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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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