ALLENTOWN, PA-It’s been more than a year since Mack Trucks decided to shift its headquarters out of Allentown. But Mack’s Lower Macungie plant is staying put and prospering. Click here to see a local TV reporter’s tour of the line.
TORONTO-Canada’s index of leading economic indicators rose almost twice as fast as economists predicted in November, led by gains in housing and manufacturing. MORE
ELBA, AL-A Korean parts company gave the city of Elba a huge Christmas present Tuesday. INZI Controls will open its manufacturing facility in a vacant factory building here. The company plans to hire 200 new employees. MORE
EVERETT, WA-Boeing’s new 787 jetliner finally took to the skies this morning, more than two years later than the company had planned. Pilots Michael Carriker and Randall Neville lifted off at about 10:30 a.m. PT from Everett’s Paine Field on a four-hour flight over Washington state to perform a variety of basic tests and systems checks before landing at Seattle’s Boeing Field. MORE
FREDERICK, CO-UQM Technologies Inc., a developer of alternative energy technologies, has acquired a 129,304-square-foot facility on a 30-acre site in Longmont, CO, to support expected growth in manufacturing operations. UQM assembles power-dense, high-efficiency electric motors, generators and controllers. MORE
DEPTFORD, NJ-International Rollforms Inc., a contract metal forming company, has installed a 65,000-square-foot solar energy system on the roof of its manufacturing plant here. The system consists of 1,256 solar panels, which are expected to supply 438 megawatt hours on an annual basis. MORE
WACO, TX-Caterpillar Inc. will spend more than $30 million to build a new assembly plant here, increasing its already sizable presence locally and creating 60 new jobs. The plant will produce tools that can be attached to machines and used like jackhammers. MORE
WINSTON-SALEM, NC-Remaining workers at the Dell manufacturing plant in Winston-Salem will have a chance to keep their jobs a little longer as the company will delay the plant’s closing another three months. MORE
MARBLE FALLS, TX-Ronn Motor Co. has consummated a deal to relocate to its new manufacturing headquarters here. The facility will enable the company to expand production of its Scorpion HX , a hydrogen-powered sports car. MORE
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