Articles tagged with plant
Tue, May 22, 2012
Blast at Illinois electric parts plant kills one
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A powerful explosion at a manufacturing plant in a Chicago suburb on Tuesday killed one worker and injured 12 people, including some ...
Mon, May 21, 2012
Future of German Opel plant uncertain after 2014
By Andreas Cremer
BOCHUM/BERLIN, Germany (Reuters) - The head of German carmaker Opel, under pressure from parent General Motors
Mon, May 21, 2012
Future of German Opel plant uncertain after 2014
By Andreas Cremer
BOCHUM/BERLIN, Germany (Reuters) - The head of German carmaker Opel, under pressure from parent General Motors'
Mon, May 21, 2012
Opel CEO faces workers over possible plant closure
FRANKFURT, Germany (Reuters) - The head of General Motors
Fri, May 18, 2012
Small fire breaks out at ADM plant in Illinois
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A small fire broke out at one of agribusiness giant Archer Daniel Midland Co's plants in Decatur, Illinois, on Friday morning ...
Thu, May 17, 2012
GM chooses UK plant over Germany for new Astra
By Rhys Jones
LONDON (Reuters) - General Motors Co
Tue, May 15, 2012
Second shift to start at GM Michigan Cadillac plant
DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Co will start a second shift in July with 600 workers at the Lansing, Michigan, plant that will make the ...
Tue, May 15, 2012
Excelerate to build first floating U.S. LNG export plant
By Edward McAllister
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Excelerate Energy, the U.S. liquefied natural gas company founded by Oklahoma billionaire George Kaiser, said on Tuesday ...
Tue, May 15, 2012
Insight: In Europe, carmakers talk plant closures
By Jennifer Clark
GENEVA/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Under the lights of the Geneva motor show in March, Europe's top auto executives boasted about the ...
Sun, May 13, 2012
Shell says Arrow Gladstone LNG plant still on
ADELAIDE (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell
Wed, May 09, 2012
GM begins new attempt to sell French gearbox plant
PARIS (Reuters) - General Motors
Mon, May 07, 2012
"Pink slime" label forces beef plant closures
(Reuters) - The top U.S. producer of ammonia-treated beef that critics called "pink slime" said on Monday it will close three of its four ...
Fri, May 04, 2012
Japan switches off last nuclear power plant; will it cope?
By Aaron Sheldrick
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan shuts down its last working nuclear power reactor this weekend just over a year after a tsunami scarred ...
Wed, May 02, 2012
Plant study flags dangers of warming world
By Nina Chestney
LONDON (Reuters) - Plants are flowering faster than scientists predicted in response to climate change, research in the United States showed on ...
Tue, May 01, 2012
Caterpillar workers strike; rejected signing bonus
By John D. Stoll
(Reuters) - About 800 workers at a Caterpillar Inc plant in Joliet, Illinois went on strike early Tuesday morning less than ...
Tue, May 01, 2012
China's SMIC buying Hiroshima DRAM plant an option for Elpida: Nikkei
TOKYO (Reuters) - China's Hony Capital plans to sell or outsource the operations at Elpida Memory's Hiroshima DRAM plant to Semiconductor Manufacturing International ...
Mon, April 30, 2012
Chevron Phillips to build chemical plant in Texas
(Reuters) - Chevron Phillips Chemical Co said on Monday it will build a new chemical plant at its facility in Old Ocean, Texas.
The company ...
Fri, April 27, 2012
Workers protest at Foxconn plant in China
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Workers at a Chinese factory owned by Foxconn, Apple Inc's main manufacturer, threatened to jump off the roof of a building ...
Thu, April 26, 2012
India's Strides buys U.S.-approved drug making plant
(Reuters) - Indian drugmaker Strides Arcolab said its unit acquired a U.S. compliant sterile drugs manufacturing plant for 1.25 billion rupees ($23.76 ...
Mon, April 23, 2012
New York's Nassau County lease of sewer plant faces hurdles
By Joan Gralla
(Reuters) - New York's Nassau County taps the debt market this week, with plans to lease its sewer system for nearly ...
Mon, April 23, 2012
Volkswagen to invest $225 million in new Chinese plant
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Volkswagen
Sat, April 21, 2012
Glencore restarts output at shut Zambia plant
LUSAKA (Reuters) - Glencore International's
Thu, April 19, 2012
Ford invests $760 million for new China plant, more capacity
By Ben Klayman
HANGZHOU, China (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co
Thu, April 19, 2012
Feature: Portuguese plant seeds to cope with crisis
By Daniel Alvarenga
ALFANDEGA DA FE, Portugal (Reuters) - Disillusioned by the unfulfilled promise of the cities and feeling stifled by tough austerity measures aimed ...
Mon, April 16, 2012
U.S. regulators approve Cheniere LNG export plant
By Edward McAllister and Ayesha Rascoe
(Reuters) - U.S. regulators on Monday approved the country's first liquefied natural gas export plant in nearly ...
Mon, April 16, 2012
Cheniere to raise up to $4 billion in debt for Louisiana plant
(Reuters) - Cheniere Energy Partners LP
Mon, April 09, 2012
Sharp in talks with Toppan, Dai Nippon for Sakai plant
OSAKA, Japan (Reuters) - Sharp Corp, Japan's last major fabricator of liquid crystal displays for televisions, said on Tuesday it was in talks with ...
Fri, April 06, 2012
No timetable for restarting California nuclear plant: Jaczko
By Alex Dobuzinskis
DANA POINT, California (Reuters) - The top U.S. nuclear official said on Friday his agency has not set any timetable for ...
Tue, April 03, 2012
Toshiba to build new NAND chip plant: media
TOKYO (Reuters) - Toshiba Corp plans to build a new NAND flash memory plant in Japan as early as this summer as demand for mobile ...
Sat, March 31, 2012
GM faces huge costs if Bochum plant shut: works leader
By Andreas Cremer
Bochum, Germany (Reuters) - Labor leaders at loss-making European car maker Opel have warned parent company General Motors
Sat, March 31, 2012
Honda committed to Thailand as flood-hit plant restarts
By Sinsiri Tiwutanond
AYUTTHAYA, Thailand, March 31 - Honda Motor Co <7267.T>, Japan's third-largest car maker, officially resumed production on Saturday at its plant in ...
Fri, March 30, 2012
Mississippi allows Southern Co to keep building $2.8 billion coal plant
By Eileen O'Grady
(Reuters) - Mississippi utility regulators on Friday voted to allow a unit of Southern Co to continue building an $2.8 ...
Fri, March 30, 2012
Ford to invest $1.3 billion in northern Mexico plant
By Tomas Sarmiento
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - U.S. carmaker Ford Motor Co
Fri, March 30, 2012
U.S. farmers to plant the most corn in 75 years
By Tom Polansek and Charles Abbott
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. farmers will plant the most corn in 75 years to cash in on higher ...
Thu, March 29, 2012
"Pink slime" producer allows tour of plant to bolster image
SOUTH SIOUX CITY, Neb (Reuters) - A maker of the hamburger filler branded by critics as "pink slime" on Thursday allowed three state governors supportive ...
Thu, March 29, 2012
"Pink slime" producer allows tour of plant to bolster image
SOUTH SIOUX CITY, Neb (Reuters) - A maker of the hamburger filler branded by critics as "pink slime" on Thursday allowed three state governors supportive ...
Thu, March 29, 2012
Apple CEO visits Foxconn's iPhone plant in China
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Apple Inc's Tim Cook, on his first trip to China as the chief executive officer, has visited an iPhone production plant ...
Wed, March 28, 2012
Opel skirts plant closures to avoid labor brawl
By Christiaan Hetzner
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - European carmaker Opel avoided conflict with the unions on its board on Wednesday, preferring to return to the negotiating ...
Tue, March 27, 2012
Sharp to announce deal with Sony on Sakai plant
TOKYO (Reuters) - Sharp Corp, which is in a partnership with Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Industry on LCDs, said on Wednesday it will announce ...
Thu, March 22, 2012
Exclusive: UAW steps up bid to organize VW U.S. plant: sources
By Bernie Woodall and Deepa Seetharaman
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn./DETROIT (Reuters) - The United Auto Workers union is soliciting signatures of support from workers at Volkswagen ...
Thu, March 22, 2012
Opel to submit plant closure plan to board: sources
By Christiaan Hetzner and Ben Klayman
FRANKFURT/DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors'
Thu, March 22, 2012
Volkswagen to add 800 workers at Tennessee plant
By Bernie Woodall
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (Reuters) - Volkswagen AG will add 800 jobs at its only U.S. plant to increase production of the Passat ...
Thu, March 22, 2012
Warmest March ever drives farmers to plant early
By Michael Hirtzer
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Ethan Cox is sowing corn on his 5,000-acre Illinois farm earlier than ever this year, betting that the ...
Tue, March 20, 2012
Please don't plant the daisies - or we'll sue
By Jason McLure
LITTLETON, New Hampshire (Reuters) - Growing even faster than the daisies and daffodils Kimberly Bois planted outside her condo unit in memory ...
Sun, March 18, 2012
Kia Motors says to suspend U.S. plant; shares drop
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean carmaker Kia Motors <000270.KS> said on Monday that it would suspend production at its U.S. plant on Monday and Tuesday ...
Mon, March 12, 2012
First Solar to build new solar plant for NRG
(Reuters) - First Solar Inc will build a 26-megawatt solar power plant for power producer NRG Energy Inc in Arizona under the latest deal between ...
Mon, February 27, 2012
Glaxo recalls hypertension drug made at Novartis plant
(Reuters) - GlaxoSmithKline has recalled 394,230 bottles of its DynaCirc CR hypertension drug from the U.S. market after the manufacturer, Novartis, reported inconsistent ...
Mon, February 20, 2012
French steel workers occupy ArcelorMittal plant
FLORANGE, France (Reuters) - Workers at an idled ArcelorMittal
Wed, February 15, 2012
Apple iPad plant conditions better than the norm: agency
By Terril Yue Jones
BEIJING (Reuters) - Working conditions at Chinese manufacturing plants where Apple Inc's iPads and iPhones are made are far better ...
Thu, February 09, 2012
NRC approves first new nuclear plant in a generation
By Ayesha Rascoe
ROCKVILLE, Maryland (Reuters) - Regulators on Thursday approved plans to build the first new nuclear power plant in the U.S. in ...
Thu, February 09, 2012
U.S. approves first new nuclear plant in a generation
By Ayesha Rascoe
ROCKVILLE, Maryland (Reuters) - U.S. regulators on Thursday approved plans to build the first new nuclear power plant in more than ...
Tue, February 07, 2012
Radioactive element found in fish far from Vermont nuclear plant
(Reuters) - Trace amounts of a radioactive element found in fish near the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant have now been found in bass in ...
Fri, February 03, 2012
Caterpillar to close London, Ont. locomotive plant
(Reuters) - Caterpillar Inc has decided to close its Electro-Motive locomotive plant in London, Ontario, and lay off at least 450 workers following several months ...
Wed, February 01, 2012
California Nuclear plant shuts down reactor as precaution
By Steve Gorman
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - One of two reactors at the San Onofre nuclear power station in Southern California was shut down on ...
Thu, January 19, 2012
Plant compounds tied to fewer heart deaths
By Amy Norton
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Older adults who get a moderate amount of certain plant compounds in their diets are less likely ...
Mon, January 16, 2012
Samsung plans $1 billion debt sale to fund U.S. chip plant
SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co <005930.KS> said on Monday its U.S. operation plans to sell around $1 billion in bonds, its first major overseas ...
Mon, January 16, 2012
Thousands of workers protest at Sanyo's China plant
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Thousands of Chinese workers protesting over compensation and job security at a Sanyo Electric Co Ltd plant clashed with police in ...
Sat, January 14, 2012
Honda may spend $650 million to restore Thai plant: report
TOKYO (Reuters) - Honda Motor Co <7267.T> will completely overhaul its flood-hit factory in Thailand in a project that could cost more than 50 billion yen ...
Fri, January 13, 2012
Alcoa rejects Rome call to keep Italy plant running
ROME (Reuters) - Aluminum giant Alcoa
Thu, January 12, 2012
BMW to invest about $900 million in U.S. plant by 2014
DETROIT (Reuters) - BMW
Mon, January 09, 2012
S.Korea's Samsung Total says to build $1.7 billion aromatic plant
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's Samsung Total Petrochemical Co Ltd said it would invest 2 trillion won ($1.72 billion) to build an aromatics ...
Sun, January 08, 2012
Nissan U.S. plant to make engines for Daimler, Infiniti
DETROIT (Reuters) - Nissan Motor Co <7201.T> and Daimler AG
Wed, January 04, 2012
Boeing to close Wichita plant, cites defense cuts
By Kyle Peterson
(Reuters) - Boeing Co
Tue, January 03, 2012
S. Korea approves Samsung's flash chip plant in China
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea said on Wednesday it had approved a plan by Samsung Electronics Co to build a flash memory chip plant in ...
Fri, December 30, 2011
Family of French implant maker planned new plant
By Jean-François Rosnoblet
MARSEILLE, France (Reuters) - The Frenchman who sparked a global health scare by selling sub-standard breast implants is listed as a consultant ...
Thu, December 29, 2011
Russian officials rattled by breach at rocket plant
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's deputy prime minister vowed Thursday to punish "sleepy" security officials after bloggers posted dozens of photos of an apparently unguarded ...
Wed, December 28, 2011
LG Display plant in eastern China hit by strike
BEIJING/SEOUL (Reuters) - Workers at an LG Display factory in eastern China have gone on strike, halting some production, the company said on Wednesday ...
Wed, December 21, 2011
U.S. rolls out tough rules on coal plant pollution
By Ayesha Rascoe and Timothy Gardner
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Wednesday unveiled the first-ever standards to slash mercury emissions from coal-fired plants ...
Tue, December 20, 2011
Google, TransCanada set solar plant deals
By Matt Daily
(Reuters) - Google Inc and TransCanada Corp announced deals to buy solar power projects on Tuesday, just days after billionaire Warren Buffett ...
Sun, December 18, 2011
Apple supplier Pegatron hit by China plant blast
By Clare Jim and Argin Chang
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Apple Inc supplier Pegatron Corp's plant in Shanghai was rocked by an explosion over the ...
Mon, December 12, 2011
GM suspends production at Cruze plant in Ohio
(Reuters) - General Motors Co suspended production on Monday afternoon at an Ohio plant that makes the Chevrolet Cruze compact car due to a supplier ...
Thu, December 08, 2011
Japan mulls $13 billion Fukushima bailout
By Linda Sieg and Kentaro Hamada
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Japanese government may inject about $13 billion into Tokyo Electric Power Co <9501.T> as early as ...
Thu, December 01, 2011
VW Chattanooga plant gets green award
(Reuters) - Volkswagen AG's new assembly plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, is the first auto plant to receive the top environmental award from the U ...
Tue, November 22, 2011
FDA warns Mylan on Puerto Rico plant violations
(Reuters) - U.S. drug regulators found "significant violations" of manufacturing regulations at Mylan Inc's Caguas, Puerto Rico, facility, according to a letter posted ...
Mon, November 21, 2011
GM, UAW tout expanded work at Tennessee auto plant
SPRING HILL, Tennessee (Reuters) - General Motors Co
Fri, October 07, 2011
Sony to close Japan plant, lay off 100 contract workers
TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Corp will merge two of its wholly owned manufacturing subsidiaries, resulting in the closure of an equipment plant north of Tokyo ...
Mon, October 03, 2011
Hundreds evacuated after Texas chemical plant fire
By Marice Richter
DALLAS (Reuters) - A large fire at a chemical plant south of Dallas that sent an enormous plume of smoke into the ...
Mon, October 03, 2011
Hundreds evacuated after Texas chemical plant fire
By Marice Richter
DALLAS (Reuters) - A large fire at a chemical plant about 30 miles south of Dallas forced the evacuation of hundreds of ...
Mon, October 03, 2011
Hundreds evacuated after Dallas-area chemical plant fire
By Marice Richter
DALLAS (Reuters) - A large fire at a chemical plant about 30 miles south of Dallas forced the evacuation of hundreds of ...
Thu, September 29, 2011
Drug bust at Boeing aircraft plant in Pennsylvania
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Thirty-seven people were arrested on Thursday in a drug bust at a Boeing plant in Pennsylvania that makes military aircraft, with the ...
Thu, September 29, 2011
Boeing drug probe took four years to be thorough: officials
By Dave Warner
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - The federal drug raid on a Boeing plant that makes key U.S. military aircraft was the culmination of ...
Wed, September 28, 2011
Nokia to cut 3,500 jobs, close Romania plant
By Tarmo Virki, European Technology Correspondent
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Nokia Oyj, the world's largest cellphone vendor by volume, is cutting 3,500 jobs in ...
Sat, September 17, 2011
Honda eyeing first Russian car plant - Nikkei
TOKYO (Reuters) - Honda Motor <7267.T> plans to set up its first assembly plant in Russia, the Nikkei business daily reported on Sunday, as Japan's ...
Tue, September 13, 2011
No Steam Plant Sale Referendum
DULUTH, MN (KDAL) - An attempt by Mayor Don Ness to put the proposed sale of the Duluth Steam Plant to a referendum vote was ...
Thu, September 08, 2011
SCE'S San Onofre nuclear plant trips Thursday
HOUSTON (Reuters)- Southern California Edison's two-unit San Onofre nuclear plant tripped offline at 3:38 p.m. PDT (2238 GMT) on Thursday, a ...
Thu, September 08, 2011
Quake shook nuclear plant twice as hard as design allowed
By Roberta Rampton
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Last month's record earthquake in the eastern United States may have shaken a Virginia nuclear plant twice as ...
Wed, September 07, 2011
Plant-rich diets tied to lower breast cancer risk
By Amy Norton
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women with diets rich in vegetables, fruit and legumes may have a somewhat decreased risk of developing ...
Wed, September 07, 2011
Plant-rich diets tied to lower breast cancer risk
By Amy Norton
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women with diets rich in vegetables, fruit and legumes may have a somewhat decreased risk of developing ...
Sun, September 04, 2011
Iran plugs first nuclear power plant into grid
By Mitra Amiri
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's first nuclear power plant has finally begun to provide electricity to the national grid, official media reported ...
Thu, September 01, 2011
Chemical plant spills detergent into Pennsylvania river
PITTSBURGH (Reuters) - About 1,000 gallons of a biodegradable detergent spilled from a chemical plant into a southwestern Pennsylvania river, killing a small number ...
Thu, September 01, 2011
East Coast quake rattled nuclear plant's waste casks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The earthquake that shook the East Coast last week rattled casks holding radioactive nuclear waste at a Virginia plant, moving them as ...
Mon, August 29, 2011
Virginia quake may have exceeded nuclear plant design
By Ayesha Rascoe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The historic earthquake that shut Dominion Resources Inc's North Anna nuclear plant in Virginia last week may have ...
Mon, August 29, 2011
Va. quake may have exceeded nuke plant design: NRC
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The historic earthquake that shut down Dominion Resources Inc's North Anna nuclear plant last week may have exceeded what the reactor ...
Sat, August 27, 2011
Exelon idles New Jersey's Oyster Creek nuclear plant
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Exelon Corp said on Saturday it took offline its Oyster Creek nuclear power plant in New Jersey as a precautionary measure ...
Thu, August 25, 2011
Federal agencies probe how Hershey plant treats foreign students
By Dave Warner
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Three federal agencies said on Thursday they were investigating complaints that foreign students on a work and travel trip ...
Tue, August 23, 2011
Virginia nuclear plant shut after quake, others unaffected
HOUSTON (Reuters) - A magnitude 5.9 earthquake on the U.S. East Coast on Tuesday forced the shutdown of two nuclear reactors at a ...
Thu, August 18, 2011
Radioactive tritium found in river near Vermont Yankee plant
By Jason McLure
LITTLETON, New Hampshire (Reuters) - The Vermont Department of Health said it has found detectable traces of radioactive tritium from the Vermont ...
Tue, August 16, 2011
Apple may invest $1 billion in Sharp LCD plant: sources
By Mayumi Negishi
TOKYO (Reuters) - Apple Inc plans to invest in a Sharp Corp factory to secure a supply of LCD screens for iPhones ...
Mon, August 15, 2011
Workers return to Nebraska nuclear plant closed by flooding
OMAHA, Neb (Reuters) - About 120 Fort Calhoun Nuclear Station employees moved back into the flooded plant's administration building on Monday.
The plant, which ...
Sun, August 14, 2011
Senator calls for utility plant worker background checks
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sen. Charles Schumer said on Sunday he would introduce legislation requiring major utility plants to run background checks on employees to ...
Tue, August 02, 2011
Navistar closing Ontario plant, cutting U.S. jobs
By A. Ananthalakshmi and Lynn Adler
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Navistar International Corp is closing an idled plant and restructuring other business that would result ...
Tue, August 02, 2011
Pockets of high radiation remind of Fukushima plant danger
TOKYO (Reuters) - Pockets of lethal levels of radiation have been detected at Japan's crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in a fresh reminder of ...
Wed, July 27, 2011
Ford to build billion dollar plant in India
MUMBAI (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co
Tue, July 26, 2011
Special report: Fukushima long ranked most hazardous plant
By Chisa Fujioka and Kevin Krolicki
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant ranked as one of the most dangerous in the world ...
Thu, July 21, 2011
Daimler to invest more than $2 billion in Alabama plant
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Daimler said on Thursday it would invest more than $2 billion in its car plant in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, to build more M-Class ...
Wed, July 20, 2011
Another Foxconn worker "falls to death" at south China plant
HONG KONG (Reuters) - A worker fell to his death at Foxconn Technology Group's manufacturing plant in southern China, local media reported on Wednesday ...
Mon, July 18, 2011
GM will not add products "solely" to cut UAW deal
By Ben Klayman
FLINT, Michigan (Reuters) - General Motors Co will not make any product commitments "solely" to achieve a deal with the United Auto ...
Thu, July 14, 2011
Government Shutdown Forces G-P To Close Duluth Plant
DULUTH, MN (KDAL) - The Georgia-Pacific board plant in Duluth was forced to close on Wednesday because of the government shutdown in Minnesota. The plant ...
Tue, June 28, 2011
AU Optronics opens Slovak plant, to offer 3,000 jobs
BRATISLAVA (Reuters) - Taiwan's AU Optronics (AUO) opened on Tuesday its second European base for production of LCD displays in Slovakia, helping recovery in ...
Tue, June 28, 2011
Regulator confident in nuclear plant flood-protections
By Michael Avok
FORT CALHOUN, Neb (Reuters) - Two Nebraska nuclear power plants have planned properly to protect themselves from the swollen Missouri River and ...
Sun, June 26, 2011
Regulator signs off on threatened nuclear plant
By Michael Avok
BROWNVILLE, Neb (Reuters) - A top regulator said on Sunday that a nuclear power plant threatened by flooding from the swollen Missouri ...
Sun, June 26, 2011
Nebraska residents shrug off flood risk to nuclear plant
By Michael Avok
BROWNVILLE, Neb (Reuters) - Residents near a nuclear plant on the rain-swollen Missouri River were largely unconcerned about any potential safety risks ...
Sat, June 18, 2011
Radiation spike halts work at Japan nuclear plant
By Hideyuki Sano
TOKYO (Reuters) - A rise in radiation halted the clean-up of radioactive water at Japan's Fukushimi nuclear power station on Saturday ...
Tue, June 14, 2011
Louisiana chemical plant hit by explosion: local media
HOUSTON (Reuters) - At least four people were injured after a New Iberia, Louisiana, chemical plant was hit by a series explosions late on Tuesday ...
Tue, June 14, 2011
Boeing, labor board lock horns over 787 plant
By Bill Rigby and Kyle Peterson
SEATTLE/CHICAGO (Reuters) - Boeing Co on Tuesday asked a court to throw out a government case that accuses ...
Tue, June 14, 2011
FDA warns Kellogg over listeria in Georgia plant
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - U.S. regulators warned Kellogg Co that they found the illness-causing bacterium listeria monocytogenes while inspecting a company cookie plant in ...
Sun, June 12, 2011
Apple store employee seeks to plant union seed
By Poornima Gupta
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - An Apple Inc store employee has started a drive to unionize retail workers in a rare move at ...
Sun, June 12, 2011
Intel seeks grant for upgrade of Israel chip plant
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Intel Corp
Fri, June 10, 2011
Boeing unveils new plant amid protest over its location
By Harriet McLeod
NORTH CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) - Boeing Co opened a new $750 million 787 Dreamliner final assembly plant on Friday in South ...
Tue, June 07, 2011
Blast at Intel Arizona microchip complex injures 7
By David Schwartz
PHOENIX (Reuters) - Seven workers at an Intel Corp microchip manufacturing complex outside Phoenix were injured by a small explosion there on ...
Fri, June 03, 2011
With new high-tech plant, Sara Lee plots growth
By Carey Gillam
KANSAS CITY, Kansas (Reuters) - Sara Lee Corp's
Thu, June 02, 2011
Groups sue to stop SunPower plant in California
By Nichola Groom
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Two conservation groups and a California resident have sued to stop construction of a SunPower Corp solar power ...
Thu, June 02, 2011
Shares of Fukushima plant operator TEPCO hit record low
TOKYO (Reuters) - Shares of Tokyo Electric Power Co <9501.T> fell to 289 yen on Thursday, the lowest level since it was listed on the stock ...
Wed, June 01, 2011
Eastern Corn Belt farmers race to plant as clouds clear
CHICAGO (Reuters) - An open stretch of warm, dry weather in the eastern Corn Belt this week is raising farmers' hopes they will be able ...
Wed, June 01, 2011
U.N. urges Japan nuclear safety overhaul after Fukushima
By Kevin Krolicki and Shinichi Saoshiro
TOKYO (Reuters) - U.N. atomic safety experts said Japan underestimated the threat from a killer wave to its ...
Wed, May 25, 2011
GM to invest $69 million in Michigan plant
DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Co plans to invest $69 million and add about 2,500 jobs at its Detroit-Hamtramck assembly plant to build the ...
Tue, May 24, 2011
Volkswagen sees U.S. plant as key to topping Toyota
By Deepa Seetharaman
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (Reuters) - Volkswagen AG on Tuesday marked the grand opening of a $1 billion U.S. assembly plant that looms ...
Mon, May 23, 2011
Volkswagen sees U.S. plant as key to unseating Toyota
By Deepa Seetharaman
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (Reuters) - In south-central Tennessee on Tuesday, Volkswagen AG marks the grand opening of a $1 billion assembly plant that ...
Sun, May 22, 2011
Foxconn confirms 3rd death at plant linked to iPad
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Foxconn Technology Co Ltd on Sunday confirmed that a third person has died following a large explosion at a plant in ...
Fri, May 20, 2011
Man near nuclear plant was not a threat: police
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A man acting erratically near a Virginia nuclear power plant was detained by police on Friday and was found to be carrying ...
Fri, May 20, 2011
Man with package near Virginia nuclear plant taken into custody
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A man acting erratically and carrying an unidentified package on a river near a Virginia nuclear power plant on Friday has been ...
Fri, May 20, 2011
Apple probes blast at Chinese plant
By Poornima Gupta
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc <AAPL.O> is investigating an explosion that killed two people, injured 16 and forced a production ...
Wed, May 18, 2011
Plant, animal extinctions often exaggerated: study
By Alister Doyle, Environment Correspondent
OSLO (Reuters) - A projected spate of extinctions of animals and plants this century may be less drastic than feared ...
Sat, May 14, 2011
Third worker dies at Japan's troubled nuclear plant
TOKYO (Reuters) - A worker at Japan's tsunami-crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant died on Saturday, plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co said, bringing ...
Fri, May 13, 2011
Bug factory to help Everglades fight plant invaders
By Shurna Robbins
MIAMI (Reuters) - Scientists are planning to scale up deployment of laboratory-bred insects to battle invading plant species that threaten to throttle ...
Fri, May 13, 2011
Radiation found in seaweed near crippled Japan plant
By Mari Saito
TOKYO (Reuters) - Seaweed collected from the coast near Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant and sewage in Tokyo have shown ...
Tue, May 10, 2011
Iran nuclear plant operates at low level in key step
By Steve Gutterman
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Iran's Bushehr nuclear power station has begun operating at a low level in a crucial step toward bringing ...
Mon, May 09, 2011
Japan nuclear plant shutdown adds new risk to economy
By Stanley White and Chang-Ran Kim
TOKYO (Reuters) - The surprise closure of another Japanese nuclear plant, this time at the power supplier to the ...
Mon, May 09, 2011
Iran doing final pre-start tests at nuclear plant
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran is conducting final tests at its first nuclear power plant and it is expected to start generating electricity in the next ...
Sun, May 08, 2011
Japan to shut nuclear plant on quake fears
By Chikako Mogi and Risa Maeda
NAGOYA/TOKYO, Japan (Reuters) - Japanese power firm Chubu Electric on Monday agreed to shut a nuclear plant until ...
Fri, May 06, 2011
Health risk from troubled Japan nuclear plant
By Mayumi Negishi and Tan Ee Lyn
TOKYO (Reuters) - Radioactive substances have been leaking from Japan's tsunami-damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant for nearly ...
Wed, May 04, 2011
GM to invest $131 million at Kentucky Corvette plant
By Ben Klayman and Bernie Woodall
DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Co <GM.N> will revamp a Kentucky factory to produce a new version of ...
Thu, April 28, 2011
Wisconsin nuclear plant on the auction block
CHICAGO (Reuters) - One of America's oldest nuclear power plants is up for sale.
Dominion Resources said on Thursday it wants to sell its ...
Thu, April 28, 2011
Kewaunee Power Plant Up for Sale
KEWAUNEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - For the second time in six years, the Kewaunee nuclear power plant is up for sale.
Dominion Resources said Thursday it ...
Thu, April 28, 2011
Alabama nuclear plant shuts safely after tornadoes
By Scott DiSavino
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The second-biggest nuclear power plant in the United States may be down for weeks after killer thunderstorms and ...
Wed, April 27, 2011
Defense Department Terminates Plan With Local GE Plant
TERRE HAUTE, IN (WIBQ) -- The Defense Department announced Monday that it notified Rolls-Royce and General Electric that it has terminated its contract for a ...
Sun, April 24, 2011
Boeing plant lapse eyed in jet tear probe: report
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. investigators suspect a manufacturing lapse at a Boeing Co plant 15 years ago could be to blame for a ...
Thu, April 21, 2011
Sharp says to make smartphone panels at TV panel plant
By Reiji Murai
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Sharp Corp said on Thursday it would start production of small display panels for use in smartphones ...
Wed, April 20, 2011
Boeing vows to fight complaint over second 787 plant
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Boeing Co <BA.N> said it would fight a National Labor Relations Board complaint originally lodged by one of its labor unions ...
Tue, April 19, 2011
Quad Graphics Closing Plant near Buffalo
SUSSEX, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin’s largest commercial printer says it will close its plant near Buffalo New York by the end of the year ...
Fri, April 15, 2011
Man arrested in bomb scare at nuclear plant
By David Schwartz
PHOENIX (Reuters) - A contractor arriving for work at the nation's largest nuclear plant was arrested early on Friday after suggesting ...
Thu, April 14, 2011
California tosses out solar power plant lawsuit
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - California's supreme court refused to consider a lawsuit filed by an influential environmental group seeking to delay construction of a ...
Tue, April 12, 2011
GM to invest $100 million in New York parts plant
By Neale Gulley
ROCHESTER, New York (Reuters) - General Motors Co <GM.N> said on Tuesday it will invest $100 million in a New York ...
Tue, April 12, 2011
Radiation from Japan plant increasingly dangerous
By Tan Ee Lyn
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Japan's crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant has so far leaked around a tenth of the amount ...
Fri, April 08, 2011
Washington nuclear plant evacuated after minor incident
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Washington state's only nuclear power plant evacuated about 25 workers after a small amount of hydrogen sprang from a pipe and ...
Wed, April 06, 2011
Democrats raise concern about nuclear plant
By Roberta Rampton and Ayesha Rascoe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic lawmakers warned a Pennsylvania nuclear power plant would be at risk of a meltdown in ...
Wed, April 06, 2011
Nearly 100 Temp Workers Laid-Off At GM Lansing Delta Township Plant
LANSING, Mich (WLMI) General Motors has laid-off 96 temporary workers at its Lansing Delta Township plant. Taking their place will be 150 laid-off GM ...
Tue, April 05, 2011
Two Tennessee workers die in sewage plant collapse
By Tim Ghianni
NASHVILLE, Tenn (Reuters) - Two workers were killed in Tennessee on Tuesday when the wall of a basin that holds up to ...
Mon, April 04, 2011
Kentucky tornado hits plant, minor injuries reported
LOUISVILLE, Ky (Reuters) - A tornado hit an auto sealing plant in southeastern Kentucky Monday, tearing a truck-sized hole into the building, but causing only ...
Sun, April 03, 2011
Pressure rising on Europe's nuclear plant owners
By Christiaan Hetzner
BERLIN (Reuters) - Some of Europe's 143 nuclear reactors are likely to fail a test simulating terrorist attacks, an EU Commissioner ...
Sun, April 03, 2011
GE CEO says will help Japan nuclear plant operator supply power
TOKYO (Reuters) - General Electric Co <GE.N>, which helped build the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant damaged by Japan's earthquake and tsunami, will ...
Fri, April 01, 2011
"Jumpers" offered big money to brave Japan's nuclear plant
By Terril Yue Jones
TOKYO (Reuters) - It's a job that sounds too good to be true -- thousands of dollars for up to an ...
Fri, April 01, 2011
Japan plans to bail out stricken nuclear plant
By Kazunori Takada and Yoko Nishikawa
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan plans to take control of Tokyo Electric Power Co, the operator of the country's ...
Thu, March 31, 2011
Japan to bail out stricken nuclear plant operator
By Kazunori Takada and Yoko Nishikawa
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan will take control of Tokyo Electric Power Co <9501.T>, the operator of a stricken ...
Thu, March 31, 2011
GM To Invest $30M In Pontiac Plant
DETROIT, Mich (WLMI) General Motors will invest over $30 million in its Pontiac Stamping Plant as the automaker gears up to launch two new ...
Thu, March 31, 2011
Whistleblower suit filed against California nuclear plant
By Marty Graham
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - A former manager at one of California's two nuclear power stations sued the facility's operators on ...
Tue, March 29, 2011
J&J recalling more Tylenol from closed plant
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson said it was recalling more than 700,000 bottles or packages of Tylenol and other consumer medicines made at ...
Tue, March 29, 2011
Japan finds plutonium in soil at stricken nuclear plant
By Chizu Nomiyama and Kazunori Takada
TOKYO (Reuters) - Plutonium found in soil at the Fukushima nuclear complex heightened alarm on Tuesday over Japan's ...
Tue, March 29, 2011
Corrected: Engineers knew tsunami could overwhelm Fukushim plant
(In eighth paragraph below the subheadline PREVENTION NOT CURE, corrects target date for 50 percent of power from nuclear to 2030, not June 2010 ...
Mon, March 28, 2011
Indian Point nuclear plant a fire risk: New York
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Indian Point nuclear power plant has sought more than 100 exemptions from the fire code that could make it difficult ...
Mon, March 28, 2011
Smoke seen, controlled at New Hampshire nuclear plant
BOSTON (Reuters) - Smoke billowing from an equipment elevator at a New Hampshire nuclear plant briefly triggered an "unusual event" on Monday but did not ...
Mon, March 28, 2011
China plant manager held in lead poisoning case
BEIJING (Reuters) - The general manager of a battery plant in eastern China faces environmental pollution charges after lead emissions from the plant poisoned nearly ...
Mon, March 28, 2011
Highly radioactive water leaks from Japanese nuclear plant
By Kiyoshi Takenaka and Yoko Kubota
TOKYO (Reuters) - Highly radioactive water has leaked from a reactor at Japan's crippled nuclear complex, the plant ...
Sun, March 27, 2011
U.S. nuclear plant says shielded against Japan emergency
By Matthew Bigg
BROWNS FERRY, Alabama (Reuters) - A U.S. nuclear plant in Alabama similar in design to the earthquake-hit Fukushima facility in Japan ...
Sat, March 26, 2011
Ford to idle Belgian plant to conserve parts
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co <F.N> will idle its auto plant in Genk, Belgium, for five days starting April 4, to conserve parts ...
Fri, March 25, 2011
China battery plant poisons more than 100 villagers
BEIJING (Reuters) - Lead emissions from a battery plant in eastern China have poisoned more than 100 villagers, including 35 children, state news agency Xinhua ...
Fri, March 25, 2011
U.S. nuclear plant costs may soar after Japan quake
By Scott Malone and Eileen O'Grady
BOSTON/HOUSTON (Reuters) - The crisis at Japan's Fukushima plant could hit the U.S. nuclear-power industry ...
Fri, March 25, 2011
Radiation fears mount again in Japan after plant workers injured
By Mayumi Negishi and Kazunori Takada
TOKYO (Reuters) - Radiation fears escalated in Japan on Friday after workers suffered burns as they tried to cool ...
Wed, March 23, 2011
Japan atom plant worker received high radiation: IAEA
VIENNA (Reuters) - One of the workers struggling to avert a disaster at Japan's crippled nuclear plant was exposed to a high radiation dose ...
Tue, March 22, 2011
U.S. blocks milk, produce from Japan near nuclear plant
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will block imports of milk and fresh produce from areas of Japan near a crippled nuclear power plant, the ...
Tue, March 22, 2011
New York nuke plant seismic review gets top priority
By Dan Wiessner
ALBANY, New York (Reuters) - U.S. regulators have promised to make the Indian Point nuclear power plant near New York City ...
Tue, March 22, 2011
Explosion at chemical plant kills two workers
By Steve Robrahn
LOUISVILLE, Ky (Reuters) - Firefighters were letting a chemical plant fire burn itself out on Tuesday after an explosion killed two workers ...
Tue, March 22, 2011
Japan fights crippled nuclear plant, radiation fears
By Risa Maeda and Kazunori Takada
TOKYO (Reuters) - Rising temperatures around the core of one of the reactors at Japan's quake-crippled nuclear plant ...
Fri, March 18, 2011
New York state seeks risk review of nuclear plant
By Michelle Nichols
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A review of the earthquake threat and other safety risks posed by a New York nuclear plant must ...
Thu, March 17, 2011
GM to shut Louisiana plant due to parts shortage
DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Co <GM.N> said it would temporarily idle its pick-up truck plant in Louisiana due to a parts shortage stemming ...
Thu, March 17, 2011
New York nuclear plant's future shaky as fears grow
By Matt Daily
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New worries about a New York nuclear plant's vulnerability to earthquakes could hand the state's governor ...
Thu, March 17, 2011
Japan a robot power everywhere except at nuclear plant
By Jon Herskovitz
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan may build robots to play the violin, run marathons and preside over weddings, but it has not deployed ...
Wed, March 16, 2011
Japan scrambles to save nuclear plant
By Shinichi Saoshiro and Chisa Fujioka
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's nuclear crisis appeared to be spinning out of control on Wednesday after workers withdrew ...
Wed, March 16, 2011
U.S. forces kept away from Japan nuclear plant area
By Phil Stewart
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military on Wednesday ordered troops to stay at least 50 miles away from a crippled Japanese ...
Wed, March 16, 2011
U.S. forces kept 50 miles away from Japan nuke plant
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. forces in Japan are not allowed within 50 miles of Japan's crippled nuclear power plant, the Pentagon on Wednesday ...
Wed, March 16, 2011
Japan scrambles to pull nuclear plant back from brink
By Shinichi Saoshiro and Chisa Fujioka
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's nuclear crisis appeared to be spinning out of control on Wednesday after workers withdrew ...
Wed, March 16, 2011
Green Bay's Nice-Pak Plant Closing
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WTAQ) - A local manufacturer is closing its doors.
Nice-Pak says it's closing their Green Bay facility and installing new equipment ...
Mon, March 14, 2011
Residents near NY nuclear plant confident on safety
By Bernd Debusmann Jr.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan have raised concerns about nuclear power safety as that country ...
Sat, March 12, 2011
Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant faces new reactor problem
TOKYO (Reuters) - A quake-hit Japanese nuclear plant reeling from an explosion at one of its reactors has also lost its emergency cooling system at ...
Fri, March 11, 2011
U.S. delivers coolant to Japan nuclear plant: Clinton
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has transported coolant to a Japanese nuclear plant affected by a massive earthquake and will continue to assist Japan ...
Fri, March 11, 2011
Heightened state of alert at Japan atom plant: IAEA
VIENNA (Reuters) - Japan has told the U.N. nuclear wathchdog that a heightened state of alert has been declared at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear ...
Fri, March 04, 2011
GM Lansing Delta Township Plant To Suspend Shifts
LANSING, Mich (WLMI) The 2nd and 3rd shifts at the General Motors Lansing Delta Township plant will go on temporary layoff beginning ...
Thu, March 03, 2011
Duluth Plant Expansion Announced
ME ElecMetal of Duluth has announced a ten million dollar expansion of its Gary-New Duluth foundry. That will result in a 25 percent increase ...
Fri, February 25, 2011
Chinese workers seek more in Apple supplier's plant poison case
TAIPEI/BEIJING (Reuters) - A Taiwan-owned plant making parts for Apple Inc said it is offering around 80,000 yuan ($12,177) as compensation to ...
Wed, February 23, 2011
Hynix says to invest $568 million to expand plant
SEOUL (Reuters) - Hynix Semiconductor, the world's No.2 memory chip maker, said on Wednesday it would spend 637 billion won ($567.7 million ...
Mon, February 21, 2011
Minnesota Looks At Nuclear Power Plant Ban Repeal
State lawmakers take another step this week toward repealing Minnesota's ban on construction of nuclear power plants. The Senate and House are expected ...
Fri, February 18, 2011
Intel plans $5 billion Arizona chip plant by 2013
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Intel Corp <INTC.O> plans to build a $5 billion, cutting-edge microchip factory in Arizona by 2013, sharply ramping up its ...
Fri, February 18, 2011
Intel plans $5 bln Arizona chip plant by 2013
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Intel Corp plans to build a $5 billion, cutting-edge microchip factory in Arizona by 2013, sharply ramping up its U.S ...
Wed, February 16, 2011
Toyota, defying strong yen, opens new Japan plant
By Chang-Ran Kim, Asia autos correspondent
OHIRA VILLAGE, Japan (Reuters) - Toyota Motor inaugurated its first new factory in Japan in nearly two decades on ...
Thu, February 10, 2011
Pennsylvania power plant accident injures six workers
PITTSBURGH (Reuters) - A 6-inch steam pipe ruptured at a southwestern Pennsylvania power plant on Thursday, injuring six workers, a company spokesman said.
The pipe ...
Tue, February 08, 2011
Blast rocks Enterprise natgas plant in Texas
By Erwin Seba and Kristen Hays
HOUSTON (Reuters) - One worker was unaccounted for after explosions rocked a natural gas liquids storage complex on Tuesday ...
Tue, February 01, 2011
Fire Evacuates Taconite Plant
There were no injuries and no loss of production, but some scary moments in northeastern Minnesota as fire broke out Monday at the United ...
Wed, January 26, 2011
Virginia power plant fire briefly leaves 35,000 in dark
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A small fire in the substation of Dominion Resources Inc's 710-megawatt Chesapeake coal/oil-fired power plant in Virginia briefly knocked ...
Tue, January 18, 2011
Ford to invest $400 million in Missouri plant
DETROIT (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co will invest $400 million on upgrades at its assembly plant near Kansas City, Missouri, to build a new vehicle ...
Tue, January 18, 2011
Intel to invest $2.7 billion in Israel chip plant
TEL AVIV (Reuters) - U.S. chipmaker Intel will invest $2.7 billion over the next two years upgrading its chip plant in southern Israel ...
Mon, January 17, 2011
Conservation group sues to stop California solar plant
By Nichola Groom
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A U.S. conversation group has sued the federal government over its approval of a major solar power ...
Fri, January 14, 2011
Environmental Group Opposes Funding for Power Plant, New Jobs in WI at Stake
MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - Environmentalists are trying to kill U.S. funding for a massive power plant in South Africa that could bring new jobs ...
Wed, January 05, 2011
Explosion kills one at Tennessee ammunition plant
MEMPHIS (Reuters) - A blast ripped through an ammunitions plant in southwestern Tennessee on Wednesday, killing one worker and forcing the evacuation of neighboring industrial ...
Tue, January 04, 2011
Kapco Inc. to Buy Part of Former Polaris Plant in Osceola
OSCEOLA, Wis. (WTAQ) - Polaris has agreed to sell part of its northwest Wisconsin plant that was scheduled to close in 2012 – and its new ...
Mon, January 03, 2011
Qualcomm to build $1 billion panel plant in Taiwan
TAIPEI (Reuters) - U.S.-based Qualcomm Inc will invest nearly $1 billion in Taiwan this year to build a display plant to tap growing ...
Fri, December 24, 2010
Polaris to Start Shutting Down Osceola Plant Mar. 1st
OSCEOLA, Wis. (WTAQ) - Polaris will start shutting down its engine and parts plant in Osceola on March 1st.
The maker of snowmobiles and motorcycles ...
Thu, December 23, 2010
Mayville Bringing Production Back to Wautoma Plant
WAUTOMA, Wis. (WTAQ) - Mayville Engineering plans to start production early next year at an old factory the firm recently bought in Wautoma.
Mayville is ...
Wed, December 15, 2010
FDA uncovers more problems at J&J Fort Washington plant
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. inspectors are still uncovering a host of problems at a Johnson & Johnson manufacturing plant that was the source of a ...
Wed, December 15, 2010
Parts Shortage Shuts Down GM's Lansing Grand River Plant
LANSING, Mich (WQTX) This week’s major snowstorm in the Midwest and Canada has forced General Motors to halt production at the Lansing Grand ...
Mon, December 13, 2010
Toshiba plant to make LCD panels for Apple: report
BANGALORE (Reuters) - Toshiba Corp will spend about 100 billion yen ($1.19 billion) to build a factory for making small LCD panels, mainly to ...
Thu, December 09, 2010
Ford to add 1,800 jobs at Louisville plant
DETROIT (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co plans to add 1,800 autoworker jobs and invest $600 million to overhaul its Louisville Assembly Plant in Kentucky ...
Thu, December 09, 2010
Toshiba says chip plant halted by power outage
By Isabel Reynolds and Kentaro Hamada
TOKYO (Reuters) - Production at one of Toshiba Corp's key chip factories has been halted by a brief ...
Wed, December 08, 2010
Duluth And Johnson Controls Settle Steam Plant Dispute
The City of Duluth and Johnson Controls have come to terms on a settlement regarding the Duluth Steam Plant saving shortfalls. The agreement includes ...
Sat, December 04, 2010
La Crosse Plant Closure Putting Nearly 40 Out of Work
LA CROSSE, Wis. (WTAQ) - The closing of the Everbrite plant in La Crosse will put about 40 people out of work next year.
That ...
Wed, November 24, 2010
WATCH: Gentex Announces New Plant Acquisition
ZEELAND, MI (WHTC News) - A more tangible sign of a local auto parts manufacturer’s growth can be seen in Holland Township.
Nearly a ...
Wed, November 17, 2010
GE Oil & Gas Plant in Oshkosh May Close
OSHKOSH, Wis. (WTAQ) - GE Oil & Gas officials say they're considering closing its Oshkosh plant, which would mean a loss of jobs and other ...
Tue, November 09, 2010
DuPont plant explosion kills one, injures another
By Ernest Scheyder
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A contract worker at a DuPont plant in upstate New York was killed on Tuesday after a chemical ...
Mon, November 08, 2010
U.S. faulted on nuclear parts plant health threat
KANSAS CITY (Reuters) - Federal workers were kept in the dark about possible health risks from a plant making parts for nuclear weapons next door ...
Fri, November 05, 2010
Another Foxconn worker dies at south China plant
HONG KONG (Reuters) - A worker has committed suicide at Foxconn Technology Group's south China manufacturing complex, the company said on Friday, the latest ...
Mon, November 01, 2010
Lantana plant safe for toddlers
By Frederik Joelving
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - There is no need to worry if your toddler has eaten berries or leaves from Lantana camara ...
Thu, October 28, 2010
Chrysler to invest $600 million in Illinois plant
DETROIT (Reuters) - Chrysler Group LLC will invest $600 million to expand its Illinois assembly plant to build a body shop and install new machinery ...
Tue, October 26, 2010
Intel opens first chip plant in China
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Chip heavyweight Intel Corp opened its first chip plant in China on Tuesday in a move that said could help boost China ...
Mon, October 25, 2010
Iran fuels up nuclear plant as sanctions bite
By Robin Pomeroy and Ramin Mostafavi
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran began loading fuel into the core of its first nuclear power plant on Tuesday, its ...
Sat, October 16, 2010
GM workers protest low-wage small-car plant
By Kevin Krolicki
DETROIT (Reuters) - About 100 General Motors Co workers and retirees picketed outside the United Auto Workers union's headquarters on Saturday ...
Thu, October 07, 2010
Scientists say rare plant has biggest genome yet
By Kate Kelland
LONDON (Reuters) - When it comes to genomes, size matters -- and British scientists say a rare and striking plant native to Japan ...
Tue, October 05, 2010
Whitewater Plant Plans to Lay Off 87 Workers
WHITEWATER, Wis. (WTAQ) - A molding plant in Whitewater plans to permanently lay off up to 87 employees.
Trostel Limited says it’s almost finished ...
Fri, October 01, 2010
Foxconn to raise wages again at China plant
BEIJING (Reuters) - Electronics maker Foxconn Technologies, under fire for its working practices after a string of worker suicides, has decided to up salaries by ...
Mon, September 27, 2010
Iran says Bushehr nuclear plant not damaged by Stuxnet
TEHRAN (Reuters) - A computer virus that experts said may have been created by a state did not affect Iran's nuclear plant or government ...
Wed, September 15, 2010
ATIC to build $7 billion Abu Dhabi chip plant: report
DUBAI (Reuters) - Abu Dhabi government-owned Advanced Technology Investment Co (ATIC) will spend as much as $7 billion to build a chip manufacturing plant in ...
Wed, September 15, 2010
Mars Inc, IBM and USDA map genome for cocoa plant
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Candy maker Mars Inc., computer company IBM Corp. and the U.S. Department of Agriculture have mapped the cacao genome in ...
Wed, September 08, 2010
Duluth And Johnson Controls At Odds Over Steam Plant
The City of Duluth contracted with Johnson Controls several years ago to make upgrades to the Duluth Steam Plant. The initial cost of the ...
Wed, August 25, 2010
NY Oneidas move cigarette plant to avoid taxes
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York's Oneida Indian Nation moved a cigarette-manufacturing plant to their upstate reservation to shield smokers from steep taxes that ...
Wed, August 25, 2010
Ford Plant's Future in MN Could Affect Workers Living in WI
ST. PAUL, Minn. (WTAQ) - Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty and other top leaders will make another pitch to Ford Motor executives Wednesday, to keep the ...
Sat, August 21, 2010
Iran starts to fuel up first nuclear power plant
By Katya Golubkova and Ramin Mostafavi
BUSHEHR, Iran (Reuters) - Iran began loading fuel into its first nuclear power plant on Saturday, a potent symbol ...
Sat, August 21, 2010
Iran starts to fuel up first nuclear power plant
By Katya Golubkova and Ramin Mostafavi
BUSHEHR, Iran (Reuters) - Iran began fuelling its first nuclear power plant on Saturday, a potent symbol of its ...
Fri, August 20, 2010
Iran to fire up its first nuclear power plant
By Robin Pomeroy
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's first nuclear power station will be loaded with fuel on Saturday, a showcase for Tehran's claim ...
Thu, August 19, 2010
Panasonic to lift China plasma plant capacity: report
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Panasonic Corp will expand the capacity of its plasma display panel plant in China by nearly five times by the ...
Fri, August 13, 2010
Russia says to start up Iran Bushehr plant August 21
By Guy Faulconbridge
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia said on Friday it will begin loading nuclear fuel into the reactor of Iran's first atomic power ...
Sat, August 07, 2010
Chrysler to Close Kenosha Plant by Oct. 8
KENOSHA, Wis. (WTAQ) - Chrysler makes its plans to close an engine plant in Kenosha official. That will cost the region about 575 jobs.
Chrysler ...
Thu, August 05, 2010
GM: Janesville Plant May Re-Open
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (WTAQ) - General Motors officials say they might reopen one of the carmaker's manufacturing plants shuttered in the aftermath of its ...
Thu, August 05, 2010
GM considering reopening a plant: CEO
TRAVERSE CITY, Michigan (Reuters) - General Motors Co is considering reopening one of the auto plants it closed as it went through bankruptcy in 2009 ...
Sun, August 01, 2010
Foxconn restarts India plant after government go-ahead
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Contract cellphone maker Foxconn International has resumed operations at a mobile phone parts manufacturing facility in India, it said on Monday ...
Fri, July 30, 2010
Chrysler to keep Michigan plant open, add jobs
By Bernie Woodall and David Bailey
DETROIT (Reuters) - Chrysler Group LLC will add a second shift to the Sterling Heights Assembly Plant near Detroit ...
Wed, July 21, 2010
New J&J plant woes include Pepcid flavor mixups
By Ransdell Pierson and Lisa Richwine
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. inspectors found problems with test procedures, record-keeping and handling of consumer complaints ...
Sun, July 18, 2010
Metalysis seeks backer for titanium plant: report
LONDON (Reuters) - British technology company Metalysis is in talks with potential partners over a 70 million pound ($107.4 million) plan to build the ...
Thu, July 15, 2010
TSMC says to spend $9.4 billion on new Taiwan plant
TAICHUNG, Taiwan (Reuters) - Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co <2330.TW><TSM.N>, the world's largest contract chipmaker, said it will invest more than T ...
Thu, July 15, 2010
J&J revamping Tylenol plant, slashing jobs there
By Ransdell Pierson
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson said on Thursday that it aims to revamp a now-closed Pennsylvania plant that made Tylenol and ...
Wed, July 14, 2010
Blast and fire injures workers at U.S. Steel plant
NEW YORK (Reuters) - An explosion at the largest coke manufacturing facility in the United States injured at least 15 people and forced a partial ...
Wed, July 07, 2010
Iran says atom plant set for launch after final test
By Ramin Mostafavi
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's first nuclear power plant is set to be launched by late September now that an important final ...
Mon, June 28, 2010
U.S. inspects CSL, cautions over flu plant problems
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. health regulators have cautioned Australia's CSL Ltd after uncovering problems at its influenza vaccine manufacturing plant and want to ...
Thu, June 24, 2010
State Grants Tax Breaks for Battery Plant
(Lansing, MI - WHTC News) - State officials yesterday made it official: The LG-Chem/Compact Power lithium-ion battery-making plant now under construction at the southeast corner ...
Wed, June 23, 2010
Ford Motor to invest $450 million in new Thai plant
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co <F.N> plans to invest $450 million to build a new manufacturing plant in Thailand, with the bulk of ...
Fri, June 18, 2010
Toyota parts plant back at work after China strike
BEIJING (Reuters) - Workers at a plastics parts supplier for Toyota Motor Corp <7203.T> in China resumed work on Sunday, ending a three-day strike ...
Wed, June 16, 2010
Toyota revives Brazil and U.S. plant projects: report
TOKYO (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp is set to resume construction of car assembly plants in Brazil and Mississippi which were put on hold amid ...
Fri, June 04, 2010
Hackers plant viruses in Windows smartphone games
BOSTON (Reuters) - Hackers have planted viruses in video games for smartphones running on Microsoft Corp's Windows operating system, according to a security firm ...
Tue, June 01, 2010
China iPhone plant workers to get 30 percent raise
LONGHUA, China (Reuters) - Production line workers at Foxconn's southern China manufacturing hub will get a 30 percent pay rise, as top customer Apple ...
Mon, May 31, 2010
Honda China parts plant restarts, walkout threatened
By Alison Leung
FOSHAN, China (Reuters) - Honda Motor <7267.T> said a key car parts factory in south China resumed full production on Wednesday ...
Fri, May 21, 2010
VF Imagewear Closing Pewaukee Plant, 165 Jobs Lost
PEWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - A company that makes sportswear and uniforms will close its plant in Pewaukee. VF Imagewear told state officials they’ll shut ...
Fri, May 21, 2010
Polaris Closing Osceola Plant, Moving to Mexico
OSCEOLA, Wis. (WTAQ) - The maker of Polaris snowmobiles and Victory motorcycles is closing its parts plant in Osceola in northwest Wisconsin. Polaris Industries said ...
Thu, May 20, 2010
Last Hurdle in Lithium-Ion Plant Building Cleared
(Holland, MI - WHTC News) - While one lithium-ion battery-making plant in Holland continues on schedule for the start of production by next year, another is ...
Tue, May 11, 2010
JCI/Saft Updates Plans on Lithium-Ion Battery Plant
(Holland, MI - WHTC News) - The future of the Holland area is going up before the Lakeshore’s eyes.
Two representatives of the joint Johnson ...
Wed, May 05, 2010
Manitowoc Getting 160 Jobs from Schofield Plant Closing
MANITOWOC, Wis. (WTAQ) - 160 jobs are coming to Manitowoc. Auto parts manufacturer Federal-Mogul has decided to close its plant in Schofield, just outside of ...
Tue, May 04, 2010
FDA finds grime at J&J plant, urges use of generics
By Susan Heavey
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. inspectors found thick dust and contaminated ingredients at the Johnson & Johnson plant that produces Children's Tylenol ...
Mon, April 19, 2010
Iran says to start work on new enrichment plant
By Ramin Mostafavi
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran will start work on a new uranium enrichment nuclear plant, a senior official said on Monday, part of ...
Tue, April 06, 2010
Wisconsin Power & Light to Take Over Sheboygan Plant
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin Power and Light will soon become the sole owner of a coal fired power plant in Sheboygan. The utility said ...
Tue, April 06, 2010
Alliant Energy To Take Over Sheboygan Plant
MADISON, Wis. (WHBL) - Alliant Energy will soon become the sole owner of a coal fired power plant in Sheboygan. The utility said Tuesday it ...
Tue, March 30, 2010
Old Atlas Cement Plant Grant
Duluth, Mn (KDAL) The city of Duluth and the Seaway Port Authority have received a 500 thousand dollar grant from the Minnesota Department of ...
Wed, March 24, 2010
Madison Firm Making Gas From Plant Sugars
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - A company in Madison is making gasoline from plant sugars – and it’s one of several possibilities for alternative fuels being ...
Mon, March 22, 2010
Toshiba eyes Gates nuclear alliance, chip plant
By Nobuhiro Kubo and Kiyoshi Takenaka
TOKYO (Reuters) - Toshiba Corp is in talks with a company backed by Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates to jointly ...
Thu, March 18, 2010
Russia, U.S. disagree over Iran atomic plant start-up
By Darya Korsunskaya
VOLGODONSK, Russia (Reuters) - Russia said on Thursday it would start up the reactor it is building at Iran's first atomic ...
Thu, March 18, 2010
Clinton, Russia at odds over Iranian nuclear plant
By Arshad Mohammed and Conor Sweeney
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Visiting U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday criticized Russia's plans to start ...
Thu, March 11, 2010
Effort to Land 2nd Battery-Making Plant Continues
(Holland, MI - WHTC News) - More steps in getting a second lithium-ion battery-making plant in Holland were taken yesterday. The city closed on an 810 ...
Mon, March 08, 2010
Israel weighing construction of nuclear power plant
By Ari Rabinovitch and Crispian Balmer
JERUSALEM/PARIS (Reuters) - Israel will this week unveil plans to produce nuclear-generated electricity, officials said on Monday, a ...
Sat, March 06, 2010
Tyson to resume processing at pork plant after fire
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Tyson Foods Inc planned to process stored pork on Saturday at its plant in Logansport, Indiana, after a fire there on Friday ...
Fri, March 05, 2010
Fire temporary shuts Tyson pork plant
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A Friday morning fire forced the temporary closure of the Tyson Foods Inc pork plant in Logansport, Indiana, the company said.
The ...
Thu, March 04, 2010
Plant-focused diet may curb breast cancer risk
By Rachael Myers Lowe
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Diets high in vegetables, fruits and soy might cut the risk of developing breast cancer by ...
Thu, February 25, 2010
Toyoda meets with LaHood, thanks workers at plant
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp <TM.N><7203.T> President Akio Toyoda had a "cordial and open" meeting on Thursday with Transportation Secretary Ray ...
Wed, February 24, 2010
Nearly 100 Jobs Added To Dodge Co. Plant
DODGE COUNTY, Wis. (WTAQ) - Up to 100 new jobs will be added at a plant in Dodge County over the next year. Tab Products ...
Wed, February 17, 2010
Chrysler Illinois plant shutdown on parts shortage
DETROIT (Reuters) - A parts shortage has forced a two-day shutdown at a Chrysler plant in Illinois where the automaker builds the Dodge Caliber, the ...
Mon, February 15, 2010
Vallourec to invest $650 million to build U.S. plant
PARIS (Reuters) - French seamless tube maker Vallourec <VLLP.PA> on Monday said it would invest $650 million in building a new plant in the ...
Sun, February 14, 2010
Mitsubishi Heavy may build U.S. wind turbine plant
TOKYO (Reuters) - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd <7011.T> said on Monday it is considering building a wind turbine plant in the United States, and ...
Fri, February 05, 2010
Insurance Payment To Jefferson Plant Pushes Tyson Profits North
JEFFERSON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Tyson Foods made money in its last quarter, in part because it got an insurance payment from the devastating flood at ...
Wed, February 03, 2010
Chrysler in talks to take back Detroit-area plant
By Soyoung Kim and Bernie Woodall
DETROIT (Reuters) - Chrysler is in talks to take back a Sterling Heights, Michigan, assembly plant that it had ...
Thu, January 28, 2010
Plant flavanoid may help prevent leukemia
LONDON (Reuters) - Eating foods like celery and parsley which contain the naturally occurring flavanoid apigenin may help prevent leukemia, Dutch scientists said Thursday.
Maikel ...
Sat, January 23, 2010
GM expects to need new China plant as sales rise
By Fang Yan and Edmund Klamann
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - General Motors <GM.UL> expects it will need to build a new greenfield manufacturing facility in ...
Fri, January 15, 2010
Hunters force lock-down at Texas nuclear arms plant
By Chris Baltimore
HOUSTON (Reuters) - A pair of duck hunters prompted a lock-down at a Texas nuclear weapons plant on Friday but there was ...
Thu, December 31, 2009
Company Ordered Not To Finish Purchasing Jefferson Plant
JEFFERSON, Wis. (WTAQ) - A Texas company has been ordered not to complete the purchase of an ethanol plant in Jefferson, until a court hearing ...
Tue, December 29, 2009
Columbus Plant Sold To Company Who Will Re-Open It
COLUMBUS (WRN) - A plant that closed in Columbus has been sold to a local industry which plans to move there and grow. Maysteel has ...
Wed, December 23, 2009
Iowa Firm Wants Judge To Reconsider Bid For Jefferson Plant
DES MOINES, Iowa (WRN) - One of the losing bidders for an ethanol plant in Jefferson has asked a federal bankruptcy judge to reconsider the ...
Tue, December 15, 2009
Valero To Buy Jefferson Ethanol Plant
JEFFERSON (WRN) - A renewable energy company from Texas will buy a struggling ethanol plant in Jefferson for $72 million. Valero Renewable Fuels of San ...
Mon, December 07, 2009
GM to invest $336 million in Volt plant
DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Co will invest $336 million in a Detroit-area plant to produce its heavily anticipated Chevrolet Volt electric car beginning next ...
Thu, December 03, 2009
Harley-Davidson Confirms Plant Staying In York, PA
MILWAUKEE (WRN) - Milwaukee’s Harley-Davidson has confirmed that it will keep its motorcycle assembly plant in York Pennsylvania. That’s after union workers there ...
Fri, November 27, 2009
Cuban nationals land at Florida nuclear plant: NRC
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A group of Cuban nationals who fled their country by boat landed in the cooling canal of a nuclear power plant ...
Fri, November 27, 2009
Cuban nationals land at Florida nuclear plant: NRC
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A group of Cuban nationals who fled their country by boat landed in the cooling canal of a nuclear power plant ...
Fri, November 20, 2009
Harley-Davidson May Not Move York Plant To Kentucky
MILWAUKEE (WRN) - It seems to be getting more likely that Harley-Davidson will not move its York Pennsylvania motorcycle plant to Kentucky.
Under a tentative ...
Sat, November 14, 2009
Ford says resolves UAW disputes at Missouri plant
DETROIT (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co and the United Auto Workers have resolved disputes over work issues at a Missouri plant that prompted workers to ...
Fri, November 13, 2009
Ford Missouri plant holds strike authorization vote
By Soyoung Kim
DETROIT (Reuters) - Workers at a Ford Motor Co assembly plant in Missouri have started a vote that would authorize a strike ...
Fri, November 13, 2009
Manitowoc Budwesier Plant Slashes Workers
MANITOWOC (WRN) - A Manitowoc plant that makes malt for Budweiser beer will soon be running at only 30 percent of its capacity. That’s ...
Tue, November 10, 2009
Kenosha's Chrysler Plant Asked To Accept 84 Buyouts
KENOSHA (WRN) - Chrysler Corporation is asking another 84 workers at its engine plant in Kenosha to take a buyout offer. About 500 salaries and ...
Fri, October 30, 2009
Vermont meat plant shut after USDA views footage
By Roberta Rampton
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Agriculture Department and the Vermont state agriculture agency said they pulled operating licenses on Friday for ...
Mon, October 26, 2009
Kansas City UAW plant workers reject Ford contract
By David Bailey
DETROIT (Reuters) - Union workers at Ford Motor Co's Kansas City assembly plant overwhelmingly rejected proposed contract changes that include a ...
Sun, October 25, 2009
Biden to announce GM plant's reopening: source
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden plans on Tuesday to visit a closed General Motors plant in Wilmington, Delaware, where he is ...
Mon, October 19, 2009
Corning glass output hurt by Taiwan plant incident
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Specialty glass maker Corning Inc <GLW.N> said on Monday a weekend power disruption at its plant in Taichung, Taiwan, will ...
Wed, October 07, 2009
Dell to shut North Carolina plant, cut 905 workers
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Dell Inc said it will close a North Carolina desktop computer manufacturing plant early next year, laying off 905 workers, as ...
Tue, October 06, 2009
Iran plans to use new centrifuge at nuclear plant
By Hashem Kalantari
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran plans to use a new generation of faster centrifuges to enrich uranium at a newly-revealed nuclear site, its ...
Thu, October 01, 2009
Chrysler CEO: no reprieve on U.S. plant closings
By Soyoung Kim and Bernie Woodall
AUBURN HILLS, Michigan (Reuters) - Chrysler Group LLC still plans to shutter eight North American plants according to its ...
Tue, September 29, 2009
Iran says will not discuss second nuclear plant
By Parisa Hafezi and Steve Holland
TEHRAN/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Iran said on Tuesday it would not discuss a previously secret nuclear plant at international ...
Tue, September 29, 2009
Iran soon to set time for atom plant inspection: TV
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran will soon inform the U.N. nuclear watchdog of a timetable for inspection of a newly disclosed uranium enrichment plant, its ...
Fri, September 25, 2009
Obama accuses Iran of building secret nuclear plant
By Matt Spetalnick and Mark Heinrich
PITTSBURGH/VIENNA (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama and other Western leaders accused Iran on Friday of building ...
Fri, September 25, 2009
Iran tells IAEA it is building 2nd enrichment plant: diplomats
VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran has informed the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency that it has a second uranium enrichment plant under construction, diplomats told Reuters ...
Thu, September 24, 2009
Imperial Sugar plant explosion was "preventable"
By Matthew Bigg
ATLANTA (Reuters) - An explosion at Imperial Sugar's plant near Savannah, Georgia, in 2008 that killed 14 people was "entirely preventable ...
Tue, September 22, 2009
Ford to announce 3rd China car plant: source
By Fang Yan and Jacqueline Wong
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co <F.N> and its Chinese partner will announce plans on Friday for their ...
Sun, September 06, 2009
Huntsman eyes China chemical plant purchases: report
LONDON (Reuters) - Huntsman <HUN.N>, an American chemicals group, is looking to buy chemical plants in China with part of a $2.7 billion ...
Tue, September 01, 2009
Cost of new NYC water plant doubles: Comptroller
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City's new Croton water treatment plant will cost more than twice the original estimate of $992 million and ...
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