NEWTON, IA—Workers at a wind turbine blade manufacturing plant here are seeking to join a union citing concerns over safety and workplace conditions.

SEATTLE—Boeing machinists soundly rejected an eight-year labor contract extension on Wednesday that would have let them build the company’s newest jetliner in Washington, a historic decision that could forever alter the course of Boeing's 97-year presence in the state.

LAFAYETTE, IN—Toyota will reportedly discontinue assembling the Camry at Subaru Indiana Automotive’s plant here in 2017.

NORTH CHARLESTON, SC—Boeing broke ground on another assembly plant here Tuesday. The facility will make jet engine air inlets and could one day be expanded to make a variety of propulsion components.

FREEMONT, CA—At least three workers at the Tesla Motors assembly plant here were hurt Wednesday when hot metal was ejected from a malfunctioning aluminum casting press.

MANTACHIE, MS—Automotive supplier Toyota Boshoku is adding 180 jobs at its assembly plant here. The company is investing $21 million at the plant, which makes seat components and door panels for the Toyota Corolla.

MEMPHIS, TN—Electrolux North America today announced that it has begun production at its first appliance assembly plant here.

FOREST, MS—Raytheon is expanding its radar manufacturing facility here as it anticipates growth in the airborne radar and electronic warfare markets. The defense contractor plans to add 20,000 square feet of space and increase its workforce by 150 employees.

LONGUEUIL, QC—Pratt & Whitney Canada will invest $275 million during the next five years to build a new facility here to make complex components for jet engines.