GREENE TOWNSHIP, PA-DeeTag Ltd. will soon open a new factory here to produce hydraulic hose assemblies. MORE

GREENVILLE, SC-GE is expanding the capabilities of its advanced gas turbine test facility here. The expansion will bring GE’s investment in the facility to approximately $170 million. MORE

IRVINE, CA-Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide Inc. will build a new solar panel manufacturing plant here that ultimately will employ 100 to 120 workers. MORE

YONKERS, NY-POP Displays USA LLC, a provider of point-of-purchase displays, will expand its manufacturing facility here. MORE

BALTIMORE-GM will invest $23.5 million for additional production of vehicle electrification components at its Baltimore Transmission Plant. MORE

WINDSOR, ON-Production of the 2011 Town and Country and Dodge Grand Caravan minivans is set to begin Nov. 22 at the Windsor Assembly Plant. MORE

ST. LOUIS-Boeing has assembled the first F/A-18F Super Hornet for the Royal Australian Air Force at the company’s assembly plant here. MORE

GREENSBORO, NC-TIMCO Aviation Services will add 500 new employees over the next seven years as part of its plan to locate a new aircraft seat manufacturing facility in Davidson County. MORE

DETROIT-Chrysler fired 13 Detroit assembly plant workers filmed drinking alcohol and possibly smoking pot while on a lunch break at a nearby park. Two other employees will be laid off for one month without pay. MORE

WASHINGTON-Since the start of this year, there has been a 1.6 percent gain in manufacturing jobs, about twice the pace of growth in other private sector jobs. Even if manufacturing hiring stays flat the rest of this year, the industry is poised to post its biggest percentage gain in jobs since 1994. MORE