December 7,  2011

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Mercedes produces 1.5 millionth Alabama-made vehicle

Mercedes begins expansion in Alabama

Louisiana's Next Autoworks project officially dead

Manufacturing on a roll; Oklahoma leads pack

Manufacturing jobs rebound sharply in S.C.

Chattanooga gets job push, unemployment down almost a point

St. Louis Post-Dispatch courts Mercedes after embarrassing Alabama immigration law event

Sweeney, Randle weigh in on Alabama immigration law

Kia's effect on Alabama and Georgia

Japanese auto parts manufacturer to locate plant in Kentucky

Forbes' best states for business

Louisiana jumps 14 spots in Forbes' 'best states' ranking

New megasite being readied in Northeast Florida

Sam Dong opening second facility in rural Tennessee

Israeli auto parts supplier to set up plant in Auburn, Ala.

Caterpillar moving plant to North America from Japan

Toyota celebrates 25 years at Georgetown, Ky.

GM bringing back assembly to Spring Hill, Tenn. plant; 1,900 jobs

GM's retooling of Arlington, Tex. plant on schedule

Toyota era begins in Mississippi

Toyota supplier opens in Mississippi

Caterpillar opens $426 million Winston-Salem, N.C. plant

Kumho Tire plant in Macon delayed again

Kia celebrates second year of assembly in west Georgia

Steit USA Armoring hiring 50 in S.C.

Alabama ties Michigan, Minnesota for steepest drop in unemployment rate

West Tennessee adds more jobs than any TVA region in 2011

U.S. manufacturers book most orders since 2008

Southern-built, foreign-owned and exported worldwide

Auto parts supplier adding 64 jobs in rural N.C.

Stamping operation expanding in Kentucky

Cummins expands in Charleston, S.C.

Bosch Rexroth expands in upstate S.C.

Honda hiring at its Alabama assembly plant

Titan Tire purchases former Goodyear plant in Union City, Tenn.

5,000 wait in line for 1,600 Nissan jobs in Tennessee

La.-based Entergy CEO wants to deal with global warming now

Port of Savannah deepening clears hurdle

Kongsberg Automotive expands in S.C.

Another BMW parts supplier expanding

FMC Lithium investing $50M in electric car battery plant

Auto supplier creating 150 jobs in Dunlap, Tenn.

Texas tops business climate honors

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