Reinhausen Manufacturing Inc., a subsidiary of Maschinenfabrik Reinhausen, will spend $3.3 million to expand its Humboldt, Tennessee facilities, raising production capacity by 25 percent. Groundbreaking is due by end of 2023, with completion anticipated in early 2024.

Ice Air, a provider of climate control solutions, was awarded a grant by the U.S. Department of Energy to build a new manufacturing plant in South Carolina to increase production of cold climate and geothermal heat pumps. The grant notification was received on November 15, 2023.

Felix Schoeller North America unveiled a new $20 million silicone coating operation at its Pulaski, New York facility on November 15, 2023, expanding its manufacturing footprint for release liners used in adhesive coating industries.

Andersen Corporation has begun construction on a new Renewal by Andersen manufacturing and distribution facility in Locust Grove, Georgia. The $420 million, 638,000-square-foot plant is expected to be completed in late 2024 and begin operations in 2025, employing approximately 900 people.

The Darke County Board of Commissioners awarded Maguire Iron Inc. a $1,303,000 contract for the Gettysburg Water Tower Replacement Project.

Techmer PM announced the establishment of its Kimberly Park site in Dalton, Georgia as its Fiber Center of Excellence, consolidating its nearby Tyler Street facility there by the end of 2024.

Envision Plastics completed a multi-million dollar expansion at its Reidsville, North Carolina plant, increasing capacity for post-consumer recycled resin by 50 percent.

Lygos and Dober signed a collaboration including a supply agreement and co-investment to expand production capacity of Soltellus, a sustainable polymer, at Dober's Hazleton, PA facility.

Operio Group acquired Elizabeth Carbide Die Co. Inc., Elizabeth HATA, and Scheu & Kniss, manufacturers of tablet tooling, tableting presses, and press parts for the solid dose manufacturing industry.

Toyota Industries Electric Systems North America (TIESNA) will invest $69 million to build a new facility in Pendergrass, Georgia, creating 250 jobs. The facility will produce DC-to-DC converters, with operations expected to begin in 2025.

HEXPOL has acquired 100% of the shares in American TPE compounder Star Thermoplastic Alloys and Rubbers, Inc. for $26.5 million on a cash and debt free basis, establishing a presence in the US TPE market.

Sypris Technologies received an award for specialty high-pressure closures for use in the Venture Global CP2 LNG Export Terminal and CP Express Natural Gas Pipeline Project, with shipments expected by year-end 2023.

Sypris Technologies received an order to supply 72-inch insulated joints for the expansion of the Atoka Water Pipeline for the Oklahoma City Water Utilities Trust, with shipments expected from 2023 into 2024.

Konecranes secured an order to provide 16 cranes to Hybar for its environmentally sustainable scrap metal recycling and steel rebar mill in Arkansas. The order was won in September 2023, with deliveries in 2024 and early 2025.

Xeriant and UAV Corp signed a Memorandum of Understanding to pursue a strategic combination through a merger or acquisition, integrating Xeriant's advanced materials into UAV Corp's airships and drones.

Stone Mountain Technologies, Inc. (SMTI) will invest $13.9 million to establish manufacturing operations in Piney Flats, Tennessee, creating 111 jobs. The plant will produce ANESI brand high-efficiency gas-fired heat pumps.

Konecranes secured an order for 16 heavy-duty cranes (ladle, charge, rolling mill, shipping bay) to support Hybar's scrap metal recycling rebar mill in Arkansas. The order was won in September 2023, with deliveries in 2024 and early 2025.

Miller Valentine Construction has begun a major expansion of Huhtamaki's folding carton plant in Paris, Texas, which will triple the 150,000-square-foot facility to 438,000 square feet. The project started in early November 2023.

Graham Corporation has acquired P3 Technologies LLC of Jupiter, Florida, a custom turbomachinery engineering and manufacturing business for space, new energy and medical markets. P3 develops pumps, compressors, turbines, high-speed rotors and cryogenic pumps.

Northrop Grumman plans to build a $200 million advanced electronics manufacturing and testing facility in Waynesboro, Virginia, creating over 300 jobs. The 315,000-square-foot facility is slated to open in mid-2025.

Meridian Medical Technologies, a division of Kindeva Drug Delivery, was awarded a $9.9 million contract by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' ASPR to supply DuoDote autoinjectors.

Howmet Aerospace plans to invest $5 million in equipment at its Canton, Ohio facility to add a new manufacturing line for titanium products, creating 43 new jobs.

Lockheed Martin's aeronautics division secured a 10-year, $238 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to supply F-16 initial spares to foreign military sale customers including Greece, Jordan, Taiwan, South Korea and Singapore.

Micross Advanced Interconnect Technologies received a $134.3 million other transaction authority agreement from the U.S. Army to develop a domestic open-access ecosystem for 2.5D and 3D packaging production in Durham, North Carolina, through November 2028.

ByFam, an investment firm, acquired Gabriel Group, a Midwest-based food equipment distributor and manufacturer's representative headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Gabriel Group operates showrooms in Indiana, Ohio, and Michigan.

Bamberger Polymers announced a supply partnership with NatureWorks to distribute Ingeo PLA biopolymers in the United States and Canada.

Frequency Electronics announced a $25 million contract to deliver precision frequency-generation systems for a next-generation national security satellite program.

Novanta announced a definitive agreement to acquire Motion Solutions, a provider of precision motion subsystems, for $189 million in cash.

GF Central Plastics broke ground on a new 150,000-square-foot manufacturing facility at 41401 Wolverine Road in Shawnee, Oklahoma. The $30 million investment is expected to create up to 300 full-time jobs upon opening.

Alto-Shaam began construction of a 128,000 sq. ft. expansion of its global headquarters and manufacturing facility in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. The $25 million project includes a new Innovation Center with R&D lab, warehousing, and office space, planned for completion in 2025.

Minneapolis-based Fabcon Precast acquired Bristol Precast, a division of The Bristol Group, including its engineered precast and prestressed concrete products business and a production facility in Charlestown, Indiana.

Ya YA Food Corp., a Canadian food and beverage firm, will expand a manufacturing plant in Ogden, Utah, investing $92 million over 10 years and creating 302 new jobs. The company is taking over an Oatly Group facility.

TotalEnergies SE agreed to acquire three natural gas-fired power plants in Texas from TexGen Power LLC for $635 million, with a combined capacity of 1.5 GW, to serve Dallas and Houston.

Skanska signed a contract with Bon Secours Mercy Health to renovate the Mercy Health Lourdes Hospital Tower in Paducah, Kentucky. The $98 million project includes modernizing the tower and adding a new central utility plant. Construction started in October 2023 and is expected to complete in Q2 2026.

Distinctive Manufacturing Group acquired Koester Metals, a precision sheet metal fabricator based in Fremont, Indiana. The acquisition took place in November 2023.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awarded Unico Mechanical a contract worth more than $9.1 million to refurbish two 216-inch butterfly valves at Fort Peck Dam in Montana, with completion estimated for May 28, 2025.

Avingtrans subsidiary Hayward Tyler Inc. was awarded a multi-phase contract by TerraPower to design and develop sodium pumps for the Natrium reactor demonstration project in Wyoming, starting at about $10 million.

Nissin Foods announced a $228 million investment to develop a third U.S. manufacturing facility in Greenville County, South Carolina.

Volvo Group has been selected as the winning bidder for Proterra's Powered business unit, including a development centre in California and an assembly factory in South Carolina, for $210 million. The acquisition aims to accelerate Volvo's battery-electric roadmap.

Nucor acquired the assets of Cincinnati-based Garden Street Iron & Metal on behalf of its recycling subsidiary River Metals Recycling. The deal includes one feeder and one shredder yard, bringing RMR's total recycling facilities to 19.

Nucor is making a direct investment of $35 million in Helion to accelerate fusion deployment in the United States, with a target of 2030. This is the first fusion energy agreement of this scale in the world.

Metropolitan Baking Company announced an expansion of its Hamtramck facility, adding new bun and roll lines to increase capacity by 30-40%.

Gehring-Montgomery has acquired the Wax Division of Strohmeyer & Arpe, expanding its wax product portfolio and strengthening its U.S. market position.

TekniPlex Healthcare signed a definitive purchase agreement to acquire Seisa Medical, a medical device manufacturer with facilities in the US, Mexico and Slovakia employing over 2,000 people. The acquisition enhances TekniPlex's capabilities in minimally invasive and interventional therapies.

Wyo-Ben, Inc. acquired the bentonite assets of M-I SWACO in the Greybull, Wyoming area, including a plant with approximately 75 employees who have been invited to stay on. The acquisition strengthens Wyo-Ben's position as a leader in the bentonite industry.

Waiward Industrial was awarded a contract in January 2023 to fabricate a 367 MT cooler ring for the Cleveland-Cliffs Burns Harbor steel facility in Indiana. The project was completed in August 2023, involving steel supply, fabrication, machining, and trial assembly.

Lummus Technology and Citroniq Chemicals signed licensing and engineering agreements for green polypropylene plants in the U.S. The first plant, scheduled for completion in 2027, will produce 400kta of bio-polypropylene and be the first in North America with this capability.

SHELLBACK Semiconductor Technology acquired the MERCURY+ batch spray cleaning product line from Tokyo Electron Limited, including intellectual property rights. SHELLBACK will manufacture new systems and provide support from its Coopersburg, Pennsylvania headquarters.

BAE Systems' FAST Labs organization received a $5 million contract from the Office of Naval Research to develop advanced Gallium Nitride-based microelectronics for next-generation radar, electronic warfare and communication applications.

TransDigm Group has entered a definitive agreement to acquire the Electron Device Business of Communications & Power Industries (CPI) for approximately $1.385 billion in cash. The business manufactures electronic components for aerospace and defense.