HAMMOND, IN-Lear Operations Corp. plans to invest more than $2.2 million to expand and upgrade its manufacturing facility here, adding more than 285 jobs. MORE

AUSTIN, TX-LED Illumination Direct and Seesmart LED are planning to build a new plant in Texas to assemble LED lighting for residential, commercial and industrial applications. MORE

MILWAUKEE-Talgo Inc. has selected the former Tower Automotive facility here for a new plant to assemble high-speed trains. MORE

TOKYO-Mitsubishi Electric Corp. plans to triple production of solar cells in two years to meet demand for renewable energy. MORE

CLEVELAND-Ford is adding 60 new jobs to their Cleveland Engine Plant No. 1 in Brook Park. MORE

AUSTIN, TX- Yingli Green Energy Americas Inc. is considering Austin, TX, and Phoenix for a large solar panel manufacturing plant and its North American headquarters. MORE

TOLEDO, OH-Several hundred laid-off workers from GM’s power train assembly plant here will soon be headed back to the assembly line. MORE

TUSTIN, CA-LightWorks Optics Inc., an assembler of custom precision optical components, will open a new 14,000-square-foot office and manufacturing facility here. MORE

CHATTANOOGA, TN-Workers began installing 398 robots inside Volkswagen’s new assembly plant here. MORE

GEORGETOWN, KY-Toyota’s president told workers at the automaker’s assembly plant here that the company is at a “crossroads” and needs to rethink its operations to win customers back. MORE