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Intel To Shut Plants in Oregon, California [ 1/27/2009 ]By: News Brief
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (Jan. 27) Intel Corp. will shutter facilities here and in Oregon as part of a global effort to restructure some of its manufacturing operations and align capacity to current market conditions.Read The Full Article
GE Unit Gets State Funds To Hire, Train Employees in Montana [ 1/27/2009 ]By: News Brief
BILLINGS, Mont. (Jan. 27) GE Commercial Finance, a division of General Electric, will use $1 million in funds from the Workforce Training Grant (WTG) to hire and train 200 new employees during the next two years in an operations center here. The facility opened late last year.Read The Full Article
Harley-Davidson To Streamline Operations in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania [ 1/27/2009 ]By: News Brief
MILWAUKEE (Jan. 27) Harley-Davidson Inc. will consolidate two engine and transmission plants and eliminate more than 1,100 jobs amid a reduction in motorcycle sales.Read The Full Article
Rhode Island OKs Manufacturing Operations for Converted Organics [ 1/22/2009 ]By: News Brief
JOHNSTON, R.I. (Jan. 22) Converted Organics Inc. announced that it is poised to proceed with the development of its third organic soil amendment and fertilizer manufacturing facility in the United States.Read The Full Article
ADM Begins Production of Cocoa at Facility in Pennsylvania [ 1/22/2009 ]By: News Brief
HAZLETON, Pa. (Jan. 22) Investments from the commonwealth of Pennsylvania has helped Archer Daniels Midland Co. (ADM) launch operations at a new cocoa processing facility here, with an expected creation of more than 200 jobs within three years.Read The Full Article
Caterpillar To Relocate Manufacturing to Plant in Texas [ 1/22/2009 ]By: News Brief
SEGUIN, Texas (Jan. 22) Fortune 50 company Caterpillar Inc will move one of its primary global assembly, test and paint facilities to this community, located south of Austin and west of Houston.Read The Full Article
Sanyo Sites New Facility in Oregon [ 1/22/2009 ]By: News Brief
SALEM, Ore. (Jan. 22) Sanyo Electric Co. will spend about $80 million to build a new plant here to make parts for solar power cells. The plant will manufacture solar ingots and wafers, which are key components of solar cells.Read The Full Article
ASIC North Chooses Arizona for Expansion [ 1/20/2009 ]By: News Brief
TEMPE, Ariz. (Jan. 20) Semiconductor design service provider ASIC North has chosen to expand its operations here. The company is currently hiring experienced engineers, with plans to grow its new operation during the next several years.Read The Full Article
U.S. To Site Isotope Research Facility at Michigan State University [ 1/20/2009 ]By: News Brief
EAST LANSING, Mich. (Jan. 20) The U.S. Department of Energy has chosen Michigan State University as the site for a $550-million research facility that will employ at least 300 workers.Read The Full Article
Sunoco To Shut Chemical Plant in Texas [ 1/20/2009 ]By: News Brief
BAYPORT, Texas (Jan. 20) Sunoco Inc. will permanently close its polypropylene manufacturing facility located here no later than April 30.Read The Full Article
AEC To Expand Operations in New Hampshire [ 1/15/2009 ]By: News Brief
ROCHESTER, N.H. (Jan. 15) Albany Engineered Composites (AEC) plans to expand its existing facility here by up to 100,000 square feet and create 200 new jobs during the next several years.Read The Full Article
Automotive Supplier Shutters Plant in California [ 1/15/2009 ]By: News Brief
VAN NUYS, Calif. (Jan. 15) Superior Industries International Inc., a supplier of aluminum wheels to automotive manufacturers, has announced that it will close its manufacturing facility here in Southern California.Read The Full Article
Chattem Plans Expansion in Tennessee [ 1/15/2009 ]By: News Brief
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (Jan. 15) Chattem Inc., a marketer and manufacturer of branded consumer products, has announced plans for an expansion that could represent an investment of as much as $31 million and the creation and/or retention of about 120 fulltime positions.Read The Full Article
PLYMOUTH, Mich. (Jan. 15) Metaldyne Corp. will restructure its headquarters operations here to save costs and streamline its operations, the company announced.Read The Full Article
Timken Announces Expansion in South Carolina to Serve Wind Power Demand [ 1/13/2009 ]By: News Brief
UNION, S.C. (Jan. 13) The Timken Co. plans to expand production capacity at its Tyger River facility here to serve the wind energy market.Read The Full Article
Impress USA To Build New Plant in New York [ 1/13/2009 ]By: News Brief
CONKLIN, N.Y. (Jan. 13) Impress USA, a global leader in the consumer metal packaging industry, will build a new manufacturing plant here, providing a major economic boost for the Southern Tier. The project will initially bring 75 new, full-time employees to the location during the first phase of construction and initial operations.
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Closures Hit Corrugated Box Manufacturers in Ohio, Georgia, Florida [ 1/13/2009 ]By: News Brief
(Jan. 13) Two corrugated producers have closed manufacturing plants and a third plans to follow suit early this year.Read The Full Article
NCR To End Production at Wisconsin Plant [ 1/13/2009 ]By: News Brief
VIROQUA, Wis. (Jan. 13) NCR will close a plant here and move production to a facility in Tennessee.
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Charles River Laboratories To Grow South Carolina Operations [ 1/9/2009 ]By: News Brief
CHARLESTON, S.C. (Jan. 9) Charles River Laboratories International Inc. will expand its presence here with a new research and warehouse facility.Read The Full Article
Aerospace Company Expands Operations in Utah [ 1/8/2009 ]By: News Brief
OGDEN, Utah (Jan. 8) Barnes Aerospace, a business unit of Barnes Group Inc. and a global jet engine component overhaul and repair service company, has tripled the size of its operation, unveiling a new 165,000-square-foot facility here.Read The Full Article
Arch Insurance to Shift Hundreds of Jobs from New York City to New Jersey [ 1/8/2009 ]By: News Brief
JERSEY CITY, N.J. (Jan. 8) Arch Insurance Group Inc. has decided to relocate its corporate executives and support divisions to New Jersey following an announcement that the company has leased over 100,000 square feet of office space at the Harborside Financial Center, Plaza 3 on the waterfront here.Read The Full Article
Cooper Tire To Close Georgia Plant [ 1/8/2009 ]By: News Brief
ALBANY, Ga. (Jan. 8) Cooper Tire and Rubber Co., citing higher costs and shrinking demand, will close its plant here, cutting 1,400 jobs, by the end of the year.Read The Full Article
Strategic Alliance Adds Jobs in Charleston, West Virginia [ 1/6/2009 ]By: News Brief
CHARLESTON, W.VA. (Jan. 6) Butler International, a provider of tech outsourcing services, will create an international design center here through a strategic alliance with the Mid-Atlantic Technology, Research and Innovation Center (MATRIC).Read The Full Article
IUKA, Miss. (Jan. 6) DynaSteel Corp. is expanding its facility here, marking its second major expansion in the state of Mississippi during the past two years.Read The Full Article
MIDLAND, Mich. (Jan. 6) The government of Kuwait has canceled a $9 billion joint venture with Dow Chemical Co. The new company would have been headquartered in Michigan.Read The Full Article
