It has been a busy week for manufacturers and venture capitalists in the United States as economists are beginning to speak a little more optimistically of our nation’s economic future.  Here is some good news that we found…

• Johnson Controls’ new Michigan battery manufacturing facility will employee 550 people:  Holland Sentinel
• GE is moving 420 manufacturing jobs FROM China TO the United States.  That’s right folks, we are through the looking glass… NYTimes.com
• A New York-based solar company is creating 300 jobs manufacturing ribbon cells: MidHudsonNews.com
• The White House rolled out 2.4 billion in electric car and battery grants: Wall Street Journal
• Ormat, a Geothermal company made record profits during the second quarter, beating Q2 2008 by 32%: RTT News
• PSE&G, and Petra Solar, Inc plan to create 100 new “green collar jobs” with its solar cell installation program: NJ.com
• PECO will spend $650 million on Pennsylvania smart-grid, $200 million from stimulus funds: BizJournals
• Zap, an electric car manufacturer obtained $26 million worth of Venture Capital: BizJournals
• eTec, a charging station producer received a $99.8 million grant from the DOE on Tuesday: CleanTechBrief.com