SENATOBIA, MS-Twin Creeks Technologies will locate a solar panel assembly facility here. The company will invest more than $175 million in the plant and hire 512 people over the next five years. MORE
JEFFERSONVILLE, IN-Union members have voted to continue a strike by some 600 workers at barge builder Jeffboat’s southern Indiana manufacturing facility along the Ohio River. MORE
WASHINGTON-Manufacturers added 17,000 jobs in March, the third straight month of gains. Overall, the nation’s economy posted its largest job gain in three years, though the unemployment rate remained at 9.7 percent for the third straight month. MORE
WASHINGTON-The Obama administration set tougher gas mileage standards for new cars and trucks Thursday, spurring the next generation of fuel-sipping gas-electric hybrids, efficient engines and electric cars. MORE
NORCROSS, GA-Suniva Inc. could receive a roughly $141 million federal loan guarantee, which will help the solar panel assembler begin construction on its second manufacturing plant. The company plans
NEW YORK-Ford and Microsoft are teaming up to use Microsoft Hohm as a platform to help future owners of Ford’s electric vehicles optimize the way they recharge their vehicles and better manage their home’s energy use. MORE
TORRINGTON, CT-Rep. Chris Murphy, D-CT, toured the Dymax Corp.’s manufacturing facility here and presented company president Greg Bachmann with a U.S. Department of Commerce Export Achievement Certificate. Dymax makes adhesives, UV curing spot lamps, flood lamps, and conveyor systems. MORE
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