ARLINGTON, TX—No one was hurt Saturday afternoon after a two-alarm fire broke out at GM’s assembly plant here. The fire started in the body shop shortly after noon as a maintenance team was working on an air conditioning unit.
ALBANY, NY—Remington Arms Co. is threatening to pull its assembly plant out of New York over a state legislative proposal that would require bullet casings to carry unique markings.
ST. CHARLES, IL—Bison Gear & Engineering Corp. has reshored production of gear motors from China to its assembly plant here. “We can produce them better, faster and cheaper,” says Bison Chairman Ronald Bullock.
WASHINGTON—At least 3.1 million Americans are employed in green jobs, a sector that now accounts for about 2.4 percent of the nation’s total employment, the Labor Department says.
LITTLETON, CO—Lockheed Martin’s new assembly plant to build the next generation of Global Positioning System satellites will draw upon some Hollywood magic: 3D glasses and virtual reality.