BROWNSVILLE, TX- CK Technologies, a manufacturer of truck and bus components, is building an $18.2 million assembly plant here that could employ 120 people. MORE

ELK RIVER, MN-Cymbet Corp. has reached an agreement with X-FAB Texas Inc. to open a high-volume solid-state battery assembly plant in Lubbock, TX. MORE

Bradley Corp. has decided to build a new U.S. factory and is evaluating sites. The manufacturer of towel dispensers and other washroom accessories plans to build a plant of at least 177,000 square feet and expects to break ground in the first quarter of 2011. MORE

TAOYUAN, Taiwan-The in-house automation group at medical device manufacturer SHL Group has designed a multistation automated assembly system to produce autoinjectors. The linear assembly line includes bowl feeders, automatic tray loading stackers, and pick-and-place robots. MORE

PEORIA, IL-Two Caterpillar assembly plants achieved zero waste to landfill status in 2010. MORE

AUSTIN, TX-Battery maker ActaCell Inc. got a $6.2 million grant from the U.S. Commerce Department. MORE

WINDSOR, ON-Samsung will build a wind-turbine manufacturing plant here next year. MORE

DETROIT-For the first time in 11 years, Michigan is expected to add more jobs than it loses in 2011. MORE

LINCOLN, AL-Problems with the machinery used to tighten spindle nuts on the front axles of Accord sedans and Pilot sport utility vehicles has prompted Honda Motor Co. to recall about 10,800 vehicles. MORE

NEW BREMEN, OH-Crown Equipment Corp. has received an award for Outstanding Achievement in Environmental Stewardship from the Ohio EPA. MORE