WASHINGTON – President Obama today is set to release a makeover of the US export control system.

FAYETTEVILLE, AR – EMS firm Delta Group Electronics is building a 36,000 sq. ft. facility here.

The company employs 50 staff at an existing plant in nearby Prairie Grove, which it acquired from Bitworks, but may add more positions.

Groundbreaking is expected in mid-October, with the facility to be finished next August.

Delta Group is headquartered in Albuquerque, and has locations in Rockledge, FL; Dallas and San Diego.

SAN JOSE -- The 90-day moving average worldwide semiconductor sales rose 1.2% sequentially in July to $25.2 billion, the Semiconductor Industry Association said.

SAN JOSE -- Flextronics, the world's second-largest EMS firm, is finding Mexico more to its liking, the company's chief executive said.