ERIE, PA-Accuride Corp. has successfully reached a new collective bargaining agreement with the union representing approximately 215 hourly workers at its aluminum wheel manufacturing facility here. MORE

ROCKFORD, IL-Wanxiang America Corp. celebrated the official grand opening of its new solar panel manufacturing plant here. MORE

NEW BERN, NC-Hatteras Yachts is expanding its assembly plant here, investing $4.7 million in the facility and creating 350 jobs. MORE

BLOOMINGTON, IN-A refrigerator assembly plant here is the latest central Indiana company to apply for foreign trade zone status, which could save the company costly import duties on raw materials. MORE

PEORIA, IL-Caterpillar Inc. officials said Thursday they don’t expect a double-dip recession because the world’s central banks haven’t made major errors and the economy has been improving throughout 2010, especially in the developing world. MORE

WASHINGTON-Cash-rich U.S. corporations are sharply increasing their capital spending this year after scaling back drastically during the economic downturn. MORE

SEARCY, AR-SN Tech Inc., a manufacturer of electronically commutated electric motors, has formed a partnership with ElectroCraft Arkansas Inc. to produce a green motor at ElectroCraft’s assembly plant here. The companies will hire about 55 new employees combined. MORE

MONROE, NC-Scott Health & Safety has gone 2,000,000 hours without a lost time accident at its manufacturing facility here. MORE

CUMBRIA, United Kingdom-The OKI Data assembly plant here has reduced its use of electricity by roughly 600,000 kilowatt-hours, an amount equivalent to 17 percent of the electricity it consumed in 2007. MORE

MASCOUTAH, IL-Boeing is expanding its St. Louis-area defense operations with a new manufacturing facility at MidAmerica Airport. MORE