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ST. LOUIS -- Kaman Aerospace has awarded about $12 million in contracts to LaBarge Inc. to provide cockpit wiring harnesses for several models of the Black Hawk helicopter.

WEST HAVEN, CT– Enthone Inc. has acquired select assets of Westbrook Technologies including exclusive rights and knowledge to all surface finishing IP, the company said today. Terms were not disclosed.

MANILA – Integrated Microelectronics Inc., a top 30 EMS firm, saw revenues rise 5% in 2008 on double-digit growth of its operations in China and Singapore. The firm, a subsidiary of Ayala Corp., reported operating income of $18 million. Currency hedging and a one-time charge for manpower expenses and inventory obsolescence led to a $16 million loss for the year. Excluding these nonrecurring items, IMI’s net income would have been $32 million.

In 2008, IMI saw increased business with a leading Chinese telecommunications company and new customer programs. The company's operations in the Philippines and US were down on lower volumes, however.

ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL -- SigmaTron International today reported fourth-quarter revenues fell 38.2% from a year ago to $27.2 million.

TAIPEI -- Hon Hai Precision Industry (Foxconn) reported June revenue rose 19.1% year-over-year to NT$128 billion ($3.9 billion).

PALO ALTO, CA -- Hewlett-Packard, the world's leading PC maker, and Foxconn (Hon Hai) reportedly will invest $60 million toward a PC manufacturing site in Turkey.

The program will ultimately employ around 2,000 workers.

The units will be sold in Turkey and the Middle East, the reports said.