SALISBURY-Dearborn, MI-based Meredian Automotive Systems Inc., a truck and auto parts manufacturer, plans to open an $18-million manufacturing plant near Salisbury, NC, about 50 miles north of Charlotte.

VANCOUVER, WA-Q Prime plans to build a $10-million facility on 134 acres of county-owned fairground land north of Vancouver, deed it to the county and then lease it back for $23 million over 25 years.

PHOENIX-August residential permits rose 7% in August, as the city flirts with ways to limit growth initiatives.

LOS ANGELES-More than half-million riders are left stranded and many businesses begin closing their doors. Union, management negotiators remain far apart.