ST. LOUIS -- Viasystems' fourth-quarter sales rose 8% sequentially to $131 million and bookings suggest more to come, company executives said.

MANCHESTER, NH – Contract assembler EPE Corp. is relocating to a larger facility here, the company said.
 
The move to a 45,000 sq. ft. facility, which began this month, would provide 50% more manufacturing space. 
 
EPE provides electronic contract manufacturing services for the military and defense, medical instrumentation, communications, industrial automation, RF Technology, and professional consumer markets. 

LAS VEGAS -- Sales of consumer electronics will top $165 billion this year, a slight increase from 2009, according to a semiannual industry forecast released today by the Consumer Electronics Association.

BRIDGEWATER, MA -- Chase Corp., the parent of Humiseal and the eponymous EMS company, reported revenues fell 8% year-over-year to $28.7 million for the quarter ended Nov. 30.