CORINTH, MS -- Ayrshire Electronics  will expand its operations here to meet new production demands, according to reports. The EMS company will add 25 new jobs as part of the expansion.

TORONTO – Celestica is leading a new 25-member manufacturing research network. The group has been awarded $7.7 million over the next five years as a result of a federal initiative, according to reports.

BANNOCKBURN, IL – Printed circuit board orders at North American fabricators fell 18% year-over-year, pushing year-to-date orders down 8.1%. Sequentially, orders were down 14.3%, says IPC, which tracks the data.

HERTFORDSHIRE, ENGLAND -- A recent lapse in donor funding that threatened progress of the Conflict Free Tin Initiative project in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been overcome by new commitments from upstream companies. The new funding sources will be sufficient to keep the iTSCi Program operating at Nyabibwe, South Kivu, DRC, pending further developments on funding, the ITRI said today.