The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) reports that the U.S. manufacturing sector grew for a sixth straight month in January. More

New Era Cap Co. — a Buffalo-based maker of Major League Baseball hats — has chosen its western New York plant to survive as the company's sole U.S. production facility. More

Nearly half (47%) of survey respondents to the PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Manufacturing Barometer are optimistic about the 12-month outlook for the U.S. More

The Commerce Department’s report of 5.7 percent annual growth in the fourth quarter of 2009 was the fastest pace since 2003. More

Ford Motor Co. is investing nearly $400 million in order to build the next-generation of its Explorer sport utility vehicle. More

General Motors announced plans today to design and manufacture electric motors, the first of which are to debut in 2013. More

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday that for the first time in American history, government workers make up the majority (51.5 percent) of all union members More

The U.S. Labor Department has awarded $190 million in green-jobs training grants to 34 states as part of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. More

A C$7 billion green energy investment by a consortium led by South Korea's Samsung C&T Corp will make the Canadian province a leader in renewable energy technology. More

Confluence Solar Inc. has announced plans to build a $200 million solar manufacturing facility in East Tennessee. More

Lithium-ion battery-maker EnerDel today announced the company will locate its newest manufacturing operation in Hancock County and create 500 more jobs. More

29 percent of manufacturing companies with more than 1,000 employees say they have seen no impact at all on their business due to the recession. More

Credit counseling company Greenpath Inc. has been given approval by the city of Farmington Hills, Michigan, to build a 100,000-square-foot headquarters facility. More

The Conference Board has just reported that U.S. productivity grew 2.5 percent (in per hour terms) in 2009. More

Dorel Juvenile Group, which makes child car seats and strollers, plans to expand its operations in southern Indiana. More

A $175 million expansion at DuPont Co.’s plant in Circleville in central Ohio is expected to create 70 jobs in the solar panel industry More

The U.S. Commerce Department’s Economic Development Administration announced that it would make nearly $37 million in grants available to help communities suffering from the adverse effects of import competition develop ways to more effectively compete in the global economy. More

The United States remains the world’s science and technology leader, but other countries are gaining ground. More

The Commerce Department reported Thursday that business inventories rose by 0.4 percent in November. More

The Manufacturers Alliance/MAPI's December 2009 composite index rose to 57 percent from 38 percent in September More