CRANBERRY, PA-Commercial window- and doormaker Traco Inc. plans to hire about 280 full-time and seasonal workers at its assembly plant here because of expectations for an improving economy and greater demand. MORE
MONTGOMERY, AL-Hyundai Motor Manufacturing will invest $173 million to enlarge and modify the engine assembly line at its factory here. The expansion will create 214 jobs. MORE
WASHINGTON-National Labor Relations Board acting general counsel Lafe Solomon finally responded publicly to the uproar from Republican lawmakers who claim an April 20 NLRB complaint against Boeing amounts to retribution for the company’s decision to locate a new factory in South Carolina. MORE
GOODYEAR, AZ-Suntech Power Holdings Co. Ltd. has engaged a third production shift at its new solar panel assembly plant here. The expansion adds another 30 jobs to Arizona’s fast-growing solar economy. MORE
DETROIT-With their ability to join, drill, cut or shape any kind of material, lasers will be increasingly important to automakers trying to produce the next generation of energy-saving vehicles, according to researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute. MORE
ONEIDA TOWNSHIP, MI-Over the next eight months, L&W expects to spend more than $10.5 million for new equipment and building upgrades to a former warehouse here into a auto parts assembly plant. When completed, the new plant is expected to employ at least 100 workers. MORE
FORT WORTH, TX-General Electric Co. plans to build a new factory here to assemble railroad locomotives. The factory will employ about 500 people, cost about $96 million and begin operation next year. MORE