GAINESVILLE, GA – Count On Tools completed a six-month $2 million expansion at its headquarters here.

BOSTON, MA – MC Assembly hired David Prunier as vice president of new business development.

TAIPEI – Kinpo Electronics will establish two more factories in the Philippines, bringing the ODMs total there to four.

ALLENTOWN, PA – In 2016, US manufacturers contributed $2.18 trillion to the US economy, representing 11.7% of the overall GDP, according to just-released data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis.

SCHAUMBURG, IL -- Ultra Electronics Holdings is in talks to acquire Sparton, the latter today confirmed.

KUNSHAN, CHINA – Today Foxconn signed an agreement to invest $3.65 billion in new industries here, according to published reports.

FRAMINGHAM, MA – As the wearables market transforms, total shipment volumes are expected to maintain their forward momentum.

WASHINGTON – ITI called on Congress to pass bipartisan legislation reauthorizing the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act to educate students with the skills and education needed to pursue good-paying technical jobs in information technology and advanced manufacturing.

LOGAN, UTAH — EMS provider Inovar last week broke ground on a 100,000 sq. ft. facility at Utah State University.

FRANKFURT -- The world market for medical electronics will grow 6% in 2017 and 2018, respectively, a new forecast asserts.

OYSTER BAY, NY -- AI is no longer limited to science fiction and movies, with significant strides being made in cloud processing, storage capacity, and machine learning algorithms to enable computer systems to surpass humans in winning strategy games and television shows.

HUNTSVILLE, AL -- Jim Raby, a legend in electronics soldering, passed away this morning.