LANSING, MI—General Motors is adding a third shift and will create more than 500 hourly and salaried jobs at its Grand River assembly plant here to meet expected demand for the 2016 Chevrolet Camaro.
LIBERTY, SC—Cornell Dubilier, a manufacturer of power capacitors, has deployed two Baxter collaborative robots at its assembly plant here to streamline its labeling and inspection processes.
BOSTON—More manufacturers are bringing production back to the U.S. in an effort to cut costs and move closer to customers, according to the latest figures from the Boston Consulting Group. Seventeen percent of manufacturers are moving operations back to the U.S., up from 13 percent in 2013.
KENTWOOD, MI—ETO Magnetic Corp., a manufacturer of electromagnetic actuators and solenoids for the auto industry and industrial applications, plans to hire 15 to 20 workers after it moves into a new assembly plant here this fall.
SENATOBIA, MS—ABB is locating a new assembly operation here for low-voltage electrical products. The project will create 200 new jobs by its third year of operation, with another 100 expected to be added by the fifth year.
WEST CARROLLTON, OH—Medical device manufacturer NuVasive will invest $45 million over the next two years to establish a new assembly plant here, creating 200 jobs.
MOBILE, AL—Airbus Americas is looking to fill several positions at its new assembly plant here. Job openings include quality inspectors, a quality conformance specialist, and aircraft mechanics. Applications are being accepted until Jan. 12.
LANSING, MI—General Motors plans to spend $1 billion in Michigan over the next 15 years while reaching a pact with the Snyder administration to cap the value of state business tax credits it receives. GM is the last of the Detroit 3 automakers to negotiate a limit on the Michigan Economic Growth Authority, or MEGA, credits first awarded in 2009 during former Gov. Jennifer Granholm’s administration.
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