Medical device firm will make use of automaker's logistics and manufacturing expertise to scale up and expedite ventilator production.

State officials have not been told what the new facility will produce.

Milestone fiber production plant under construction in Thailand

Pepper Construction has been named ENR Midwest Contractor of the Year.

CRRC MA Corp. committed in 2015 to build the 204,000-sq-ft assembly facility for Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s next-gen rail cars, although the China-owned firm had yet to land contracts with the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority and Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority.

Technology and mobile connectivity have gone a long way toward fixing problems with the traditional design and construction process, but only a business model with volume production can reduce risk and deliver results that can truly offset unexpected events.