Manufacturing

This is the third expansion for the Wisconsin-based company United Alloy — and its first in Ohio.

A new report released by the Dayton Region Manufacturers Association describes — for the most part — a positive past year for the area's manufacturing industry.

A production facility of PepsiCo in Cincinnati area will close at the end of the year.

State records show that iDX corporation will eliminate 62 positions, mostly in admin, logistics and distribution. Layoffs will begin in mid-september.

Westrafo, an Italian company that makes power transformers, plans to open a new facility in Trotwood and create an estimated 230 new jobs.

Montgomery County Land Bank has proposed seven brownfield projects to the Ohio Department of Development for pollution testing and remediation.

One of Dayton’s biggest employers has announced new investments. General Motors is growing its production plant in Brookville.

A major Colombian food packaging company — Plastilene — has opened a new facility in Washington Court House — and it’s the company’s first location in the U.S.

A former General Motors site in Moraine will soon be a manufacturing facility. It’s being redeveloped by a joint venture company.

Dayton’s famous potato chip company Mikesell's will close down this month after being in business for over 100 years. The snack food company plans to sell its brand and intellectual property rights to another manufacturer.

The Dayton Region Manufacturers Association released its annual wages and benefits survey last week. 100 manufacturers responded to the survey.

A new $54 billion federal incentive program may make Ohio very attractive to hi-tech companies.