JACKSON CENTER, OH--After delivering a record number of RVs in 2017, Airstream is expanding production to meet growing demand for its silver travel trailers. The company is investing $40 million and hiring 300 employees for its new production plant here.
HONG KONG--AIC Motor Corp. and Daimler AG announced plans here on Sunday to build a new assembly plant in China for Mercedes-Benz vehicles. The exact location of the production base was not disclosed.
INDIANAPOLIS—Indiana has 85,000 unfilled jobs because employers can’t find skilled workers. To help solve that problem, the state spends some $1 billion annually on workforce development programs.
WASHINGTON—The Commerce Department has proposed a 24 percent global tariff on steel shipments coming into the U.S. and a 7.7 tariff on imported aluminum.
BLUE SPRINGS, MO—Tier 1 supplier Faurecia will spend $60 million to build a new assembly plant here. The 250,000-square-foot factory will produce door and instrument panels and is expected to employ 300 people.
FORT WAYNE, IN--ElringKlinger is planning a $23 million expansion of its factory here. The company makes automotive cylinder and head gaskets, as well as components for lithium-ion batteries and fuel cells. It plans to add $20.6 million in manufacturing, logistics and information technology equipment, resulting in the creation of 120 new jobs.
BASILDON, England--Have you ever wondered how New Holland builds its tractors? Take a picture tour of the company's state-of-the-art plant in this British town.
WASHINGTON—The number of major work stoppages involving 1,000 or more strikers dropped to seven last year from 15 in 2016—the second lowest number since 1947.
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