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www.GoBlueRidge.Net reports that Adhezion Biomedical LLC will create 20 new jobs over the next three years as they expand their services to Hudson, NC.

The U.S. Senate recently approved legislation that would extend existing chemical security standards for one more year.

The Associated Press reports that Moline, IL-based Deere & Co. has completed legal requirements to establish a farm equipment manufacturing joint venture with Ashok Leyland Limited in India.

The Associated Press reports that Southfield, MI-based auto parts maker Lear Corp. has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

BASF has finalized its plans for the integration of Ciba Holding AG, which it acquired in April 2009.

The Associated Press reports that a federal judge has approved General Motors’ plan to sell the bulk of its assets to a new company - a move that could help speed the automaker’s exit from bankruptcy protection.

The Business Review (Albany) reports that agents of New York’s Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) executed a search warrant at Momentive Performance Materials’ Waterford, NY, plant on June 30.

The Wall Street Journal reports that Omnova shares dropped as much as 14% last week despite a better-than-expected second-quarter profit report.

The Associated Press reports that H.B. Fuller’s profit and sales fell in the second quarter of 2009.

Asymtek, a Nordson company, has sold a Spectrum S-910N dispensing system to DancoTech, located in Ballerup, Denmark – their eleventh Asymtek unit and second Spectrum 900 series platform.