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NORTH CHARLESTON, SC-A finished aft-body section of what will become the first Dreamliner has arrived at Boeing’s new assembly plant here. MORE

COURTLAND, AL-Lockheed Martin will produces SM-3 IIB missiles at its assembly plant here. MORE

WASHINGTON-Including benefits, the average U.S. manufacturing worker earned $74,447 annually in 2009, according to the National Association of Manufacturers. In comparison, the average non-manufacturing worker earned $63,122 annually. MORE

FRANKFURT, Germany-Robert Bosch GmbH plans to build a pilot assembly line for lithium-ion batteries in partnership with BASF and ThyssenKrupp. MORE

ANAHEIM, CA-Fisker Automotive is planning to raise $200 million to fund production of electric vehicles. MORE

FLORENCE, SC-Otis Elevator has purchased the old Maytag factory here to build a new $40 million assembly plant, creating at least 360 jobs. MORE

CAMBRIDGE, MA-A roboticist who created robots that can mimic the actions of people is among 35 engineers under age 35 honored by Technology Review magazine. MORE

EDMONTON, Canada-It may sound like a load of bull, but a Canadian researcher says he’s on track to produce plastic car parts from cattle parts. MORE

WASHINGTON-New equipment leasing and finance activity totaled $5.7 billion in July, up 2 percent from the same period in 2010 and 24 percent over last year. MORE

WASHINGTON-American manufacturers added value of $1.7 trillion to the U.S. economy in 2010, up 6.6 percent over the previous year after accounting for inflation. By the same measure, the rest of the economy grew by 2.2 percent. MORE