DETROIT—General Motors and LG Chem will form a joint venture company to mass-produce batteries for electric vehicles. Together, the companies will invest up to $2.3 billion in the company, which will establish an assembly plant on a greenfield site in the Lordstown area of Northeast Ohio. The project is expected to create more than 1,100 new jobs.

WASHINGTON—House Democrats have reached an agreement with the White House to strengthen labor, environmental, pharmaceutical and enforcement provisions in President Trump’s North American trade pact, a significant development that moves the president’s signature trade deal closer to becoming law.

UZWIL, Switzerland—Bühler Group has officially trained 8,000 apprentices globally over a 100-year history of vocational training.

KIRA, Uganda—Chinese electronics company ENGO Holdings has launched a computer and mobile phone assembly and manufacturing plant in Uganda.

CHATTANOOGA, TN—Volkswagen of America has started construction on its $800 million electric vehicle production facility here that will include battery pack assembly.

SANDY, UT—Spectrum Plastics Group doubled the size of its manufacturing facility for vascular technology here to 100,000 square feet as part of an expansion expected to create 100 jobs.

MONTGOMERY, AL—Hyundai executives recently announced plans to add a new vehicle to the production lineup as part of a $410 million expansion project that will create 200 jobs at the company's manufacturing plant here.

LITCHFIELD, MN—Doosan Bobcat recently announced a $26 million expansion that will triple the workforce and size of the manufacturing plant.

INDIANAPOLIS—Eli Lilly & Co. recently announced that it will create 100 new jobs here as a result of investing $400 million in manufacturing facilities at the company's Lilly Technology Center campus.