POPLAR BLUFF, MO-Three men are charged with making bomb threats at the Nordyne assembly plant here. Police say that a company employee asked one of his roommates to call the plant and make the threat so the employee could take the rest of the night off. MORE
WINDSOR, ON-European solar company Siliken SA will locate a new factory here. The factory is expected to be in full production by the middle of next year and employ 175 people. MORE
LEWISTON, ID-Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories is building a new assembly plant here, creating more than 160 jobs. The company manufactures generators, transmission protection equipment and other products for electric utilities. MORE
AVON LAKE, OH-Ford will step up production of Econoline vans at the Ohio Assembly Plant due to increased demand. The plant produces about 35 vehicles per hour now, and will increase production to 40 vehicles per hour. MORE
SMA America LLC, a manufacturer of components for solar-power systems, has hired nearly 200 people for its new Denver manufacturing plant and expects to have 700 employees by the end of 2011. MORE
AVON LAKE, OH-Ford Motor Co.’s Ohio Assembly Plant will host a meeting for local mayors and U.S. Rep. Betty Sutton this morning, but the meeting’s purpose was not revealed last night. MORE
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