MINNEAPOLIS—Itek Energy plans to open a solar panel manufacturing plant here in early 2015.

ST. CLOUD, MN—Arctic Cat is now producing snowmobile engines at its assembly plant here, instead of importing them from Japan.

MINNEAPOLIS—Super Radiator Coils has begun constructing a $4 million assembly plant here to make heat exchanger coils used in power plants.

OWATONNA, MN—Daikin Applied Manufacturing has begun construction of a $9 million expansion project here, which is expected to create 40 new jobs. Daikin makes air conditioners.

OWATONNA, MN—Daikin Applied Americas Inc., a manufacturer of commercial HVAC equipment, is investing $9 million to expand its assembly plant here, creating 40 jobs.

BAYPORT, MN—Window and door maker Andersen Corporation is planning an $18 million expansion of its assembly plant here. The project is expected to create 100 full-time jobs.

NEW YORK MILLS, MN—Boat manufacturer Lund Boat Co. has begun a $5 million project to expands its assembly plant here.

SHAKOPEE, MN— Rosemount Inc., a manufacturer of pressure, temperature and other measurement instruments, is turning a vacant building here into a new engineering and assembly facility.

SHAKOPEE, MN—Emerson Electronic Co. plans to employ 500 people—400 new jobs and 100 transfers—at a new 508,000-square-foot assembly plant here.

JACKSON, MN—Technical Services for Electronics is spending $1.7 million to expand its assembly plant here.