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BEIJING—American Public Media’s Marketplace has been allowed to shoot a short news clip showing the process of iPads being assembled at Foxconn’s Longhua facility in Shenzhen, China.

TROY, MI—Viper Networks Inc. and three joint-venture partners will build an LED assembly plant in Washington, DC.

HUDSON, MA—A former Intel engineer has pleaded guilty to stealing hundreds of millions of dollars worth of data from the chip giant before leaving the company for a competitor.

ROBINSON, TX—PRUF LED, a manufacturer of energy-efficient lighting, is moving assembly jobs from China to a new facility here.

DETROIT—The global market for rechargeable batteries is projected to reach $21.4 billion by 2017, according to a report by Global Industry Analysts.

BEIJING—Apple Inc. has agreed to work with partner Foxconn to tackle wage and working condition violations at the Chinese assembly plants that make its popular products.

CLEVELAND, TN—Procter & Gamble Duracell will invest $36 million over the next three years in its two assembly plants here, create 60 to 80 additional jobs.

 

COLUMBUS, GA—NCR Corp. has unveiled its second assembly plant here, which will bring more than 300 new jobs to the Chattahoochee Valley.

RICHARDSON, TX—Benning Power Electronics Inc., a manufacturer of power conversion systems, has opened a new, 68,000-square-foot assembly plant here.

MAUMEE, OH—Applied Energy Technologies, a supplier of solar mounting gear, has opened a new assembly plant here.