WASHINGTON-Sixty-one of the nation’s 100 biggest metropolitan areas gained manufacturing jobs during the past year, according to new figures from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. MORE
LOUISVILLE, KY-In less than one hour Wednesday morning, General Electric hit its 6,000-applicant limit for 480 new appliance assembly jobs paying $13 an hour. MORE
HAMILTON, ON-Ford Motor Co., McMaster University and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada have begun a research project to develop powertrain systems for hybrid vehicles. MORE
ANN ARBOR, MI-The Robotics Industry
Association will present a free, one-hour webinar Oct. 6 that will introduce
engineers to technologies and applications for industrial robots. MORE
CHICAGO-Boeing Co. told directors
two years ago that locating a 787 Dreamliner plant outside the Seattle area
would help gain the upper hand with unions even as it brought extra costs and
risks, corporate documents show. MORE
CLEVELAND-More than 150 women executives, managers and supervisors will gather here Oct. 25-26 for the inaugural Women in Manufacturing Symposium hosted by the Precision Metalforming Association. The event is exclusively for women who have chosen a career in manufacturing. MORE
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