HICKORY, NC-Furniture maker Geiger International will spend $3.7 million to build a new assembly plant here, creating 64 jobs. MORE

NORTH CHARLESTON, SC-The roof of Boeing’s new 787 jet assembly plant here will be covered with solar panels and the operation will be powered entirely with renewable energy. It will be the largest solar installation in the Southeast and the sixth largest in the nation. MORE

AVON LAKE, OH-A worker at the Avon Lake Ford plant was injured today after being trapped between two pallets of pipes. MORE

SMYRNA, TN-Nissan will move production of its Xterra SUV and Frontier pickup to its assembly plant in Canton, MS, to make room at its plant in Smyrna for production of its next-generation Rogue and the Nissan Leaf. By 2015, 85% of Nissan vehicles sold in North America will be built in North America, up from 69% today. MORE

SAN JOSE, CA-Wire harness manufacturer DC Electronics will add another 12,500 square feet of space to its assembly plant here. The company will use the additional space to add four workcells and create a state-of-the-art electrostatic discharge and testing area. MORE

ROCHESTER, NY-General Electric Co. will invest $2 million in its electronics assembly plant here. The facility assembles printed circuit boards for communications, monitoring and metering systems. MORE

WEST POINT, GA-A new stamping press will be installed this week at Kia Motors automotive assembly plant here. MORE

WASHINGTON -U.S. factories produced more consumer goods, business equipment and raw materials in March, boosting manufacturing activity for the ninth straight month. MORE

CORONA, CA-Kobelco Compressors America Inc. has opened a new $20 million assembly plant that will double its manufacturing capacity. MORE

SUNNYVALE, CA-Bloom Energy, a manufacturer of solid-oxide fuel cells, has quadrupled the size of its assembly plant here, providing more than 1,000 new jobs. MORE