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DETROIT—Detroit, long known for manufacturing cars and trucks, may soon be known for producing elegant watches, too.

LINCOLNSHIRE, IL—A growing number of furniture and cabinet manufacturers are reshoring assembly from China and other low-cost labor countries.

PINEVILLE, NC—A federal agency is investigating a report of weapons missing from a gun manufacturer in Mecklenburg County.

CHARLOTTE, NC—Precise motion controllers are certainly important in advanced manufacturing equipment. But just as the performance of a super athlete depends on a combination of brains and physical ability, so do high-precision linear motion systems. Without mechanical systems capable of taking full advantage of the instructions supplied by the motion controller, many processes would be impossible.

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO—SwingGreen Inc., a manufacturer of heat-recovery systems, has opened a new assembly plant here.

DIXON, CA—Altec Industries Inc. has opened a new, $5.5 million assembly plant here. The energy-efficient facility, which employs more than 300 employees, makes specialty vehicles for electric utilities and other industries.

STEVENS POINT, WI—Employees at Steel King Industries Inc., a manufacturer of material handling equipment, have logged 136,800 hours—more than a year—without a single lost-time injury.

NEW YORK—Ford, Caterpillar and Johnson Controls were among the manufacturers named by U.S. News as America’s Most Connected Companies.

MEMPHIS, TN—Mitsubishi Electric Power Products Inc. will build a $155 million assembly plant here to make transformers and generators.

LAFAYETTE, IN—Subaru’s assembly plant here has earned ISO 50001 certification for energy efficiency.