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BROUGHTON, UK—Airbus admits the slow pace of automated wing-drilling on the A350-900 will delay the jetliner’s maiden flight.

ANDERSON, IN—Greenville Technology Inc., one of Honda’s largest suppliers, will build a $21 million assembly plant here that will eventually employ 325.

PALO ALTO, CA—A man who bought an HP laptop found an unexpected file on the machine’s hard drive: a video showing life on the Chinese assembly line where the computer was made.

WASHINGTON—Rep. John Garamendi, D-CA, has introduced two bills that would require the federal government to buy American-made products when spending for transportation and energy-related projects.

MALTA, NY—Global Foundries is investing $2.3 billion to expand its computer chip manufacturing plant here.

CHICAGO—The Association for Manufacturing Excellence will host a “Tweet Chat” Aug. 17 to discuss the most effective ways to grow U.S. manufacturing. Engineers can follow the chat using the hashtag #AMESkillsGap.

LINCOLN, AL—Honda will hire 50 new workers this fall to increase production at its automotive assembly plant here.

WATER VALLEY, MS—Tier 1 automotive supplier BorgWarner is adding 50 jobs at its assembly plant here to produce a new line of transmissions.

CAMBRIDGE, ON—Toyota is planning to invest more than $100 million in assembly plant here to increase production of the Lexus RX. The automaker also plans to hire an additional 400 workers.

TRUMBULL, CT—California heads the list of the top 10 states with the most job openings for assemblers, engineers, CNC specialists and manufacturing managers, according to the Web site www.AmericanMFGjobs.com.