LOS ANGELES-With more than 500 airplanes on order, Icon Aircraft is making plans for a new assembly plant and training center in Southern California. MORE

LONDON, ON-Kaco, a manufacturer of inverters for solar energy systems, will open a new assembly plant here this week. The new plant will employ 50. MORE

DETROIT-Several workers at Chrysler’s Jefferson North Assembly Plant were caught on tape by a television reporter drinking beer and smoking pot on their lunch hour. MORE

DOUGLASVILLE, GA-Medline Industries Inc., a manufacturer of medical supplies, plans to open a new manufacturing plant here, creating 141 jobs. MORE

NORTH CHARLESTON, SC-Another milestone has been reached in building Boeing’s new $750 million aircraft assembly plant here: The last steel beam has put in place last Friday. MORE

GOODYEAR, AZ-Suntech Power Holdings Co. Ltd. will be ready to open its solar panel assembly plant here in early October. The company will start with about 75 employees. MORE

COLUMBUS, GA-NCR Corp.’s new factory here is a hedge against rising labor costs in the developing world and a falling U.S. dollar, the company’s CEO, Bill Nuti, said Wednesday. MORE

LEHIGH VALLEY, PA-Air Products has received an Award of Merit from the WateReuse Association for conserving 62 million gallons of drinking water annually at its assembly plant in Santa Clara, CA. MORE

JESSUP, CT-BAE Systems Inc. has received an $18 million order from the Army for lightweight load-bearing equipment. MORE

CUBA CITY, WI-Wausaukee Composites is reopening its plant here, creating 200 manufacturing jobs. MORE