ENTEK, the only US-owned producer of wet-process lithium-ion battery separator materials, announced plans to invest $1.5 billion in a new production facility in Terre Haute, Indiana. The project will create up to 642 jobs by the end of 2027.

Teleflex Medical OEM, a division of Teleflex, broke ground on an 8,200-square-foot addition to its plant in Jaffrey, New Hampshire. The $12 million project will add 11 extrusion lines and create new jobs.

Phoenix Proto Technologies partnered with RE3DTECH, a portfolio company of CORE Industrial Partners, in a transaction that provides additional financial and operational resources while retaining existing leadership.

BeiGene announced the last structural steel placement at its Hopewell, New Jersey campus, a $700 million facility for commercial-stage biologic pharmaceutical manufacturing and R&D, expected to be complete in 2024.

Markey Machine won an order for split mooring winches and an anchor windlass to be installed on Crowley's ATB barge Oliver Leavitt, replacing electric winches.

TotalEnergies will install and operate a 33-MW solar and 38.5-MWh energy storage system at Holcim's Portland cement factory in Florence, Colorado. The project is expected to begin operations in 2025.

Concept Metals Group invested $15.5 million in a new facility in Spring Lake Township, Michigan, adding 25 jobs. The facility upgrades support production of battery tray components for GM vehicles.

Arcosa Wind Towers, a subsidiary of Arcosa Inc., plans to open a nearly $60 million wind-tower production facility in Belen, New Mexico. Production is expected to begin mid-2024, creating 250 jobs.

Ducommun Incorporated entered into a definitive agreement to acquire BLR Aerospace, a provider of aerodynamic systems for rotary- and fixed-wing aircraft. The transaction is expected to close in Q2 2023.

Doosan Bobcat's Statesville facility completed a $70 million, 600,000-square-foot expansion in October 2022, adding over 1 million square feet to the building. The expansion supports global demand for air compressors, generators, and other products.

Johnson Controls was awarded a $12 million design-build contract by Rockingham County Schools to replace and install heat pumps and upgrade Metasys digital controls, funded by ESSER resources. The project is expected to be completed by the end of summer 2023.

Oceaneering's Mobile Robotics group added a 238,000 sq ft production campus in Orlando, Florida for assembly, integration, and testing of mobile robot systems for the North American market.

Tecogen Inc. assumed service contracts from Aegis Energy Services, a subsidiary of Dalkia Energy US, for 202 cogeneration systems. Tecogen will share a portion of revenue with Dalkia for seven years.

Electro Technik Industries, Inc. (ETI) acquired Advanced Power Conversion Solutions (dba Advanced Conversion). Advanced Conversion will operate as an individual subsidiary of ETI.

Northrop Grumman Systems Corp. was awarded a $7,839,595 firm-fixed-price contract by the U.S. Navy to repair 33 items for the main landing gear door and leading-edge extension spoiler on F/A-18 aircraft. Work will be performed in El Segundo, California, through March 2026.

Alro Metals has expanded its presence in the Orlando market with a new 254,000-square-foot facility in Oviedo, Florida, increasing local inventory and processing capacity.

Tex-Tech Industries will establish a 170,000-square-foot production facility in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, investing $24.8 million and creating 49 jobs over five years.

Clayco, JB2 Partners and ElmTree Funds broke ground on WestRock's new 410,000-square-foot corrugated box plant in Longview, Washington. Production is due to begin in fall 2023 and create about 40 jobs.

General Polymers Thermoplastic Materials entered into a binding buyout agreement on March 17, 2023, for the buyout of all remaining equity interest from Michael Kirtley, making current CEO Gregory P Boston the sole owner.

Grand River Rubber and Plastics acquired the lathe cut gasket and seal division of ASC Engineered Solutions, LLC (dba Ashtabula Rubber Company). The acquisition was announced on March 17, 2023, with a target date of July 1, 2023 for all orders to be produced at Grand River's Ashtabula, Ohio facility.

Zeon Corp. will expand HNBR production at its Pasadena, Texas facility through its subsidiary Zeon Chemicals L.P., increasing global HNBR capacity by 25%. Construction begins in first half of 2023, with completion expected in early 2025. Investment is in the tens of millions of dollars.

HDT Global, based in Solon, Ohio, acquired Aviation Ground Equipment Corp. of New York. No financial terms were disclosed.

NYX Linden LLC, a subsidiary of NYX Inc., will invest $10.4 million to expand its manufacturing facility in Linden, Tennessee, adding 16,000 square feet to its molding bay and a 24,000-square-foot shipping warehouse. The expansion will create 137 new jobs.

The Federal Metal Company is building a new manufacturing facility in North Little Rock, Arkansas, to recycle post-consumer aluminum copper radiators, investing $17.8 million and creating 40 jobs.

FlavorSum LLC is expanding its Kalamazoo facility, doubling its size, creating 51 jobs, with a private investment of $30.4 million across three projects including expansions in Auburn Hills and Owosso.

Konecranes received a notice of intent to award contracts from the Virginia Port Authority for 86 automatic stacking cranes for Norfolk International Terminals and Virginia International Gateway. The total contract value exceeds €200 million.

Jubilant HollisterStier announced the appointment of Chris Preti as President, effective March 2023.

Jubilant HollisterStier is investing ~$285 million to double its capacity for fill and finish of sterile injectables at its Spokane, Washington facility. The expansion is progressing well.

ABB has begun construction on an expansion of its North American robotics headquarters and manufacturing facility in Auburn Hills, Michigan. The $20 million investment is expected to create 72 jobs and increase capacity by more than 50%.

L3Harris Technologies received a second request from the FTC for its acquisition of Aerojet Rocketdyne, extending the HSR waiting period.

Crown Equipment will acquire, modernize, and equip a 255,295-square-foot building adjacent to its current facility in Kinston, North Carolina, creating 192 jobs and retaining 340 jobs.

Bigge Crane and Rigging Co. acquired a majority stake in Empire Crane Company, expanding its Perfect Fleet offering to the East Coast.

Big Valley Air will invest $1.4 million to construct a 17,000-square-foot facility at its existing operations in Dunlap, Tennessee, creating 30 new jobs.

Zollner Elektronik will invest $18 million to expand its manufacturing operations in Danville and its US headquarters in Loudoun County, Virginia, creating 100 new jobs.

Plastifab has acquired Marchel Industries, a South Carolina-based injection molding facility, expanding its US footprint and adding injection molding capabilities.

Apollo Global Management and Univar Solutions entered into a definitive merger agreement for Apollo to acquire Univar in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $8.1 billion enterprise value. The deal includes a minority investment from ADIA.

Asahi Kasei Plastics North America (APNA) and Asahi Kasei Asaclean Americas (AKAC) are merging effective April 1, 2023. The combined company will operate as APNA and be headquartered in Fowlerville, Michigan.

Texwrap Packaging Systems is expanding its existing facility in Washington, Missouri, investing $2.25 million and creating 35 new jobs to increase capacity for shrink wrapping and bundling product lines.

Lockheed Martin and Terran Orbital are teaming with Innoflight as a strategic avionics supplier for the Space Development Agency's Tranche 1 Transport Layer program, delivering 42 space vehicles for launch by September 2024.

Exodus Global acquired Rockwheel Americas, the North American distributor of RockWheel, RockCrusher and RockScreener hydraulic attachments, and will rebrand it as RockZone Americas.

The Arcticom Group (TAG) acquired ICM, a commercial and industrial mechanical contractor, strengthening its presence in Texas and extending services into Louisiana.

Halo Microelectronics International Corporation (Halo US), a subsidiary of Silergy (Xidiwei), signed an agreement to sell its entire 30% stake in a joint venture to Navitas Semiconductor and license silicon controller technology to Navitas in exchange for $20 million worth of Navitas common stock. The agreement was announced on March 15, 2023.

Tex-Tech Industries will invest over $24.8 million to build a new 170,000-square-foot manufacturing center in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, creating 49 jobs.

Lexair is acquiring manufacturing assets and intellectual property licenses from Keystone, an Emerson brand, for U.S. Navy products. Production will move from Emerson's Pasadena, Texas facility to Lexair's Lexington plant.

Lexair Inc. will expand its Lexington, Kentucky operations with an $8.5 million investment, adding 35,000 square feet and creating 14 full-time jobs. The announcement was made on March 15, 2023.

Amentum was selected for a $4.6 billion single-award IDIQ contract by the U.S. Air Force Security Assistance and Cooperation Directorate to provide commercial buying solutions for Foreign Military Sales customers. The contract will use technologies like reverse engineering, 3D scanning, and additive manufacturing.

Calspan entered an acquisition agreement with Cleveland-based aerospace company TransDigm. The acquisition price is $725 million according to an SEC filing.

Aquatech was awarded a contract by Lithium Americas Corp. for the lithium refining and purification process plants at the Thacker Pass lithium project in Nevada, including evaporation and crystallization systems for producing lithium carbonate.

Getinge AB acquired 100% of the shares of Ultra Clean Systems Inc., a US manufacturer of ultrasonic cleaning technologies for surgical instruments, for SEK 170 million (USD 16 million) in cash.

Parsons Corporation has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire IPKeys Power Partners, a provider of cybersecurity and software solutions for electric, water, and gas utilities, to enhance its critical infrastructure protection capabilities.