EL SEGUNDO, CA-International Rectifier has opened a new state-of-the-art facility in San Jose, CA, to assemble ruggedized hybrid DC-DC converters for aerospace, military and heavy duty industrial applications. MORE
LONDON, ON-German Solar Corp. will expand its assembly and distribution operations here to take advantage of the province’s rapid solar development. Expecting to employ at least 20 associates once fully operational later this year, the 25,000-square-foot assembly plant will produce environmentally friendly solar arrays for both residential and commercial applications. MORE
DEARBORN, MI-Ford is the first automaker to join the Water Disclosure Project, which will establish a water disclosure protocol for companies around the world and promote conservation and stewardship. MORE
BEIJING-Shenyang Aircraft’s plans to have a new assembly plant and flight-test center for the Cessna 162 Skycatcher light sport aircraft have been delayed until 2011. MORE
WARREN, MI-General Motors said Monday
that more than 100 jobs were being added to the Warren Transmission plant here,
which employs about 780 people and makes transmissions for the Chevy Equinox, Chevy
Traverse, Chevy Malibu Buick LaCrosse and other vehicles. MORE
BANNOCKBURN, IL-The IPC has released new versions of two its standards: IPC-A-600, Acceptability of Printed Boards, and IPC-6012, Qualification and Performance Specification for Rigid Printed Boards. MORE
CONNERSVILLE, IN-The prospect of a new job brought hundreds of people here Monday. Carbon Motors, which has moved into the town’s former Visteon Plant, plans to produce state-of-the-art police cars. MORE
DEARBORN, MI-Hollingsworth Logistics Group is teaming with Magna International to supply seats to Volkswagen’s new auto assembly plant in Chattanooga, TN. MORE
SUNNYVALE, CA-Calisolar, a supplier of solar cells, expects to expand the capacity of its assembly plant here from 60 to 200 megawatts, creating more than 100 new jobs. MORE
CLEVELAND-Freightliner and the union representing employees at its Cleveland truck manufacturing plant are negotiating a new three-year contract, and workers have voted to authorize a strike if the company doesn’t offer acceptable terms. MORE
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