CLEARWATER BEACH, FL-There’s only one day left to take advantage of the super early bird registration fee of $399 for the Assembly Summit Oct. 18-20 in Clearwater Beach, FL. The super early bird rate, a $200 discount, expires July 9. MORE

PORTLAND, OR-Daimler Trucks North America has signed new three-year collective bargaining agreements covering workers at its assembly plant here. MORE

BELVIDERE, IL-Chrysler will add 500,000 square feet to the body shop at its assembly plant here. MORE

PALMDALE, CA-The Euro Hawk unmanned aircraft, built by Northrop Grumman and EADS, successfully completed its first flight June 29. MORE

WYTHEVILLE, VA-Evatran LLC, which makes cordless electric car chargers, will add 84 jobs this fall and build a new assembly plant here. MORE

LONGMONT, CO-Abound Solar Inc. has been offered a $400 million federal loan guarantee to expand its solar panel manufacturing plant east of Longmont and to open a new one in Indiana. MORE

CLEVELAND-The City Council here will vote this month on Mayor Frank Jackson’s proposal to lure an LED light assembly plant to the city by offering a long-term contract to buy the product. MORE

JEFFERSON CITY, MO-This is shaping up to be a critical week for Missouri lawmakers as debate over a proposed $150 million tax incentive package to persuade Ford to keep production going at the Claycomo Assembly Plant has stalled. MORE

KINSTON, NC-Spirit AeroSystems opened a new assembly plant here last week. The plant will make composite components for Airbus and Boeing jetliners. MORE

SPARTANBURG, SC-Korean electric vehicle manufacturer CT&T and 2AM Group will build an electric vehicle manufacturing plant in Spartanburg County. The company will invest $21 million and create 370 new jobs over the next five years. MORE