PORTLAND, OR-A large order for military line-haul tractors will keep Daimler Trucks’ assembly plant here open for at least another year. The plant had been scheduled for closure in June 2010, but the U.S. Army’s order for 1,780 Freightliner-based tractors will keep the facility open. MORE
EVANSVILLE, IN-Toyota reported today that production of the Highlander sport-utility vehicle began this week at its truck complex near here. The assembly line was adjusted to handle the midsize SUV after the Tundra full-size pickup was moved to Toyota’s plant in San Antonio. MORE
WAUSAU, WI-Norlen Inc. plans to reopen a shuttered manufacturing site here, expanding operations and adding up to 30 jobs by February. The plant will house automated painting, assembly and distribution equipment for metal parts, as well as manufacturing lines for boats and other fiberglass products. MORE
FORSYTH COUNTY, NC-Dell Inc. plans to close it North Carolina assembly plant
in 2010 in response to overseas competition and weakening desktop computer
demand. MORE
STUTTGART, Germany-Daimler is planning
a 1,000-vehicle trial production run of its new smart fortwo electric car, in
anticipation of going into full commercial production in 2012. MORE
HILLSBORO, OR-SolarWorld AG wants to build a new manufacturing facility for the production of crystalline solar power modules at its plant here by 2011. MORE
GREENVILLE, SC-An electric bus maker from Colorado is considering the Greenville area for a new factory that would employ 500 people in three years. The plant would make hybrid-electric and all-electric buses and would need assemblers, electricians, mechanics, welders and composite workers. MORE
WASECA, MN-Emerson Network Power Connectivity Solutions will add 90 positions to its assembly plant here. Emerson assembles products for telecommunications, security, telemetry and cable television. MORE
THOMAS TOWNSHIP, MI-Georgia-based Suniva Inc. will invest $250 million in a new solar manufacturing facility here. Suniva will create 500 new jobs over the next five years, subject to receiving a Department of Energy loan guarantee. MORE
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