WASHINGTON—The American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act (HR 5865), which calls for the development of a national strategy to revitalize American manufacturing, has passed on a bipartisan vote in the U.S. House of Representatives. The bill is set to be voted on in the Senate later this year.
MINNEAPOLIS—Stratasys has launched its ninth annual Extreme Redesign 3D Printing Challenge. The contest invites middle-school, high-school and college students worldwide to submit inventive new product designs, redesigns of existing products, or original or redesigned works of art or architecture, for a chance to win scholarships.
BERLIN—Siemens has built the world’s largest rotor blades for wind turbines. With a length of 75 meters, the giant fiberglass will be installed on a wind turbine in Denmark.
HUNTSVILLE, AL—Construction starts in a few weeks for a 300,000-square-foot expansion of Toyota’s engine assembly plant here. The expansion will create 125 new jobs, and production is expected to begin in March 2014.
NORTH PORTLAND, OR—Solar panel manufacturer SoloPower will celebrate the grand opening of its $340 million assembly plant here today. The facility will employ 90 people by the end of the year.
AURORA, CO—Electronics manufacturing services provider Advanced Circuits is building a 51,000-square-foot addition to its assembly plant here. The extra space will provide room for additional capital equipment.
FOND DU LAC, WI—Wells Vehicle Electronics, a manufacturer of vehicle electronics, will construct new headquarters here and expand its existing assembly plant, creating up to 73 jobs.
ANN ARBOR, MI—Steve Forbes, chairman of Forbes Media and a former presidential candidate, will discuss the future of the U.S. economy and business growth during a keynote presentation Jan. 22 at the Automate 2013 show and conference in Chicago.
WASHINGTON—Not many 25-year-olds can boast that in their short lifetime they have helped thousands of organizations develop and maintain world-class operations, innovative management, efficient procedures, involved workforces and highly satisfied customers. But one certainly can: the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program.
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