Intel Corp. is progressing on a $12.6-billion project to expand its 360-acre Leixlip, Ireland, campus with a new semiconductor chip manufacturing plant known as a “fab,” and has announced plans to further expand its European Union manufacturing capability.

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

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. 

In early February, Monsanto broke ground on a $975 million expansion at its Luling, La., operation.