EAST ALTON, IL-Despite the urging of two federal lawmakers, Olin Corp. will move its Winchester ammunition manufacturing operation and 1,000 jobs from its unionized plant in East Alton, IL, to a nonunion shop in Oxford, MS. MORE
SOUTH SALT LAKE, UT-A Utah company has begun assembling systems to convert gasoline-powered vehicles to run on natural gas. General Motors Co. will use the systems on vans coming off an Indiana assembly line. MORE
EVERETT, WA-Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner assembly line here began moving forward again Monday after a nearly monthlong halt. Boeing had stopped supplier deliveries to the line last month to allow its subcontractors to catch up with work on the Dreamliner. MORE
SHANGHAI, China-A123 Systems, a manufacturer of advanced lithium ion batteries, will develop battery packs for a new electric passenger car being made by Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp. MORE
KEWANEE, IL-About a third of the workers at the BOMAG Americas tractor assembly plant here are temporarily out of jobs while their union makes negotiations. More than 50 hourly union employees were locked out after their contract expired. MORE
CONKLIN, NY-Impress USA opened a new factory here to make cans for seafood, aerosols and other products. Initially, the facility will employ 65 full-time workers. MORE
NORTH CHARLESTON, SC-South Carolina will be asked to approve another $3 million in December to train workers for Boeing Co.’s new assembly plant here. South Carolina already approved $6 million for the training but these new funds mostly will cover equipment and materials. MORE
LOUISVILLE, KY-Ford Motor Co. is expected to build a new Lincoln sport utility vehicle-alongside the Escape and other compact, fuel-efficient models-at the Louisville Assembly Plant once the factory’s renovation is completed a year from now. MORE
BROKEN ARROW, OK-Enerflow Industries, a manufacturer of oil-field equipment, hopes to add hundreds of new jobs as it expands over the next several years. MORE
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