ROCHESTER, NH—No one was hurt after dust from composites sparked a fire within the duct system of Spaulding Composites’ assembly plant here. The company makes components for heavy equipment, air tools, bearing retainers and other products.
WEIRTON, WV—Pietro Fiorentini USA, a manufacturer of oil and gas control systems, plans to open a $9 million assembly plant here. The plant could employ 150 when fully operational.
DIXON, IL—SGS Refrigeration, a manufacturer of industrial cooling equipment, is moving production from Mexico to a new assembly plant here. The company hopes to add 100 jobs in the next few years.
HOUSTON—Mitsubishi Caterpillar Forklift America Inc. has begun a multimillion dollar project to expand its assembly plant here by more than 40 percent.
LEBANON, NH—Hypertherm, a manufacturer of advanced cutting systems, has opened of a new 160,000-square-foot assembly plant here that is expected to create up to 500 new jobs.
CHEROKEE, AL—FreightCar America Inc. has subleased approximately 25 percent of Navistar’s assembly plant here to build various types of railcars. FreightCar expects to invest $23 million to equip the facility, which will have the capacity to build more than 7,000 railcars per year.
VERONA, VA—HVAC manufacturer McQuay International is investing more than $9 million to expand its assembly plant here. The company is expected to hire 50 additional workers.
ASHEVILLE, NC—President Barack Obama visited a truck parts assembly plant here to highlight the role of U.S. manufacturing in reviving the economy, and to follow up on his State of the Union message of strengthening the middle class.
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