AUSTIN, TX—Epicor Software Corp. says its 2020 Global Growth Index report shows that companies across the globe are embracing technologies to offset the impacts of global volatility, such as COVID-19 and supply chain disruptions.
BATTLE CREEK, MI—Stewart Industries’ new venture, Stewart Medical, will manufacture, source, and supply medical products and PPE for businesses across the U.S.
MUSCLE SHOALS, AL—DURA Automotive Systems plans to invest $59 million to open a manufacturing facility here that will produce battery trays for electric vehicles.
HAWTHORNE, CA—SpaceX representatives told the Federal Communications Commission last month that its Starlink unit is building 120 satellites per month, and that the company has invested more than $70 million to develop and produce thousands of consumer-user terminals per month.
LEWES, UK—Hanover Displays Ltd. recently completed the installation of a second batch of cobots to improve manufacturing and quality control processes.
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Department of Commerce announced last week that suppliers are prohibited from providing semiconductor products and components manufactured with U.S. equipment and software to Huawei and its subsidiaries.
MERRITT ISLAND, FL— MasterCraft Boat Company announced it has purchased a boat manufacturing plant located here that will be dedicated to manufacturing the new Aviara brand.
NEODESHA, KS—AgEagle Aerial Systems Inc. a leading provider of UAVs and advanced aerial imagery, data collection and analytics technology, last week announced that it has leased a new manufacturing facility here.
WICHITA, KS—Bell Textron Inc. recently held a ceremony to mark the official opening of its new manufacturing facility here. The facility will also be used for Bell engineering, supply chain and corporate services operations.
NEW YORK—Despite a tumultuous first half of 2020 that has significantly impacted manufacturing, a new study reveals that while four in 10 manufacturers say they’ve furloughed and laid off employees this year, 56 percent have not taken any form of government financial aid, including the Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).
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