BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) has announced a planned 2012 capital commitment program totaling about $3.9 billion--a $400 million increase over its 2011 capital spending of $3.5 billion. More

Atlanta, GA-based Connecture has announced it will create over 100 technology jobs at its Wisconsin office in Waukesha, a city located about 18 miles west of Milwaukee. More

Chicago-based Bel Brands USA has announced plans to invest about $100 million to build a new 170,000-sq.-ft. manufacturing facility in Brookings, South Dakota, anticipated to employ up to 400 workers. More

Lawmakers in Indiana’s Republican-controlled Senate voted Wednesday to make Indiana a right-to-work state. The legislation would ban unions from making workers to pay mandatory union representation fees. More

Chrysler has announced it will add 1,800 employees to its Belvidere, Illinois, plant’s workforce due to an increase in production at the facility. The new positions are expected to be filled by third quarter 2012. More

Continental Automotive Systems Inc. will relocate production of its sensors and actuators from Europe and Asia to its plant in Seguin, Texas, according to an announcement made by Gov. Rick Perry. More

Caterpillar Inc. plans to invest $33 million to expand its manufacturing facilities in Johnston County, North Carolina, and create 199 jobs. More

Newell Rubbermaid has announced it will add almost 140 full-time jobs at its Rubbermaid manufacturing facility in Mogadore, Ohio and, and invest over $25 million in those operations. More

Uniscite Inc., a maker of plastic films, has announced it plans to construct a $70 million plant in Laurens County, South Carolina, and create up to 100 jobs. More

American Vegetable Soybean and Edamame Inc. (AVS) has announced it will open a new edamame processing facility in Mulberry, Arkansas. More

General Motors (GM) has announced it will start construction next week on a new $200 million stamping facility at its existing Arlington, Texas, manufacturing complex. The plant is expected to create about 180 jobs. More

Xerox Corporation will establish a call center in Webster, NY, and create 500 jobs over the next two years according to an announcement made by Gov. Andrew Cuomo. More

The Humana Cares division of Louisville-based Humana Inc. will create 149 jobs at its St. Petersburg, FL, operations to handle the firm’s expansion of national care management programs. More

Pacific Edge Diagnostics, Ltd. plans to open its first U.S. franchise in Hershey, PA, to market its bladder cancer detection test. The Dunedin, New Zealand-based company expects to hire 100 people in Pennsylvania over the next three years. More

Window manufacturer Weather Shield is planning on creating 125 to 175 new jobs in Ladysmith, Wisconsin, this year according to the city's mayor, Daniel Gudis. More

Tessy Plastics LLC will invest $4.8 million to expand its facility in Lynchburg, Virginia, and create 60 new jobs according to an announcement by Gov. Bob McDonnell. More

The official opening of Pinnacle Foods Group’s 17,000-sq.-ft. expansion to its Fort Madison, Iowa, canned meat factory is being celebrated along with the addition of 65 jobs to the city’s workforce. More

InvaGen Pharmaceuticals Inc. soon will begin refitting a 250,000-sq.-ft.-facility in Islip, NY; a move expected to double its workforce and eventually add nearly 400 jobs to the region. More

EXODUS Machines of Superior, Wisconsin, has sealed a deal to manufacture and supply material-handling machines for sale through Caterpillar's global distribution network. More

Vaughan-Bassett Furniture Co. has announced it will open a new factory in Galax, Virginia, in March and expand its existing Galax plant thanks to exceedingly strong sales. More