PORTLAND, OR—SoloPower is looking to hire 90 people to work at its new solar panel assembly plant here. Eventually, the company hopes to employ approximately 450 people.

STURTEVANT, WI—Racine Metal-Fab is spending $8.5 Million to build a new factory here, creating up to 25 new jobs.

CLEVELAND, TN—Whirlpool Corp. dedicated its new, $120 million assembly plant here.

MASON, OH—Conveyor manufacturer Intelligrated will double the size of its assembly plant here and add 200 jobs.

Factory tours are a great way to get kids excited about careers in manufacturing.

STUART, FL—Triumph Aerostructures expects to hire 80 new employees as it expands its assembly plant here by 16,000 square feet.

BATESVILLE, AR—Bad Boy Mowers will spend $7.4 million to add 150 jobs and expand its assembly plant here to make multiterrain vehicles.

 

YOUNGSTOWN, OH—Exterran Energy Solutions, a manufacturer of equipment for the oil and gas industry, is building a $13.2 million assembly plant here. The facility is expected to hire 100 people later this year.