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Automotive Supplier to Build New Stamping Plant in Tennessee [ 6/30/2009 ]By: Josh Cable
Troy, Mich.-based Gestamp Corp. plans to invest $90 million to establish a new automotive parts stamping operation at Enterprise South Industrial Park in Chattanooga, Tenn.Read The Full Article
PepsiCo Opens Green Beverage Plant in China as Part of $1 Billion Investment [ 6/30/2009 ]By: Josh Cable
Purchase, N.Y.-based PepsiCo Inc. has opened what the company says is the first green beverage plant in China to comply with Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) standards.Read The Full Article
GE Plans to Open New R&D Facility Near Detroit [ 6/29/2009 ]By: Josh Cable
General Electric Co. announced that it plans to open a $100 million advanced manufacturing and software technology center later this year in Van Buren Township, Mich., about 25 miles from Detroit.Read The Full Article
Silicon Valley Company to Relocate Operations to Indianapolis [ 6/25/2009 ]By: Josh Cable
Scale Computing, a developer and manufacturer of data storage technology, announced that it will relocate its headquarters and begin building its operations in Indianapolis.Read The Full Article
U.S. Silica Begins Construction of New Process Facility in Ottawa, Ill. [ 6/25/2009 ]By: Josh Cable
Berkeley Springs, W.Va.-based U.S. Silica Co. has begun the construction of a new process facility in Ottawa, Ill., to expand its production of Ottawa White fracturing (frac) sands for the oil and gas markets.Read The Full Article
Metal Fabrication Company Expanding at its Georgia Headquarters [ 6/23/2009 ]By: Josh Cable
Heart of Georgia Metal Crafters, which specializes in the fabrication of precision sheet metal and machined components and assemblies, recently announced that it plans to expand its headquarters at Heart of Georgia Regional Airport in Eastman, Ga.Read The Full Article
Biopharmaceutical Firm Opens New Facility in the Netherlands [ 6/23/2009 ]By: Josh Cable
OctoPlus N.V. recently announced that it has started pharmaceutical production at its new manufacturing facility and headquarters in Leiden, the Netherlands.Read The Full Article
Circle Foods Doubles Production Capacity with New Facility [ 6/23/2009 ]By: Josh Cable
Circle Foods, a tortilla and ethnic food company owned by Stephen Bronfman of the Seagram lineage, recently christened a new production facility in Otay Mesa, Calif. The new building doubles the company’s production capacity.Read The Full Article
Report: Growth of Clean Energy Jobs Outpacing Other Jobs [ 6/18/2009 ]By: Josh Cable
A glimmer of positive news in an otherwise bleak job environment in the United States: The number of jobs in America’s emerging clean energy economy grew nearly two and a half times faster than overall jobs between 1998 and 2007, according to a report by The Pew Charitable Trusts.Read The Full Article
Former Connecticut Manufacturer Chooses Vermont for Relocation, Expansion [ 6/18/2009 ]By: Josh Cable
Project Graphics Inc., a manufacturer of banners and fabric displays, recently relocated its operations from Connecticut to South Burlington, Vt.Read The Full Article
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Opens Offices in Ukraine and South Africa [ 6/18/2009 ]By: Josh Cable
Tokyo-based Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. [MHI] has opened offices in Kiev, Ukraine, and Johannesburg, South Africa, to explore demand in the two regions. Both offices opened on June 1, according to the company.Read The Full Article
Finesse Solutions Expands into San Jose Facility [ 6/16/2009 ]By: Josh Cable
Finesse Solutions, LLC, a San Jose, Calif.-based manufacturer of measurement and control solutions for bioprocess applications, recently announced that the company has moved from a facility in Santa Clara, Calif., to a larger facility in San Jose.Read The Full Article
Maker of Wind Towers Unveils New Facility in Texas [ 6/16/2009 ]By: Josh Cable
Tower Tech Systems Inc., a Manitowoc, Wis.-based manufacturer of utility-scale wind towers for wind energy development, earlier this month held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the opening of a new tower manufacturing facility in Abilene, Texas.Read The Full Article
Clopay Building Products to Consolidate Manufacturing Operations [ 6/11/2009 ]By: Josh Cable
Jericho, N.Y.-based Griffon Corp. recently announced that Clopay Building Products, its residential garage door business unit, will consolidate operations at two production facilities into its manufacturing plant located in Troy, Ohio.Read The Full Article
Millipore Opens New Bioprocess Manufacturing Facility in Massachusetts [ 6/11/2009 ]By: Staff
Millipore Corp., a Billerica, Mass.-based provider of technologies, tools and services for the life science industry, recently opened a new manufacturing facility in Danvers, Mass.Read The Full Article
GE Healthcare Opens New Manufacturing Facility in New York State [ 6/9/2009 ]By: Josh Cable
GE Healthcare recently opened a new digital mammography production facility at the Rensselaer Technology Park in North Greenbush, N.Y.Read The Full Article
Freescale Opens New Technology Center in Guadalajara [ 6/9/2009 ]By: Adrienne Selko
Freescale Semiconductor recently opened a new 65,000-square-foot facility in Tlaquepaque, a municipality within Guadalajara.Read The Full Article
Medical Device Maker Expanding its N.C. Facility [ 6/4/2009 ]By: Josh Cable
BSN medical GmbH, a Hamburg, Germany-based manufacturer of medical devices, plans to expand its Conover, N.C., facility by 50,000 square feet.Read The Full Article
Ethan Allen Leaving Chino, Expanding in North Carolina [ 6/4/2009 ]By: Josh Cable
Danbury, Conn.-based Ethan Allen Interiors Inc. announced that it will expand its upholstery manufacturing operations in Maiden, N.C., as it transfers production from its leased manufacturing facility in Chino, Calif.Read The Full Article
Company Eyes Auburn, Mass., as Site for Battery Plant [ 6/4/2009 ]By: Josh Cable
Westborough, Mass.-based Boston-Power recently announced plans to build a 455,000-square-foot lithium-ion battery manufacturing plant in nearby Auburn, Mass.Read The Full Article
Federal Grant Bolsters Emerson’s Arkansas Expansion Plans [ 6/1/2009 ]By: Josh Cable
The city of Batesville, Ark., has been awarded a $1.8 million economic development grant to help Emerson Climate Technologies convert its former White-Rodgers machining facility into a manufacturing plant.Read The Full Article
Federal Express Canada Opens New Facility in Ontario [ 5/28/2009 ]By: Josh Cable
Federal Express Canada Ltd. (FedEx Express Canada) this week opened a new 16,000-square-foot facility in Peterborough, Ontario. The new facility boasts the capacity to sort 1,044 packages per hour, according to the Mississauga, Ontario-based company.Read The Full Article
Wisconsin Sign Manufacturer Opens New Facility in China [ 5/28/2009 ]By: Josh Cable
Alluma Tech, a Franklin, Wis.-based manufacturer of neon and LED signs, announced that its Rocus USA Manufacturing Group has opened a new production facility in WuJong, China. The facility will manufacture the entire Lite Tech line of LED products, according to the company.Read The Full Article
Maker of Inspection Systems Opens New Engineering Center [ 5/27/2009 ]By: Josh Cable
Dark Field Technologies, an Orange, Conn.-based manufacturer of laser and camera-based inspection and optical metrology systems, recently opened a 10,000-square-foot engineering center in Orange.Read The Full Article
Siemens Energy to Expand its Operations in Charlotte [ 5/15/2009 ]By: Josh Cable
Siemens Energy Inc. plans to build a 75,000-square-foot office facility adjacent to its existing manufacturing plant in Charlotte, N.C., the company announced this week.Read The Full Article