WASHINGTON--The Federal Reserve said last Friday that factory production rose 0.2 percent last month, reversing a drop of 0.4 percent in May. Manufacturing output is up 1.2 percent from June 2016.
MONTREAL--Four customer aircraft have entered final assembly at Bombardier’s site at Downsview Airport here. The company says that it’s on track to deliver the first Global 7000 jets in the second half of 2018.
ALEXANDRIA, MN--Alexandria Industries and many other manufacturers in Minnesota are taking steps to hang on to talented older workers steeped in assembly and industry knowledge.
WASHINGTON--A bipartisan and bicameral group of lawmakers is proposing a bill that would incentivize and boost American manufacturing, in addition to research and development, as the Trump administration looks to keep a promise from the presidential campaign.
MILWAUKEE—There are a lot of good reasons for Harley-Davidson to open an assembly plant in Thailand, and few, mostly jingoistic, ones against it, but the irony is that the quintessential American motorcycle maker is going abroad because it is being punished by the same sort of trade rules it once championed.
TOKYO—Toyota Motor Corp. wants to smooth the oft-bumpy ride for startup companies by forming a new venture capital business. Armed with an initial $100 million to invest, Toyota AI Ventures will seek companies that are taking on challenging research related to artificial intelligence and robotics.
CANTON, MS—Employees at Nissan’s assembly plant here have filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board for a unionization vote within a month.
MEXICO CITY—Mexico’s automotive industry is anticipating its eighth consecutive year of record-high production and exports. And in a bid to stay competitive, the industry is embracing ever more automation.
GRAND PRAIRIE, TX——Siemens has opened its newly expanded assembly plant here. The 225,000-square-foot factory, which makes low-voltage circuit breakers, has added 100 workers, bringing total employment at the facility to 650 people.
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