SHREVEPORT, LA-The GM plant here resumed production of Hummers today, working to fill a special order by a fleet service company. The resumption is only temporary: GM still plans to end the Hummer brand. MORE
ALBUQUERQUE, NM-Start-up energy company Green2V will spend $500 million over the next five years to build a 1 million-square-foot plant in Rio Rancho, NM, that will potentially provide 1,500 jobs in the area. The company will use the facility to manufacture solar cells and modular glass frames. MORE
WASHINGTON-The U.S. Energy Dept. says it will quickly approve additional loans for automakers, parts suppliers and startups so they can retool factories to build more fuel-efficient vehicles. The $16 billion in low-cost funds is expected to jump-start the auto industry.
WASHINGTON-The American Wind Energy Association claims that the wind-power industry experienced record growth in 2009. More than 10,000 megawatts of new wind power were installed throughout the United States last year, generating as much electricity as three large nuclear power plants.
FRANKLIN, TN-Nissan has selected W.G. Yates of Philadelphia, MS, as the general contractor supporting the preconstruction phase for the company’s new battery assembly plant, which will be built in Smyrna, TN. MORE
FORT SMITH, AR-Mitsubishi Heavy Industries will build a wind turbine manufacturing plant here. The plant is slated to begin operation in the second half of 2011 and will employ approximately 300. MORE
CHESTER, SC-Window and door manufacturer Kinro Inc. will open a new assembly plant here. The company will invest more than $970,000 dollars in the facility and hire 125 people. MORE
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