RACINE, WI-Case Construction Equipment has begun assembling a new line of military skid steers and compact track loaders. Case is providing the equipment as part of a $160 million contract with the U.S. Army. MORE
MARION, AR-Hino Motors Manufacturing USA will manufacture truck frame rails at its plant here. The rails will be sent to Hino’s assembly plants in West Virginia and Ontario, Canada. The company had been importing the rails from Japan. MORE
PENSACOLA, FL-Pall Life Sciences has completed a 40,000-square-foot expansion project at its assembly plant here. A division of Pall Corp., a manufacturer of filtration, separation and purification devices, the Pensacola plant employs 200 scientists, technicians and operators. The expansion creates an additional 50 jobs. MORE
Milwaukee,
WI-Wisconsin
Governor Jim Doyle today announced the 50 companies that will participate in
the Sustainable Manufacturing Pilot program. The state is investing $1.75
million through the Wisconsin Manufacturing Extension Partnership to help small
and mid-sized manufacturers use sustainable practices to save money and gain a
competitive edge. MORE
VIERA, FL-Bolstered by $18.8 million in federal economic stimulus bonds, Lighting Science Group plans to build a major assembly plant here, creating 832 new jobs. MORE
MOBILE, AL-The European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. jumped back into competition for the U.S. Air Force tanker contract, challenging Boeing Co. for the potential $40 billion deal and rekindling hopes in Mobile for a massive new factory to assemble the planes. MORE