Stone India partners with US firm to make containersSeptember 30th, 2009 KOLKATA - Railway equipment manufacturer Stone India, through its subsidiary Stone Intermodal, has joined hands with the US-based Railrunner NA to manufacture, maintain and market seamless road-rail containers, a top official said here Wednesday. "We are waiting for the design approval from Indian Railways, which is expected to come within six to 12 months.
United Tech's Pratt & Whitney unit to eliminate 1,000 aerospace jobs in Connecticut by 2011September 21st, 2009 Pratt & Whitney to ax 1,000 Conn. jobsEAST HARTFORD, Conn.
Lead utility Otter Tail Power pulls out of plans for $1.6B coal-fired power plant in SDSeptember 11th, 2009 Minnesota utility quits Big Stone IIMINNEAPOLIS — The utility leading an effort to build a $1.6 billion coal-fired power plant in South Dakota that would serve five states has pulled out of the project. Minnesota-based Otter Tail Power Co.
Appeals court reverses earlier ruling, says Conn. postal facility can display religious itemsAugust 21st, 2009 Court: Religious items OK in Conn. postal facilityMANCHESTER, Conn.
Belden to cease production at Leominster, Mass., facility, eliminating 170 jobs by July 2010July 21st, 2009 Belden to shut down Mass. plant; 170 jobs affectedST.
Mass. company ends plans for Conn. garbage-to-energy power plantJuly 8th, 2009 Mass. company pulls plug on Conn. power plantWATERBURY, Conn.
Piney Woods Pellets officially opens $10 million feedstock plant in MississippiJune 9th, 2009 Wood pellet producer opens Mississippi plantWIGGINS, Miss. — A $10 million wood pellet plant opened Monday in Stone County and company officials say the 12,000 square-foot facility will produce feedstock for alternative energy.
Unilever to close plant in Hagerstown, Md. that employs 460June 9th, 2009 Unilever will close Maryland plantNEW YORK — Unilever is closing a manufacturing plant in Hagerstown, Md., with 460 employees. The Dutch maker of consumer products such as Dove soaps and Ben & Jerry's ice cream says the plant's production will be shifted to other plants.
General Motors delays closing its Mass. parts center for at least 14 monthsJune 5th, 2009 GM's Mass. parts center to stay open for 14 monthsBOSTON — General Motors Corp. will delay closing its parts distribution center in Norton, Mass., for at least 14 months.
Will 3rd time be a charm? Auto union to vote again on contract in bid to keep NY plant openMay 30th, 2009 Union bids again to keep NY plant openEAST SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Members of a New York United Auto Workers union are voting for a third time to try to save a suburban Syracuse parts plant from closing.
US firm sets up $20-mn facility in ChennaiMay 11th, 2009 CHENNAI - The US-based welding consumables product company Lincoln Electric inaugurated its $20-million plant near Chennai Monday. The 100,000 square feet plant in Mahindra World City, a special economic zone (SEZ), has an initial production capacity of 15,000 tonnes per annum.
Cummins cites loss of Chrysler business in closing Indiana plant, laying off 690 workersMay 9th, 2009 Cummins laying off 690 with Indiana plant closingCOLUMBUS, Ind. — Chrysler's production shutdown is causing Cummins to temporarily close a southern Indiana plant that makes diesel engines for Dodge Ram pickup trucks.
Cessna Aircraft announces 2,300 layoffs, closure of Ore. plant as plane orders fallApril 29th, 2009 Cessna announces 2,300 layoffs as orders fallWICHITA, Kan. — Wichita-based Cessna Aircraft Co.
Cryolor to set up gas container plant near ChennaiApril 22nd, 2009 CHENNAI - France's Cryolor SA, part of the $17-billion Air Liquide group, will set up a cryogenic gas storage equipment plant near here, a top official said Wednesday. Cryolor Asia Pacific, the Indian arm of Cryolor SA, will manufacture storage equipment for liquefied gases such as liquid oxygen, nitrogen and liquefied natural gas, company managing director Ravin Mirchandani told reporters here.
Logistics park planned near GandhinagarJanuary 19th, 2009 AHMEDABAD - Logistics major Container Corp of India (CONCOR) will set up a freight logistics park near state capital Gandhinagar, officials here said. Spread over 151 acres at Khodiyar in Gandhinagar district, the state-of-the-art project will be developed on an estimated investment of Rs.10 million (Rs.1 crore).
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