Vice President Mike Pence visited General Motors' Kokomo plant where the automaker, in partnership with medical device-maker Ventec, is producing 30,000 ventilators to help combat the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Indiana Department of Workforce Development will host a virtual job fair on May 6 to detail requirements, benefits and safety protocols at the facility.

General Motors in Kokomo is hiring for more than 1,000 full- and part-time workers in Kokomo to help it meet demand for medical ventilators during the coronavirus outbreak.

In March, General Motors began working with Seattle-area ventilator maker Ventec Life Systems to increase the company's production. A short time later the automaker began lining up parts suppliers and retooling an electronics factory in Kokomo to build the devices.

President Donald Trump ordered General Motors on Friday to accelerate ventilator production under the Defense Production Act.

The automaker said Monday that it's working around the clock with Ventec Life Systems of Washington State to build more of the critical medical devices.

Employees at the transmission plant were notified Thursday that one of their coworkers has a confirmed case of COVID-19.

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Thursday announced details on its plans to convert a once-idled transmission plant in Kokomo to build engines.

A Kokomo councilman whose predecessor resigned after posting Islamophobic comments online says he will not step down after he was also criticized for sharing similar views on Facebook.