CLARKSVILLE, TN-The new Hemlock Semiconductor Plant here is set to open in 2012, but things already moving forward in the hiring process for its new polysilicon manufacturing facility. Some 500 jobs are expected to be available when the $1.2 billion plant opens. MORE
ORION TOWNSHIP, MI-GM is investing $145 million to reopen its assembly plant here, where it plans to build a new Buick compact car and a smaller Chevrolet subcompact. MORE
DETROIT-The National Center for Manufacturing Sciences has developed a strategy to revitalize American small and midsized manufacturers through advanced computer digital manufacturing. MORE
DETROIT-Hundreds of GM car dealers from across the country were in mid-Michigan Wednesday to learn more about the manufacturing part of the auto industry. They toured the GM Delta Township Plant, where the GMC Arcadia and Buick Enclave are assembled. MORE
CHATTANOOGA, TN-ERA Environmental Consulting Inc. has been awarded the contract to supply environmental management software for VW’s new assembly plant here. MORE
LEXINGTON, SC-Duracraft Marine will auction off the assets of its manufacturing plant here, including welders, press brakes, milling machines, machining centers and other metal fabrication equipment. MORE
TOKYO-Nissan may turn one of its Japanese factories into a new subsidiary, a move that would allow it to broach wage negotiations with labor unions and seek lower prices from suppliers in a bid to trim costs. MORE
ORION TOWNSHIP, MI-When the GM assembly plant here reopens next year, it will operate under a unique two-tier wage agreement that will reduce the pay of some long-term GM employees. MORE
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