JOHNSON CITY, TN-Exide Technologies, which makes lead-acid batteries, is adding 90 new jobs at its plant here. MORE

HOLLAND, MI-Interviews and applications will begin Friday for 50 factory jobs at Gentex Corp., which assembles smoke detectors and signaling devices for commercial buildings. MORE

AVON LAKE, OH-Ford will continue to assemble the Econoline van here through 2015. MORE

NEW YORK-General Motors stock began trading on Wall Street again Thursday, signaling the rebirth of an American corporate icon. The stock rose sharply in its first minutes of buying and selling, going for nearly $36 per share. MORE

WAUKESHA, WI-Metal fabrication shop Weldall Manufacturing Inc. has broken ground on a 76,000-square-foot expansion to its assembly plant here. MORE

MILWAUKEE-About 350 people turned out at the Talgo train assembly plant here Monday, voicing their support of a $810 million high-speed rail project that would provide a commuter connection between Milwaukee and Madison. Governor-elect Scott Walker wants to stop construction on the project. MORE

PLYMOUTH TOWNSHIP, MI-Hella, which develops and manufactures lighting and electronics components and systems for the automotive industry, is developing a voltage stabilizer and a DC/DC converter to improve the performance of vehicle electric systems. MORE

SHEFFIELD, OH-A massive freight-train derailment occurred this morning outside the Ford assembly plant here. No one was hurt after 28 cars came off the tracks. MORE

ROMEO, MI-Inside the labs of many auto companies, engineers are quietly starting to look beyond the engine and toward other components to reduce what is known as “parasitic losses” of fuel-efficiency. MORE

MILWAUKEE––Most manufacturers are optimistic about an economic uptick in 2011, according to the ASQ’s Manufacturing Outlook Survey. MORE