DETROIT-Lear Corp. will open a new assembly plant in Detroit, bringing with it at least 200 jobs. MORE

FLINT, MI-A suspicious package that caused an evacuation at GM’s Flint Truck Assembly Plant was actually just an automotive part. MORE

MARTINSVILLE, VA-Kimball Hospitality plans to invest $1 million to open an upholstered-seat assembly plant here, creating 67 jobs. MORE

BLOOMINGTON, MN-A manufacturer of mixing and storage equipment for the pharmaceutical industry has completed a $5 million expansion of its assembly plant here. MORE

ANN ARBOR, MI-North American robotics companies saw orders jump 40 percent in units in the first half of 2010, according to new figures released by Robotic Industries Association. MORE

BOWLING GREEN, KY-NASCO-NHK will invest $10 million in its manufacturing facility in Warren County. The plant makes coil springs and trunk lid torsion bars for the auto industry. MORE

PRINCETON, NJ-Quincy, WA, heads the list of the Top 10 U.S. small markets for high-tech manufacturing, according to a recent site selection study by the Boyd Co. Inc. MORE

SMYRNA, GA-The Smyrna City Council says gun manufacturer Glock can go ahead with plans to expand its Smyrna assembly facility. MORE

NEW YORK-The manufacturing sector grew in July for the 12th straight month, providing a boost to the slowing economic recovery. MORE

HAMBURG, NY-A lighting company has bought an old manufacturing facility so it can consolidate to smaller facilities and gain additional space. K&H Industries assembles industrial-grade temporary power and lighting products. MORE