CLEVELAND, NC—Daimler North America is seeking tax incentives to support plans to build a $38 million logistics center for its assembly plant here, which makes Freightliner trucks.
COLUMBUS, IN—Daiei Inc., a Japan-based manufacturer of industrial machinery components, plans to invest $3.35 million to lease, renovate and equip its first North American manufacturing operation here. Daiei will produce forklift pillars and other components for Toyota Industrial Equipment Manufacturing, which is also based in Columbus.
DEARBORN, MI—The UAW’s tentative agreement with Ford outlines a $9-billion commitment to its U.S. plants and commitment to create or retain 8,500 jobs over the next four years with new vehicles, engines and transmissions planned.
DEARBORN, MI—Ford Motor Co. is offering U.S. factory workers a hefty $10,000 in bonuses if they back a new labor pact reached on Friday with the UAW, an agreement that is far richer than deals cut at rivals General Motors Co. and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles last month.
DETROIT—A majority of General Motors Co. hourly production workers have supported a tentative agreement with the UAW, but ratification has hit a snag. A majority of skilled trades voted against the contract, and that could potentially send the union and automaker back to the bargaining table.
WARREN, MI—General Motors is collaborating with DTE Energy to build a new 800-kilowatt solar array at its Warren Transmission plant here. The 2,800 solar panels will generate clean electricity that will go back to the grid.
DAYTON, OH—Vistek Medical, a contract manufacturer of medical implants and components, will relocate its manufacturing operation to a larger facility here. The expansion will include new five-axis milling machines, electrical discharge machining centers, and expanded finishing and packaging capabilities.
CHATTANOOGA, TN—The UAW is seeking a new election at Volkswagen’s assembly plant here, but this time for a smaller unit of employees than in early 2014. A filing with the National Labor Relations Board says that UAW Local 42 will seek an election on Nov. 5 and 6. The election will involve only the 164 full- and part-time maintenance, or skilled trades, employees at the plant.