Volvo is closing a plant in Ashville, North Carolina that manufactures components for final assembly of its cars and trucks. The work will be moved to three other existing factories, two of which are outside the United States. Only the assembly of cabs for motor graders will still be done in the US, [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Daimler AG, maker of Mercedes-Benz cars, is shifting production of its C-class from Sindelfingen to its plant in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The Alabama plant will begin producing the C-class in 2014, when a new version is due to be introduced. The company expects to save 2000 Euros per car produced thanks to a cheaper [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Cincinnati has lost 14% of its manufacturing jobs over the last two years, contributing to Ohio’s overall loss which is among the highest in the nation. Over the last two years, Ohio has lost 6% of its manufacturers. The hardest hit sector has been transportation equipment manufacturing, which includes the auto industry, and [...]
Continue reading...Friday, October 9, 2009
BMW is adding two additional shifts at its plant in Greer, South Carolina. Former BMW employees will be contacted first to see if they are still available to work before additional hiring decisions are made, the company said. The jobs have been described as temporary, citing a volatile market and the need to [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Fleetwood RV is relocating its California and Pennsylvania manufacturing operations to Decatur, Indiana, creating 300 new jobs there by 2012. The new jobs are in addition to the 650 employees the company announced last month it would hire in Decatur. The Indiana Economic Development Corporation will give Fleetwood $9 million in tax credits and $100,000 in training [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Carbon Motors will create 1,300 jobs in Connersville, Indiana. Indiana was able to lure the new plant to Indiana, beating out five other states. Atlanta, Georgia’s Carbon Motors Corporation manufactures the E7, the first purpose-built police car ever made. The E7 will only be available to law enforcement agencies.. Share This Story:
Continue reading...Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Murfreesboro, Tennessee’s Davis Groupe will begin manufacturing energy-efficient LED bulbs at its five plants in the state, creating up to 200 jobs. As a supplier to the auto industry, Davis has cut 80% of its workforce in the last year. The firm intends to offer the new jobs to its former employees first. The LED bulbs are [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Oshkosh has been awarded a $1.1 billion-with-a-”b” military contract, and will hire on new workers. The number of new jobs and the hiring time line have not been announced. Oshkosh, Wisconsin-based Oshkosh will manufacture thousands of mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicles, or MRAPs, for the Afghanistan war. The firm has held unpaid furloughs and laid off workers this year [...]
Continue reading...Sunday, June 28, 2009
General Electric will build a research center in Van Buren Township, Michigan, creating over 1,100 jobs. The Advanced Manufacturing & Software Technology Center will employ engineers and scientists in Michigan who were laid off by the auto industry. GE will invest $100 million in the site, and receive $60 million in state incentives. The General Electric Company, or [...]
Continue reading...Friday, May 15, 2009
Democratic Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen today announced a plan to bring 300 jobs to Perry County, which has one of the highest unemployment rates in the nation. With 760 unemployed residents, Perry County had an unemployment rate of 25.4% in March, the fourth highest rate among US counties. Nearly 50% of the county’s work force of [...]
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