NAPERVILLE, IL-Broadwind Energy Inc., a leading provider of components, logistics and services to the wind power and broader energy markets, held a ribbon-cutting ceremony today at its newly constructed Abilene, TX, tower manufacturing facility. MORE
SPARTANBURG, SC-Automaker BMW is updating its system for reclaiming methane gas from a nearby landfill to produce energy for its manufacturing plant here. BMW officials said they are replacing four turbines at the Spartanburg facility with two larger, more efficient ones. The move will save the manufacturer up to $2 million annually and reduce carbon dioxide emissions by about 92,000 tons a year. MORE
DETROIT-General Motor's Gary Cowger, GM’s group VP for global manufacturing and labor relations, is on the PR train talking about the company’s vision for new production techniques. General Motors calls its new factory method for building small vehicles profitably in North America “interbuildability.” MORE
ATLANTA-The Georgia Department of Labor is planning to help NCR Corp., one of Georgia's newest companies, fill 53 job openings at its new manufacturing facility in Columbus. Labor Commissioner Michael Thurmond says the department will host a recruitment session Saturday at the Columbus Career Center. MORE
WARREN,
MI-General Motors Corp.
has opened what it is calling its new Global Battery Systems Lab to
help it
develop a new generation of electric-powered vehicles. MORE
SAN JOSE,
CA-Consumer
electronics manufacturers are switching from PCs and cell phones to solar
panels, as they work to adapt to a changing marketplace. MORE
WASHINGTON-Fewer U.S. workers filed new claims for jobless benefits for a third straight week last week and productivity rose at a stronger-than-expected pace in the first quarter, supporting budding hope that the recession was losing force. MORE
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