NORTH LAS VEGAS, NV-Less than eight months after breaking ground, Amonix opened its new solar panel assembly plant here. The facility employs more than 300. MORE

LORDSTOWN, OH-Nearly 70 laid-off workers are being hired to fill part-time positions this summer at the GM Lordstown Assembly Plant. MORE

EVERETT, WA-Boeing’s 777 assembly line here is now producing seven 777 jetliners a month. The company will eventually increase the build rate to 8.5 planes per month. MORE

PUEBLO, CO-The Vestas wind turbine assembly plant here is facing $164,000 in fines after OSHA cited 23 willful or serious safety violations. MORE

CRANBERRY, PA-Commercial window- and doormaker Traco Inc. plans to hire about 280 full-time and seasonal workers at its assembly plant here because of expectations for an improving economy and greater demand. MORE

MONTGOMERY, AL-Hyundai Motor Manufacturing will invest $173 million to enlarge and modify the engine assembly line at its factory here. The expansion will create 214 jobs. MORE

WASHINGTON-National Labor Relations Board acting general counsel Lafe Solomon finally responded publicly to the uproar from Republican lawmakers who claim an April 20 NLRB complaint against Boeing amounts to retribution for the company’s decision to locate a new factory in South Carolina. MORE

ANAHEIM, CA-Parsec Automation Corp. will provide manufacturing operations software for Fiat’s automobile engine assembly plant in Brazil. MORE

GOODYEAR, AZ-Suntech Power Holdings Co. Ltd. has engaged a third production shift at its new solar panel assembly plant here. The expansion adds another 30 jobs to Arizona’s fast-growing solar economy. MORE

PORTLAND, OR-Solar panel manufacturer SoloPower will build a $340 million assembly plant here, employing 450 people. MORE