13 that will discuss the latest developments in machine vision and auto ID for electronics assembly.

ROCKY HILL, CT—Henkel Corp. is hosting a seminar Sept. 26 in Minneapolis that will cover adhesives for medical device assembly.

DETROIT—GM will halt production at its Detroit Hamtramck assembly plant, where it builds the Chevrolet Volt, for four weeks for retooling starting in mid-September.

TIJUANA, Mexico—Electronics manufacturing services provider Sigmatron has opened a new assembly plant here.

DETROIT—North American Automakers are expected to triple their consumption of aluminum sheet by 2015, a surge that could lead to spot shortages.

LAKE FOREST, IL—Hospira Inc. has received a warning letter from the FDA stemming from an April inspection of the company’s medical device assembly plant in La Aurora de Heredia, Costa Rica.

EVERETT, WA—Boeing has begun operating a temporary assembly line here to boost production of its 787 Dreamliner.

CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, PA—SCHMIDT Technology, a manufacturer of assembly presses, has opened a technology center in Orange, CA. The center will hold an open house Nov. 2.