3 Things To Consider This Friday

GM, Honda Team Up To Develop Advanced Hydrogen Fuel Cells

by The Associated Press
Mon. 01/30/2017- 3:09 PM

General Motors Co. and Honda Motor Co. took a big step toward putting out vehicles powered by hydrogen fuel cells by forming a joint venture to produce the systems for both companies’ vehicles.

The automakers expect to begin production in 2020 at a GM battery-pack facility south of Detroit, creating about 100 new jobs. They’ll also work together on setting up fueling stations to make the cars marketable.

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Aerojet Rocketdyne hiring 100 to build new rocket engine in Alabama

By Lee Roop
on January 30, 2017 at 6:16 PM, updated January 31, 2017 at 10:03 AM

 Aerojet Rocketdyne said Monday it will produce a new rocket engine in Huntsville, Ala., resulting in 100 new jobs.

The new engine, the ARI, is the latest engine in the company’s stable of liquid rocket motors. It is aimed at replacing the Russian RD-180 engine now used by some American launch companies.

For the rest of story, visit AL.com.

US Aerospace Industry: Flying High, Soaring Higher?

By Jeremy Leonard, Oxford Economics
Jan 31, 2017

 With so much focus on worries about American products being uncompetitive with those produced elsewhere in the world and the associated impact on jobs and domestic economic activity, it is easy to forget that there are a number of manufacturing sectors for which American dominance has persisted for decades and shows very few signs of ebbing.

 Perhaps the best example is the aerospace sector.

For the rest of story, visit IndustryWeek.