FOUNTAIN INN, SC-Bosch Rexroth Corp. will expand its manufacturing plant here. The expansion will cost $10 million and is expected to create 50 new jobs. MORE
TROY, OH-A fire erupted at an auto parts assembly plant here early Wednesday morning. The fire happened at F&P Manufacturing when a hot ember from a welder ignited a filter in a ventilation system. MORE
TUSTIN, CA-LightWorks Optics plans to open a new 14,000-square-foot office and assembly facility adjacent to its corporate headquarters here this month. The firm makes precision optical systems for the biomedical, aerospace, defense, security and commercial industries. MORE
BATTLE CREEK, MI-A Japanese company will generate more than 50 direct factory jobs here under a stimulus bill battery grant wrapped up Tuesday. Toda America Inc. will invest about $70 million in the plant, which will make cathode materials for lithium-ion batteries. MORE
PEORIA, IL-The $32 billion company that puts the Peoria area on the world’s financial map got its start 100 years ago with the deed to a bankrupt tractor plant and a dozen employees. MORE
CHATTANOOGA, TN-VW is building energy efficiency into its new $1 billion assembly plant here. Among other things, the plant will feature efficient electric motors on the production lines and stormwater recycling on the grounds. MORE
DURHAM, NC-U.K.-based contract manufacturing company ACW Technologies Ltd. will open a new $4.9 million assembly plant here. The new facility will employ anywhere from 150 to 200 employees. MORE
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