ANN ARBOR, MI—Coherix is hosting free online quarterly workshops to improve the application of adhesives and sealants in product assembly operations.

SAN ANTONIO—Toyota is investing $531 million to expand its assembly plant here. The project will add a new 500,000-square-foot facility for the production of drivetrain parts, and it will create more than 400 new jobs.

SANTA CRUZ, CA—Joby Aviation, a company pioneering electric air taxis for commercial passenger service, has received Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) authorization to use its in-house developed software suite, ElevateOS.

NORTH CHARLESTON, SC—Boeing is investigating a new quality issue with its 787 Dreamliner after discovering that hundreds of fasteners on some undelivered jets have been incorrectly installed. 

LONDON—A materials research company has used artificial intelligence to develop a new permanent magnet that does not contain rare earth elements.

HUNTSVILLE, AL—Toyota Motor Co. is investing $282 million to increase production at its engine assembly plant here. The automaker is also adding more than 350 new jobs at the plant.

SAN ANTONIO—JCB is building a $500 million factory here to mass-produce construction equipment for customers in North America.

WASHINGTON--The U.S. Department of Labor is investigating Hyundai Motor Co. and one of its suppliers for illegal use of child labor at factories in Alabama.

MILWAUKEE—OTTO Motors by Rockwell Automation plans to create next-generation autonomous mobile robots equipped with Nvidia artificial intelligence technology.

CASA GRANDE, AZ—Kohler Co. recently opened a new facility here to produce bathroom fixtures for its Sterling brand.