FAIRFIELD, IL—Elastec-American Marine dedicated a new assembly plant here to make oil containment boom. The plant currently employs 30 full-time workers.
MARYVILLE, TN—DENSO will add 75 jobs at its assembly plant here to make a new automotive component that stops and starts the engine when the vehicle is at a stop or idling.
BREVARD COUNTY, FL—Luxury boat-builder Bertram Yacht will locate a new assembly plant here. The company will hire more than 200 workers and hopes to build 15 to 25 boats per year.
DETROIT—Due to soaring sales, Chrysler has canceled the traditional two-week shutdown at four of its assembly plants, including the facilities in Belvidere, IL, and Toledo, OH.
DANVILLE, VA—Hybrid Vehicles, a manufacturer of hybrid buses and armored cars, is opening a new assembly plant here. The company plans to hire 25 people right away and eventually hopes to employ 150 workers.
WINDSOR, ON—Union workers at two suppliers to Chrysler’s assembly plant here ratified new contracts Sunday. But, talks have broken off at another supplier, Oakley Industries.
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