BALDWYN, MS-By this time next year, Auto Parts Manufacturing Mississippi should have the bulk of its 300 employees hired as it prepares to open simultaneously with Toyota’s assembly plant in Blue Springs, MS. MORE

BEIJING-Foxconn opened a new assembly plant in central China, as the troubled contract manufacturer begins to move its operations inland to reduce labor costs. MORE

WINSTON-SALEM, NC-Caterpillar will construct a $426 million, 850,000-square-foot assembly plant here. MORE

LONDON-Factory workers are the staff most likely to have sex on the job, with 19 percent admitting they did the dirty while on shift, according to a survey by a British human resources consulting firm. MORE

DETROIT-Chrysler will keep its Sterling Heights assembly plant open and add nearly 900 jobs. The factory, which had been slated for closure in 2012, makes the Dodge Avenger and Chrysler Sebring. MORE

OLIVE BRANCH, MS-Soladigm Inc. will build a new plant here to assemble energy-efficient windows. The plant will employ more than 300 people. MORE

ALLENTOWN, PA-Custom furniture manufacturer American Atelier Inc. has relocated its assembly operations to a larger, greener facility here. The facility has a more environmentally friendly finishing line and will get some of its power from solar panels. MORE

CHANDLER, AZ- Local Motors, an unconventional car manufacturer, is debuting its new factory here. The company builds limited-production vehicles developed through a process it calls “co-creation,” in which car designers, engineers and customers collaborate on the designs. MORE

NORTH CHARLESTON, SC-Steel erection at Boeing’s new final assembly plant here has passed the 50 percent complete mark, and is on schedule for an October 2010 completion. MORE

SHENYANG, China-Germany’s BMW and China’s Brilliance Automotive have agreed to jointly develop an electric vehicle. MORE