DETROIT-Chrysler fired 13 Detroit assembly plant workers filmed drinking alcohol and possibly smoking pot while on a lunch break at a nearby park. Two other employees will be laid off for one month without pay. MORE
WASHINGTON-Since the start of this year, there has been a 1.6 percent gain in manufacturing jobs, about twice the pace of growth in other private sector jobs. Even if manufacturing hiring stays flat the rest of this year, the industry is poised to post its biggest percentage gain in jobs since 1994. MORE
LOS ANGELES-With more than 500 airplanes on order, Icon Aircraft is making plans for a new assembly plant and training center in Southern California. MORE
LONDON, ON-Kaco, a manufacturer of inverters for solar energy systems, will open a new assembly plant here this week. The new plant will employ 50. MORE
DETROIT-Several workers at Chrysler’s Jefferson North Assembly Plant were caught on tape by a television reporter drinking beer and smoking pot on their lunch hour. MORE
NORTH CHARLESTON, SC-Another milestone has been reached in building Boeing’s new $750 million aircraft assembly plant here: The last steel beam has put in place last Friday. MORE
GOODYEAR, AZ-Suntech Power Holdings Co. Ltd. will be ready to open its solar panel assembly plant here in early October. The company will start with about 75 employees. MORE
COLUMBUS, GA-NCR Corp.’s new factory here is a hedge against rising labor costs in the developing world and a falling U.S. dollar, the company’s CEO, Bill Nuti, said Wednesday. MORE
LEHIGH VALLEY, PA-Air Products has received an Award of Merit from the WateReuse Association for conserving 62 million gallons of drinking water annually at its assembly plant in Santa Clara, CA. MORE
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