LAUREL, MS-Howard Industries pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiracy to violate immigration laws related to its hiring of illegal immigrants at its transformer assembly plant here. The company agreed to a criminal fine of $2.5 million after nearly 600 illegal immigrants were arrested at the facility in August 2008. MORE
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SEATTLE-Boeing beat out rival EADS to win the US Air Force’s $35 billion contract to build air-refueling tankers was lower than the rival offer from Airbus parent company EADS. MORE
SAN JOSE, CA-The U.S. market for medical adhesives and sealants could reach $2.08 billion by the year 2015, according to a new report by Global Industry Analysts. MORE
ST. THOMAS, ON-Workers at the Ford assembly plant here got an unexpected week off work after the facility ran short of engines for its cars. The plant is shut down through today and its more than 1,200 workers have been laid off for the week. MORE
GEORGETOWN, KY-A former employee of a subcontractor at the Toyota assembly plant here has been arrested for stealing thousands of dollars worth of catalytic converters. MORE
DETROIT-Multinational automotive manufacturers announced or opened more than 1,300 new greenfield projects in 2010, creating nearly 123,000 new American jobs. MORE
SEATTLE-Boeing Commercial Airplanes Chief Jim Albaugh said the company’s global outsourcing strategy to produce the 787 Dreamliner backfired completely. MORE
OGDEN, UT-A 2.3 percent excise tax imposed on medical devices to help pay for healthcare reform will hurt manufacturers, says an employee of a company that makes supplies used in kidney dialysis treatment. MORE
SOUTH BEND, IN-A new labor agreement has been rejected by workers at AM General’s Commercial Assembly Plant in Mishawaka, IN. The plant, which once produced the Hummer H2, is now assembling prototypes of a handicapped-accessible vehicle called the MV-1. MORE
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