FAIRFIELD, CT-GE plans to invest $432 million to establish four U.S.-based refrigeration design and manufacturing centers of excellence and create 500 new “green” jobs by 2014. The new centers will be located in Louisville, KY; Bloomington, IN; Decatur, AL; and Selmer, TN. MORE

FREMONT, CA-Tesla Motors, which recently opened a new factory here, has received $30 million in investment capital from Panasonic. In exchange, Panasonic gets a two percent investment stake in the company. MORE

SHIPPENSBURG, PA-Volvo Construction Equipment officially opened its new newly expanded road machinery manufacturing facility here. The company invested some $30 million in the project. MORE

MEMPHIS, TN-Sharp Manufacturing Co.’s solar panel plant is operating at maximum capacity, annually manufacturing as many as 736,000 panels that can produce 160 megawatts of electricity. MORE

FAIRFIELD, CT-GE is planning to purchase 25,000 electric vehicles by 2015 for its own fleet. The company will initially purchase 12,000 GM vehicles, beginning with the Chevrolet Volt in 2011, and will add other vehicles as manufacturers expand their electric vehicle portfolios. MORE

CHATTANOOGA, TN-Volkswagen is adding another 120 jobs to the 2,000 hirings already announced at its new Chattanooga assembly plant. Construction of the $1 billion plant and employee training are on schedule for production to begin in early 2011. MORE

DETROIT-The first Chevrolet Volts headed for showrooms are due to roll out of GM’s Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly Center any day now. Here’s a look inside the factory. MORE

BEIJING-Vowing to make China its “second home market” outside of Sweden, Volvo plans to build three plants in Chengdu, Shanghai and Daqing. MORE

SEATTLE-Boeing today opening a new production facility here for the P-8 anti-submarine aircraft. MORE

POCATELLO, ID-ON Semiconductor will spend $15.7 million on new production equipment for its plant here. The company hopes to increase production at the plant by 35 percent. MORE