WASHINGTON-The exports boom has helped the manufacturing sector grow at a pace three times faster than the rest of the economy. According to federal data released last week, exports rose for the third straight month in November to nearly $160 billion.
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WASHINGTON-U.S. manufacturing has begun creating more jobs than it eliminates for the first time in more than a decade. The number of manufacturing jobs in the United States last year grew 1.2 percent, the first increase since 1997. MORE
CHATTANOOGA, TN-In just a few months, the first new Passats will start rolling off the assembly line here. But before then, Volkswagen employees must go through some intense training. That includes bringing in teams from around the world. MORE
KANSAS CITY, MO-Ford Motor Co. plans to invest $400 million in its 60-year-old Claycomo, MO, assembly plant during the next two years to build a new model alongside its popular F-150 truck. MORE
SALT LAKE CITY-Northrop Grumman’s Navigation Systems Div. opened its newly expanded manufacturing facility here. The plant assembles navigation systems, gyroscopes and accelerometers for military and commercial platforms. It also has a highly automated circuit card assembly operation. MORE
NEW YORK-Orders and sales at factories in the New York region picked up in January, signaling manufacturing will keep contributing to the expansion. The Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s general economic index rose to 11.9 from a revised 9.9 in December. MORE
DETROIT-Chrysler is debating the future of its minivans, even as it starts making the 2011 Dodge Grand Caravan and Chrysler Town and Country this week. MORE
WASHINGTON-U.S. companies have long demanded that China let its currency rise to make U.S. exports cheaper. But as President Hu Jintao visits Washington this week, U.S. companies are stressing other goals: Stopping the theft of intellectual property. And getting a fair chance to win government contracts. MORE
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