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ANN ARBOR, MI—Richard Litt, the founder and chairman of robotics integrator Genesis Systems Group, and Martin Buehler, Ph.D., the former director of research at iRobot Corp., are the winners of this year’s Engelberger Robotics Awards.

COLUMBUS, GA—Automotive supplier AFS America LLC is building a $3 million assembly plant and warehouse here. The facility will create 65 new jobs.

EL SEGUNDO, CA—Cereplast Inc. has developed a new bio-plastic that retains its structural properties at temperatures greater than 165 F.

BROMONT, Canada—A public-private partnership has opened a new, $218 million research center here that will focus on microelectronics testing, assembly and packaging.

CHATTANOOGA, TN—Volkswagen has begun a new work schedule at its assembly plant here, operating three shifts per day, six days a week.

NEW YORK—Trade schools nationwide are bursting at the seams as demand for skilled factory workers pushes enrollment to record highs.

ST. PETERSBURG, FL—A thin nickel barrier will slow the rate of intermetallic growth between the base metal and surface plating on component leads.

RENO, NV—EE Technologies has added a third shift at its electronics assembly plant here. The contract manufacturer is also installing a new assembly line.

FORT WORTH, TX—GE has begun hiring and training the 275 employees for its new mining equipment and locomotive assembly plant here.

BIRMINGHAM, UK—Jaguar Landrover is hiring 1,100 people in a massive expansion of its assembly plant here.