WASHINGTON, MO-Valent Aerostructures is building a new $20 million manufacturing facility here that will create 100 jobs over the next three years. MORE
LAFAYETTE, IN-Over the next six months, Subaru of Indiana Automotive Inc. will add 100 full-time production positions to its workforce of nearly 3,300. MORE
GALLATIN, TN-Energy Automation Systems Inc., which manufactures energy-saving technologies for businesses, has started construction on a $1.5 million, 20,000 square-foot assembly plant here. MORE
LONDON-Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Ltd. plans to expand the $245,000 Ghost model line that went on sale last year as BMW’s ultra-luxury nameplate aims to double sales in 2010. MORE
TOKYO-Japan’s National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology has developed a new humanoid robot. The 5-foot-tall, 86-pound bipedal robot was developed to help take over manufacturing duties from a rapidly aging Japanese workforce. MORE
KANSAS CITY-Ford CEO Alan Mulally told a crowd of business and government leaders Thursday that he’s committed to Missouri but doesn’t have any news about a new product line for the Claycomo assembly plant near Kansas City. MORE
HARRISBURG, PA-Allied Technology, a manufacturer of equipment for the oil and gas industry, will establish its first assembly plant here, creating more than 100 jobs. MORE
PORTSMOUTH TOWNSHIP, MI-Automotive supplier Renosol Corp. will add approximately 125 jobs over the next five years. The company makes composite leaf springs for vans and light, medium and heavy duty trucks and trailers. MORE