EL PASO, TX-As part of its corporate sustainability initiatives, Leviton Manufacturing Co., a producer of electrical and electronic wiring devices, recently completed a capital investment project to reduce annual energy consumption and carbon emissions at its assembly plant here. The projects are expected to save the company more than $137,000 annually. MORE
TORONTO- Mining equipment manufacturer Precismeca Ltd. is opening a new assembly plant in Wallaceburg, Ontario. The $3 million plant will create approximately 64 new jobs when it opens this summer. MORE
Golden Valley, MN-Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on Thursday toured Honeywell International Inc.'s plant here on Thursday and announced an additional $5 billion in tax credits for "green" manufacturers. MORE
LOUISVILLE, KY-Grindmaster Corp., an assembler of coffee grinders and other beverage dispensing products, will add up to 33 jobs at its manufacturing facility here. MORE
WASHINGTON-The Department of Energy has loaned $1.4 billion to Nissan North America Inc. to retool their Smyrna, TN, factory to assemble advanced electric automobiles and batteries. The two projects are expected to create up to 1,300 American jobs. MORE
ELKHART, IN-A reported dust fire sent employees of one assembly plant out into the cold early Thursday. Firefighters were sent to Dexter Chassis just before 5 a.m. MORE