NIZHNY NOVGOROD, Russia-Falling wages in the Russian auto
sector have authorities wondering if disgruntled workers could prove to be a source
of social unrest. MORE
HATTIESBURG, MS-The human resources manager at Howard Industries Inc. made an initial appearance in federal court Thursday, charged in a 25-count indictment with conspiracy and employee verification fraud. Jose Humberto Gonzalez, who was released on a $25,000 bond, was arrested Thursday morning for his alleged role in the employment of illegal aliens at Howard's transformer manufacturing facility in Laurel, MS. MORE
EATON, OH-Eaton Compressor & Fabrication Inc. is expanding in Englewood, OH. The new factory, currently under construction, will be 60,000 square feet. The expansion is expected to be completed later this year and will provide up to 40 new jobs in Englewood. MORE
NEW YORK-The first week of Chrysler LLC's stay
in bankruptcy was reportedly messier, costlier and more disruptive than the
company or the Obama administration disclosed in the run-up to last Thursday's
filing. MORE
DAWSONVILLE, GA-Dawsonville is in the running for an assembly plant that would build a specialized, high-performance police car. The proposed plant would produce the Carbon E7, a prototype police cruiser that could go up to 155 mph and feature voice control, night-vision cameras and a license plate recognition system. MORE
GEORGETOWN, KY-Toyota’s plant here will be speeding up one of its two assembly lines in early June so it can produce more Camrys. The line had been slowed to the point that employees at each point in the assembly process had 128 seconds to complete their tasks. Beginning June 8, employees will be realigned so each process is completed within 72 seconds. MORE
DETROIT-The United Autoworkers union is blasting General
Motors’ plans to close four more U.S. assembly plants and use imports to
satisfy future vehicle demand. MORE
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