FORT WORTH, TX—Lockheed Martin delivered its 66th F-35 this month, hitting its delivery target for the year and boosting its production level by more than 40 percent compared with last year. Lockheed is ramping up production of the F-35 and plans to hire an additional 1,800 workers by 2020.
FORT MILL, SC—Power tool manufacturer Stanley Black & Decker will invest $31 million to build a new assembly plant here. Expected to employ 500 people, the factory will assemble Dewalt cordless tools.
PIKEVILLE, KY—Battery manufacturer EnerBlu Inc. will invest $372 million to build a new assembly plant here. The company also plans to spend $40 million to move its headquarters from California to Lexington, KY. Altogether, the two facilities are expected to employ 985 people.
WASHINGTON—Invoking powers the U.S. hasn’t used in more than a quarter century, the Trump administration has begun an investigation into Chinese aluminum imports that could lead to tariffs. The Commerce Department is taking the unusual step of initiating the case itself, rather than going through the regular route of starting an investigation based on petitions filed by U.S. companies.
HAMMOND, IN—Lear Corp. has begun construction on a new $30 million assembly plant here to make seats for SUVs. The factory is expected to employ 875 workers.
LOUISVILLE, KY—GE Appliances has added 120 workers and a new shift to boost its dishwasher assembly line here. Production capacity is being added in response to increased demand, as dishwasher sales are up 25 percent from last year.
WICHITA, KS—Spirit AeroSystems announced a $1 billion expansion that will bring 1,000 new jobs to its aircraft assembly plant here. The five-year expansion calls for hiring 800 new employees by the end of 2018 and 200 more the following year.
HEMERAJ, Thailand--Responding to a booming automotive market, Bosch plans to open a new plant for injection technology here. It is the first smart factory in Thailand, and the second Bosch Mobility Solutions plant there.
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