Bearings Manufacturer, NSK Opens First Japanese Auto Supply Facility in Dyersburg, Tennessee Steering Manufacturer to Employ 140 (14401)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Governor Phil Bredesen and Tennessee Economic and Community Development Commissioner Matt Kisber joined officials from NSK Steering Systems to celebrate the grand opening of their new facility in Dyersburg. The 100,000-square-foot plant will house 140 employees and represents a capital investment of more than $6 million.

Managing Time-Series Data for Predictive Analysis and Preventative Maintenance By Stephen Johnston (14390)
Manufacturing facilities can live or die by the upkeep of their machinery, which means constant monitoring of wear and tear is vital to maintaining an efficient operation. Equipment can now be outfitted with sensors that relay massive amounts of performance-related data. Such data, if managed and analyzed properly, can provide a goldmine of information.

The Hines Group Announces Plant Expansion in Philpot, Kentucky (14377)
Owensboro, Kentucky,-– The Hines Group, Inc., parent company of Premium Allied Tool, Inc. and Owensboro Manufacturing, LLC, is expanding its plant in Philpot, Kentucky to accommodate growth in its metal stamping and assembly business. The Company will also consolidate operations now at the Mid-America Airpark into its main Owensboro (Philpot) campus. The expansion and integration process is expected to be complete by second quarter 2009.

Velocys, Inc., Awarded a $5,360,000 Ohio Enterprise Bond Fund Loan (14354)
Velocys, Inc., located in Plain City (Union County), has been awarded a $5,360,000 Ohio Enterprise Bond Fund Loan for a 15 year term at an interest rate to be determined at closing. Velocys was also awarded a $2 million Research and Development Investment Loan Fund loan for a 15 year term at an interest rate of one percent for the first five years and three percent for the remainder of the term.

CKS Solution Starts Up in Batavia. The Company is to Refurbish and Remanufacture High End Plasma Televisions (14288)
CKS Solution announced the start up its operations. The new company plans to refurbish and remanufacture high end plasma televisions at the facility.

Turning New Ideas Into Jobs (14280)
The growing popularity of business incubators may play a key role in breeding new positions for the manufacturing industry

Viewray Incorporated, To Be Located in Cuyahoga County Receives Rapid Outreach Grant for Costs Associated with the Acquisition of Machinery and Equipment. (14256)
ViewRay Incorporated (ViewRay), to be located in Oakwood Village (Cuyahoga County), will receive a $200,000 Rapid Outreach Grant for costs associated with the acquisition of machinery and equipment to support the company’s new facility.

Fabtech International & AWS Welding Show Announce Strategic Alliance with Metalform. First combined trade show will take place November 15-18, 2009, at McCormick Place, Chicago, IL. (14240)
DEARBORN, Michigan - Four industry-leading trade show organizers have formed an alliance to better serve the needs of trade show exhibitors and manufacturers in North America from the fields of fabricating,tube & pipe, welding and cutting, metalforming, and related processes. The show alliance between the three organizers of the FABTECH International & AWS Welding Show [the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME), the Fabricators and Manufacturers Association International (FMA) and the American Welding Society (AWS)] and the organizer of METALFORM [the Precision Metalforming Association (PMA)] will result in a combined annual exhibition.

Custom Woodworker to Grow Its Fishers Operations (14233)
FISHERS, Indiana - Indianapolis Woodworking Inc., a designer and manufacturer of custom architectural woodwork, will expand its operations here, creating up to 10 new jobs and expanded training opportunities for its current workforce.

Job Creation Tax Credits Approved for Twelve Ohio Businesses for Expansion (14226)
Columbus, Ohio -- Lieutenant Governor Lee Fisher has announced that the Ohio Tax Credit Authority has approved Job Creation Tax Credits for businesses involved in location or expansion projects that, if located in Ohio, are expected to create at least 1,242 jobs, and retain 1,144 positions for Ohioans.