MONTREAL-Bombardier is considering Montreal among the possible locations for assembling two new Global Express business jets. MORE

OSHAWA, ON-GM has recalled 600 workers to its assembly plant here to meet high demand for the Chevrolet Equinox and the GMC Terrain. MORE

CLARKSVILLE, TN-Hundreds of people came to Montgomery County Civic Center Thursday to find out about jobs at the new Hemlock Semiconductor Plant. The $1.2 billion manufacturing plant is expected to hire more than 500 employees when it opens in two years. MORE

TORONTO-Canadian factory sales rose four times faster than economists forecast in August, led by automobile plants that resumed production after shutdowns the prior month. MORE

NEW YORK-Manufacturing in the New York region expanded in October at a faster pace than anticipated, signaling factories will keep driving the recovery in the world’s largest economy. The Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s general economic index rose to 15.7, the highest level in four months and more than twice the median forecast of economists surveyed by Bloomberg News. MORE

NORTH PORTLAND, OR-MEMC Electronic Materials Inc. will increase production at its silicon wafer manufacturing plant here five-fold, while growing its workforce from around 80 to 130. MORE

LA VISTA, NE-Graepel North America will establish a new manufacturing plant here. The company will invest more than $1.7 million in the facility, which will produce metal components for agricultural machinery, construction equipment and heavy trucks. MORE

STATESBORO, GA-Trailer manufacturer Great Dane broke ground for a new assembly plant here yesterday. The plant will employ up to 400 workers by 2012. MORE

TOLEDO, OH-Solar panel manufacturer First Solar Inc. will build a second U.S. plant, though it has not decided where. MORE

CAMBRIDGE, ON-Rimowa North America will build a new factory here to assemble suitcases. MORE