MURFREESBORO, TN-NHK Seating of America Inc. plans to build a $54 million assembly plant here. When the plant is finished in mid-2011, it could employ up to 224. MORE

EASTFORD, CT-Aerospace supplier Whitcraft LLC faces nearly $140,000 in OSHA fines for alleged safety and health violations. MORE

YORK, PA-If the company’s venture into India proves successful enough, Harley-Davidson would consider putting an assembly plant there. MORE

BELVIDERE, IL-The Chrysler plant here assembled its 1 millionth vehicle yesterday, a Jeep Patriot. MORE

LAKE KATRINE, NY-Photovoltaic panels have begun rolling off the assembly line at the Solartech Renewables factory outside Kingston, NY. The plant expects to produce 55,000 panels annually with a single assembly line, and another line is in the works. MORE

PALO ALTO, CA-HP has taken a page from Henry Ford’s book by applying an assembly line approach towards manufacturing data centers. MORE

MARTINSVILLE, VA-Kimball Hospitality is opening a new furniture assembly plant here. The 60,000-square-foot facility represents a $1 million investment, and it will create 67 new jobs. MORE

MUSKOGEE, OK-A veteran steel fabrication entrepreneur says his new company plans to build a 175,000-square-foot, $28 million wind tower manufacturing facility here, creating some 175 jobs. MORE

WEBSTER CITY, IA-Up to 2,500 electric cars a week could start rolling out of a new assembly plant here. Envision Motor Co. plans to combine foreign-made car bodies with American-made electrical parts. The new operation could bring 300 or more jobs. MORE

CHENNAI, India-Some 250 assemblers at a Foxconn International assembly plant here were hospitalized Friday after they were sickened by an unknown chemical in the air. The facility produces parts for mobile phones. MORE