ROCHESTER, NY—Disposable flatware maker Trellis Earth Products is moving its manufacturing operations from China to upstate New York, where it will create 189 jobs. The company will break ground on an $8 million, 80,000-square-foot facility here later this summer.

SOCIAL CIRCLE, GA—The Goodyear tire factory here was raided early Wednesday morning by local law enforcement in search of possible drug activity and illegal immigrants working at the facility.

BEIJING—Chinese manufacturers are increasingly investing in robotics to overcome the challenges of rising labor costs and fierce competition from emerging nations in South and Southeast Asia.

CARLSBAD, CA—Systems integrator Automation GT has built a multistation automated assembly system to make syringes. Designed for use in a Class 10,000 clean room, the system includes robots, vision systems and dispensing equipment.

CHATTANOOGA, TN—Tractor manufacturer Southeast Mahindra USA is spending $4 million to build a new assembly plant here, creating 55 new jobs.

EVERGREEN, MT—Accurate Casework Industries, a manufacturer of office furniture, is expanding its assembly plant here, adding 21 jobs.

FRANKLIN, IN—Automotive bearing manufacturer NSK Precision America will invest $30.2 million to expand manufacturing operations here.

STONY BROOK, NY—Before the faucet maker RSS Manufacturing & Phylrich installed a machine-tending robot, processing 1,500 units on a tube bender using manual labor would take three days. With the robot, the same job takes four hours.

MAYODAN, NC—Sturm, Ruger & Co. Inc. plans to open a new assembly plant here.

LAKEWOOD, NJ—Aquatherm Industries Inc., a manufacturer of solar pool heaters, has released a six-minute video offering a behind-the-scenes look at its entire manufacturing process: from molding to final assembly.