Wisconsin Gov. Walker and Kestrel Aircraft announced plans Monday morning for an airplane manufacturing center that will bring up to 600 permanent new jobs to the city. The state offered a suite of loans and tax incentives to court the aircraft maker, which was also considering a site in Maine. WDIO says the company will recruit locally and tap area community colleges for training.

Speculation is that Superior has landed the aircraft manufacturer Kestral, which the city and Douglas County have been luring. It could bring more than 500 jobs to Superior.

Kestrel Aircraft, led by the founder and former chief of Duluth-based Cirrus Aviation, is negotiating with the city and state over a possible manufacturing facility in Superior. The deal isn't final yet, but the city's mayor says an announcement could come in weeks.

Duluth-based Cirrus plans to bring up to 60 jobs at its Grand Forks, N.D., plant as it partners with a company that makes a new type of small "sport" plane. The Grand Forks Herald report Cirrus is taking over manufacturing for a large portion of the Icon A5 -- a plane that can take off and land on water.

Chart Industries Inc., broke ground this week on a $23 million expansion of its facility to make way for 80 new jobs to New Prague, ECM Publishing's Hometown Source reports. The Ohio-based company aims to expand production of cryogenic equipment used for transporting and storing natural gas as a refrigerated liquid.

Gerdau, one of the largest steel makers in the world, is planning a $47 million expansion of its St. Paul plant due to demand for special steels in the U.S. automobile market.