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NEW YORK-An executive from Boeing Co. said Tuesday the airplane maker continues to have a “very positive outlook on the commercial aerospace market” despite growing economic uncertainty. MORE

LONDON, CA-Arvin Sango Inc. will open a new, $20-million assembly plant here, employing 60. The plant will make vehicle exhaust systems. MORE

LAGRANGE, IN-Cruiser RV will open a new factory in northern Indiana and potentially add up to 200 workers in the next few years. MORE

BENICIA, CA-Amports Inc. and Coda Automotive Inc. have closed a deal to open a final assembly plant here for electric cars. The operation will generate 50 jobs, with 10,000 to 14,000 cars expected to roll through next year. MORE

INDEPENDENCE, MO-On Sept. 11, 2001, the Lake City Army Ammunition Plant here employed 600 people and produced 300 million ammunition rounds a year. Today, 2,600 people work at the plant, which now produces 1.4 billion rounds annually. MORE

LAKE MARY, FL-Paul Teutul Jr., owner of Paul Jr. Designs and star of the Discovery Channel’s American Chopper: Senior vs. Junior, will appear at FARO Technologies’ booth at Quality Expo Sept. 21 at McCormick Place in Chicago. MORE

NEW BRAUNFELS, TX-Coleman’s cooler assembler plant has been a mainstay in manufacturing here for the past 31 years. MORE

HEBRON, OH-Keith Jacobs believes he’s found a way to revolutionize the assembly line. His firm, Jacobs Automation, uses magnets to power the machines that handle, assemble and package goods. MORE

CHATTANOOGA, TN-Just four months after it opened, VW’s new automotive assembly plant here has already produced its 10,000th Passat. MORE

WEAVERVILLE, NC-Thermo Fisher Scientific will add 110 workers to its assembly plant here over the next seven months to help build a new line of temperature controls for scientific equipment. MORE