MACOMB, IL—Bearing manufacturer NTN Bower is building a $100 million assembly plant here. The 200,000 square foot facility will employ 80.

ANN ARBOR, MI—Toyota will hire approximately 150 engineers, technicians, advanced researchers and scientists in the United States by the end of 2012.

WASHINGTON—U.S. corporations were sitting on $1.24 trillion of cash at the end of 2011. However, recent data indicate firms are finally starting to spend that cash on things that will actually grow the economy.

LAFAYETTE, LA—As construction nears completion, Halliburton has started filling various positions for its new assembly plant here, which is scheduled to open in May. The facility will manufacture components for oilfield service operations

HERMOSILLO, Mexico—Ford Motor Co. will invest an additional $1.3 billion in its stamping and assembly plant here. The investment will create 1,000 new jobs.

ALBION, IN—Contract manufacturer Busche Enterprise Division Inc. is investing $17.4 million to expand its operation here, creating 120 new jobs.

COLUMBUS, GA—NCR Corp. has unveiled its second assembly plant here, which will bring more than 300 new jobs to the Chattahoochee Valley.

CELAYA, Mexico—Honda Motor Co. has started construction of a new assembly plant here. The new facility will have an annual production capacity of 200,000 units, and is expected to employ about 3,200 people.

HUTCHINSON, KS—Kuhn Krause Inc. plans to spend $5 million to implement lean manufacturing at its assembly plant here.

WOODSTOCK, ON—Toyota will invest $80 million to increase production at its assembly plant here, a move that will create some 400 new jobs.