SEATTLE-Startup companies won’t generate jobs if the new technologies they generate are made overseas, warns Andy Grove, co-founder and senior adviser to Intel. MORE

SPARTANBURG, SC-BMW Manufacturing Co. will add more than 500 jobs in the next few months as it gets ready to assemble the new X3 sports activity vehicle. MORE

CHICAGO-No one was hurt when a spark from a welder ignited a fire in one of the spray booths at Ford’s assembly plant here. MORE

CLEARWATER BEACH, FL-There are only seven days 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

NEW YORK-The Institute for Supply Management's manufacturing index slipped in June, but was still at a level that suggests growth in the industrial sector. MORE

RENTON, WA-The Kenworth Truck Co.’s assembly plant here has received the 2010 Best Workplace for Recycling and Waste Reduction Award from King County's Solid Waste Div. MORE

The plant was our 2004 Assembly Plant of the Year. MORE

GWINNER, ND-Bobcat Co. plans to add more than 100 jobs at its manufacturing plant here due to increased demand. MORE

BENSENVILLE, IL-Organizational change is one of the most difficult challenges a company faces during a lean implementation. To learn how to accomplish that, tune into ASSEMBLY magazine’s latest webcast, “Lean Organizational Development: Tools for Initiating and Sustaining Cultural Change,” airing Thursday, July 8. MORE

CLEVELAND-Freightliner parent Daimler Trucks North America is calling back nearly 300 laid-off workers to its truck-building plant in Cleveland. MORE

LOUISVILLE, KY-Ford will switch suppliers for seats at its assembly plant here when the factory reopens in late 2011. Lear Corp. has been supplying seats for the Ford Explorer, but the plant will make Escape and Kuga SUVs next year. MORE