Atlantic Packaging, part of Atlantic Corporation of Wilmington, plans a $1.65 million expansion in Youngsville, Franklin County, adding a 33,000 square foot facility off U.S. Highway 1 and at least four jobs.

Unison Industries plans to invest nearly $30 million to upgrade its product manufacturing and R&D operations in Norwich, Chenango County, New York. The project is expected to create 76 new jobs over five years and retain 362 existing jobs.

U.S. Corrugated, Inc. expanded its corrugated box plant in Santa Fe Springs, California, with support from a Southern California economic development team and incentives.

Skybox Packaging plans an 88,000 square-foot expansion of its Mansfield facility at 1275 Pollock Pkwy with a $3.3 million building investment, plus $2 million for machinery and $1 million for inventory. The project is expected to create 28 jobs, announced November 21, 2017.

LiquidPower Specialty Products (LSPI), a Berkshire Hathaway company, commissioned a new drag reducing agent manufacturing plant within its complex in Bryan, Texas, doubling its capacity. The announcement was made on November 20, 2017.

M&M Industries, a maker of plastic buckets and containers, plans a $42 million expansion in Chattanooga, Tennessee, that will create 110 jobs. The plan includes buying a building at 1435 E. 14th Street and expanding its current facility at 316 Corporate Place.

Tecumseh Products Company is investing $1.1 million and creating 60 jobs at its Verona, Mississippi facility, which is consolidating Canadian operations and will begin making the AK2 compressor line. The Mississippi Development Authority assisted with infrastructure improvements.

Dow dedicated $2 billion of chemical manufacturing investments at its Plaquemine site in Louisiana, including two new polyolefin plants, added ethylene capacity, warehousing and a restarted ethylene unit. The projects were first announced in August 2013.

DENSO will expand its Maryville, Tennessee operations, investing $1 billion and creating about 1,000 jobs to make the Blount County facility a primary North American manufacturing center for electrification and safety systems.

Total Valve Systems added a new location in Perryton, Texas, extending its services and sales into the western U.S., announced October 5, 2017.

Tetra Pak is investing EUR 30 million to upgrade its Denton packaging material converting factory with a new laminator, moving some production from Mexico and expanding packaging capabilities for the U.S. and Canada, with full production expected by end of 2018.

Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems invested $3.8 million in its Huntington, Indiana assembly plant in October 2017 to launch two new production lines. The investment was reported in an article dated 2018-08-02.

Tetra Pak is investing $35.6 million (EUR 30 million) in factory upgrades at its packaging material converting plant in Denton, Texas, including a new laminator. The upgrades are expected to be completed by late 2018.

International Paper plans to invest about $300 million to convert its No. 15 paper machine at the Riverdale Mill in Selma, Alabama to whitetop linerboard and containerboard. The conversion, targeted for mid-2019, adds 450,000 tons of annual capacity.

Aerzen USA, a division of Aerzener Maschinenfabrik GmbH, is expanding its Coatesville facility in Chester County, Pennsylvania, with a $7.5 million project that will add 16 jobs and grow the workforce to more than 110 by year end.

Thrace-LINQ, a fabric supplier to the textile industry, will invest $9 million to install a new production line at its Summerville facility in Dorchester County, South Carolina, starting in early 2018 and creating at least 10 jobs.

BorgWarner is expanding its Water Valley, Mississippi location with a $20 million corporate investment expected to create about 75 jobs over two years. The expansion supports transmission technologies for stop/start and hybrid vehicles.

Pratt & Whitney commissioned a new 93,000 square-foot fan blade manufacturing facility at its AutoAir plant in Lansing, Michigan, for PurePower GTF engines. The $97 million investment adds to an existing GTF fan blade line.

Morris Packaging ordered a Hudson-Sharp 750SGBS pouch machine and a B&B-MAF side gusseted bag machine for its converting facility in Jefferson City, Missouri, following a 30,000 sq. ft. expansion. About 15-20 additional jobs are expected by Q4 2017.

Android Industries and sister company Avancez will invest $14.7 million to expand operations in Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, creating up to 313 jobs by the end of 2018 to supply new General Motors contracts. Avancez will also open a 300,000-square-foot facility.

Innovative Plastics Inc. has added floor space and equipment at its Madison, Alabama plant to meet increased production demand. The article is dated August 29, 2017.

Amcor Rigid Plastics expanded extrusion blow molded PP and HDPE bottle capacity at plants in Batavia, Illinois, Fort Worth, Texas, and Brampton, Ontario, creating 30 jobs in a multi-million-dollar expansion.

Packaging Corporation of America will convert its No. 3 paper machine at the Wallula, Washington mill into a 400,000 ton-per-year virgin kraft linerboard machine, starting in the second quarter of 2018.

New York Air Brake will expand its Premtec Division plant in Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina, creating 28 jobs and investing over $1 million. The project is supported by a $50,000 One North Carolina Fund grant and could reach 40 jobs long term.

Emerson broke ground on a $100 million expansion of its Sidney, Ohio compressor plant, adding nearly 20,000 square feet of office and engineering space and upgraded test labs. The three- to four-year project began with a groundbreaking on August 14, 2017.

Trane is expanding its existing 680,000 square foot manufacturing complex at 400 Killian Road in Columbia, South Carolina, investing $96 million and creating 700 jobs over three years.

Dart Container Corporation plans a $40 million expansion that enlarges its Mason, Michigan manufacturing facility from 215,000 to 330,000 square feet and adds a new 250,000 square foot technical and innovation center in Alaiedon Township.

Trane, a brand of Ingersoll Rand, will invest $96 million to expand its existing HVAC manufacturing facility at 400 Killian Road in Columbia, South Carolina, creating about 700 jobs over three years.

Rand-Whitney Container cut the ribbon on a 65,000 sq ft expansion at its Pawtucket, Rhode Island facility on July 27, 2017. The addition, designed and built by PROCON, adds space to store surplus packaging materials.

ORBIS Corporation plans to expand its Bardstown, Kentucky facility to increase production and warehouse space, including new equipment. The total investment is $30 million, with 55 jobs to be hired.

Audubon Metals LLC is considering an addition to its Henderson, Kentucky building to house a fifth furnace for aluminum production. The total investment is $8.3 million, with 39 jobs to be hired.

Kentucky approved tax incentives for The Hillshire Brands Company to expand its Alexandria, Ky. operations, including a new wastewater treatment facility and warehouse cold storage. The total investment is $50 million, with 16 initial jobs and a target of 26 jobs in 10 years.

Joplin manufacturer Jasper Products has announced a $25 million expansion of its plant at 3877 E. 27th St., expected to add 75 jobs and bring its workforce to 625. Construction began in April 2017.

Calsonic Kansei, a supplier to Nissan's Canton, Mississippi plant, expanded in Madison County, Mississippi with a $16.33 million investment that creates 98 new jobs. It leased and upfitted a former warehouse in Gluckstadt, and manufacturing began in May 2017.

Cooper Standard will create approximately 98 new jobs and invest $1 million in new plant equipment at its Surgoinsville facility in Hawkins County, Tennessee, to make coolant tube and hose assemblies and fuel and brake lines.

Warner Electric, a subsidiary of Altra Industrial Motion, announced plans to expand its operations at Park 30 Business Center in Columbia City, Indiana, adding new equipment and new jobs. The number of jobs was not given.

Honeywell plans to invest more than $10 million and add up to 5,000 square feet of manufacturing space at its Greer, South Carolina aerospace facility, creating about 30 jobs by 2019. South Carolina committed additional tax incentives over 20 years.

Plastipak Packaging announced a $15 million capital investment to add up to seven production lines at its Pineville, Louisiana facility, creating 10 direct jobs and retaining 263 existing jobs.

Nestlé Waters North America completed a two-year, $79 million expansion of its Nestlé Pure Life bottling facility in Breinigsville, Pennsylvania, adding three high-speed bottling lines and nearly 50 jobs.

Maxco Supply Inc. is planning to expand its operations from its Parlier base to a box factory in nearby Fowler, California.

Package Concepts and Materials is adding a 30,000-square-foot, $3 million expansion to its meat and poultry processing plant in Greenville, South Carolina, to enhance production.

Green Bay Packaging has broken ground on a 107,000-square-foot expansion in Pavilion Township, Kalamazoo County, investing $10.8 million to add a corrugating line and three jobs.

Raymond announced an expansion of its Raymond Parts Division with more than 40,000 sq ft added to its distribution center on Kirkville Road in East Syracuse, New York.

Fukai Toyotetsu Indiana Corp plans to invest $56.9 million to double its 125,000-square-foot facility at 1100 N. Lebanon St., Lebanon, Indiana, to 250,000 square feet, creating up to 155 new jobs by 2020.

Tri-Arrows Aluminum will invest $125 million to locate a cold rolling mill at Logan Aluminum in Logan County, Kentucky, creating 60 jobs. Production of the first coils is expected in spring 2019 after construction finishes in early 2019.

GECOM, a subsidiary of Mitsui Kinzoku ACT, will invest $26.29 million to launch three new manufacturing lines at its Greensburg, Indiana plant, creating up to 30 new jobs by 2019.

Continental is investing approximately $12 million in its ContiTech PVC hose business, creating a new competence center at its upgraded Mount Pleasant, Iowa plant, with more than 40 jobs added.

Anheuser-Busch and its Metal Container Corporation unit held a ribbon cutting for a new aluminum bottle line at the Jacksonville plant. The $175 million expansion created 75 new jobs.

Pratt & Whitney installed a new atomization tower at its HMI facility in Clayville, New York, as part of a $7 million expansion that doubles output of nickel superalloy powder used in engine components.

LyondellBasell broke ground on its first commercial Hyperzone polyethylene plant at its La Porte, Texas complex. The plant will produce 500,000 metric tons of HDPE annually and is planned to start up in 2019.