KALAMAZOO, MI-Manufacturers interested in reducing the environmental and energy impact of their designs, materials, processes and facilities can get help from the Green Manufacturing Industrial Consortium of Western Michigan University.
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HAMILTON, ON-Chinese company Dago Group Co. Ltd. is planning to build a $5-million solar panel assembly plant here, creating 300 new manufacturing jobs. MORE
DETROIT-Ford and Toyota are in a statistical dead heat for first place in Consumer Reports’ 2011 Car Brand Perception Survey. The survey backs a trend under way for several years. Ford has been gaining on or passing Toyota in quality surveys and studies by a variety of third-party organizations. MORE
TYLER, TX-Trane, an air conditioning manufacturer, is planning to hire at least 300 new people for hourly positions on their assembly line here within the next month.
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WICHITA, KS-The first Coleman cooler was made of steel. Today, more than 5 million metal and plastic coolers are distributed around the world-and they all come from one manufacturing plant here. MORE
MADISON, WI-Solar panel manufacturer W Solar Group is moving its headquarters, manufacturing operations, and R&D facilities to Wisconsin, creating some 620 jobs. MORE
SANFORD, FL-The FDA has sent a warning letter to Invacare Corp. related to an inspection of the company’s bed manufacturing facility here. The warning letter takes issue with Invacare’s compliance with the FDA’s Quality System Regulation. MORE
ST. THOMAS, ON-The last Mercury, a Grand Marquis, rolled off the assembly line Tuesday at Ford Motor Co.’s assembly plant here, marking the official end of another Detroit brand. MORE
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