OTTAWA, OH—Whirlpool’s freezer assembly plant here is an example of having an opportunity and making the most of it. The appliance manufacturer bought the factory in 2009 after its previous owner, W.C. Wood, shut it down and laid off the workforce.
TOLEDO, OH—Johnson Controls is expanding the production of absorbent glass mat batteries for automotive applications. Since 2012, the automotive supplier has devoted $130 million to manufacturing this battery technology.
TOLEDO, OH—Public officials here are spending millions to purchase and clean up land in an attempt to persuade Fiat Chrysler Automobiles to keep, if not expand, production of the Jeep Wrangler in the city.
LEBANON, OH—Auto parts supplier Advics Manufacturing Ohio Inc. plans to invest $100 million to expand its assembly plant here and add new equipment. The company, which makes brake components, expects to add approximately 100 new jobs during the next two years.
ANNA, OH—Honda Motor Co. will invest $340 million to build fuel-efficient, gasoline engines here. The turbo-charged, four-cylinder gasoline engines are expected to debut later this year.
BOWLING GREEN, OH—Bendix Spicer Foundation Brake will invest more than $8.7 million to expand its assembly plant here. The company will add two machining centers, an assembly line and 15 jobs next year.
RUSSELLS POINT, OH—Just six months after installing two wind turbines at its assembly plant here, Honda Transmission Manufacturing of America Inc. has reported that the machines are producing more electrical power than was anticipated. The turbines have exceeded the projected power output figures by 6.3 percent.
