Boeing was awarded a $70,704,608 contract by the U.S. Navy to provide integrated logistics support for Kuwait's F/A-18E/F Super Hornets, including maintenance and training support.

Centrisys/CNP was awarded a project to upgrade equipment at the City of Houston's 69th Street Wastewater Treatment Plant, including 14 CS21-4HC decanter centrifuges.

American Pacific Group, a private equity firm, acquired XLR8 EMS LLC, a Southern California leader in electronic manufacturing services and printed circuit board assembly.

Our Next Energy Inc. announced a $22 million Aries Grid factory to be built at the same site in Jackson County, West Virginia.

BHE Renewables broke ground on a $500 million Aerospace Manufacturing Hub in Jackson County, West Virginia, to produce titanium products for aerospace. The facility is expected to open in 2025 and employ about 200 people.

The Michigan Strategic Fund approved business expansions by two companies in southeast Michigan, creating 388 jobs and bringing nearly $60 million in investment. One project includes a new semiconductor design facility.

Quad-C Management, Inc. completed the acquisition of QED Technologies International, Inc. from CMC Materials, Inc. on March 1, 2023. The deal was announced on January 19, 2023.

Xylem entered a definitive agreement to acquire Evoqua Water Technologies in a US$7.5 billion all-stock transaction. The deal adds advanced water treatment and service capabilities.

Holland, Michigan-based Bradford Group completed an asset acquisition of Partitions Plus LLC, a corrugated partition manufacturer in Findlay, Ohio. Operations continue at the 80,000 sq ft Findlay facility under former co-founder Ben Riblet.

Emerson will supply automation technologies, software and control systems for the Golden Triangle Polymers Project in Orange, Texas, a $8.5 billion ethane cracker and polyethylene complex. Operations are expected to begin in 2026.

Xtant Medical Holdings acquired the Coflex and Cofix product lines from Surgalign Holdings for $17 million, adding interlaminar stabilization devices for spinal stenosis.

REV Fire Group announces a $1.5 million renovation and expansion of its Ephrata, PA facility, leasing two additional buildings to double space to 123,000 square feet. The expansion will more than triple TDA production and nearly double the workforce.

Ample has signed a contract with EID Robotics to use its fully automated ANT Plant microfactory in Ample's California production facility to automate battery manufacturing operations.

Entek Manufacturing Inc. opened a new facility in Henderson, Nevada, that can shape and roll steel for material handling equipment.

CORE Industrial Partners portfolio company Cadrex Manufacturing Solutions acquired D&R Machine Company, a provider of CNC precision machining solutions for the aerospace & defense market. D&R is headquartered in Southampton, Pennsylvania.

Torc Robotics, an independent subsidiary of Daimler Truck AG, announced it has signed an agreement to acquire Algolux Inc., a leader in perception for autonomous vehicles. The acquisition includes Algolux's intellectual property in computer vision and machine learning.

Bluefors, a Finnish manufacturer of cryogenic measurement systems, announced its intention to acquire Cryomech, a cryocooler technology company based in Syracuse, New York. The combined company will have close to 600 employees.

Nel ASA has taken the final investment decision to expand its PEM electrolyser manufacturing facility in Wallingford, Connecticut. The expansion will bring annual production capacity to 500 MW by 2025, with an investment cost of approximately NOK 260 million.

Surteco Group SE closed the acquisition of the OMNOVA laminates and performance films and coated fabrics divisions from Synthomer PLC, effective February 28, 2023. The acquired business has locations in the United States, Canada, and Thailand.

Stellantis announced a $155 million investment in three Kokomo, Indiana plants (Indiana Transmission, Kokomo Transmission, Kokomo Casting) to produce new electric drive modules (EDM) for future EVs. The investment will retain over 265 jobs.

Axium Packaging will invest $32 million to build a 150,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Archdale, Randolph County, North Carolina, creating 118 jobs. Operations are expected to begin in 2024.

SEPTA awarded a $714.2 million contract to Alstom for 130 new trolleys as part of its Trolley Modernization Program. The new vehicles are expected to start arriving in 2027.

Wiggins Lift Co. selected Loop Energy to provide the S300 fuel cell system for its new hydrogen-electric eBull forklift. Delivery and commissioning begin in Q2 2023, with commercial deployment in late 2023.

ENTEK, a US lithium-ion battery separator producer, has signed agreements with Brückner Group USA for 18 separator film production lines to expand capacity for the US electric vehicle and energy storage market.

Clarapath, a robotics company for pathology laboratories, has acquired Crosscope, a digital pathology company based in Mountain View, California. The acquisition combines Clarapath's tissue sectioning robot with Crosscope's AI-powered workflow tools.

DIH Holding US, a robotics and VR technology provider for rehabilitation, has entered into a business combination agreement with SPAC Aurora Technology Acquisition Corp. The deal implies an initial equity value of approximately $360.2 million and is expected to close in the third quarter of 2023.

Terramac, a manufacturer of rubber tracked crawler carriers, has opened a new 100,000-square-foot assembly facility in St. Louis, Missouri. The plant will start with two production lines, each with a capacity of 250 crawler carriers per year, and is set to begin production in March 2023.

German-headquartered revalyu is investing $50 million in a new PET recycling plant in Statesboro, Georgia, with commissioning planned for 2024. The plant will employ about 70 people and recycle over 225,000 pounds per day of PET waste in its first phase.

Fives Giddings & Lewis received a new machine order from Hartech Group to equip Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) in Cherry Point, North Carolina, with a T-Bed horizontal boring mill. The machine is planned to be installed in early 2024.

ST Engineering inaugurated a new 177,000 sq. ft aircraft maintenance hangar at Pensacola International Airport, the second of four hangars at an MRO complex. The hangar started operations in January 2023 and is expected to create over 400 new jobs.

Owens Corning announced plans to build a new 150,000-square-foot facility in Russellville, Arkansas, to produce Foamular NGX extruded polystyrene insulation. The project will create 50 new jobs over two years, with production expected to start in 2025.

X-Bow Systems will invest $25 million to build a rocket motor manufacturing facility in Luling, Texas, on 150 acres. Manufacturing is expected to start by the end of 2023. The announcement was made on February 24, 2023.

Kordsa's US affiliate decided to buy Pennsylvania-based Fabric Development Inc. and California-based Textile Products Inc. for around $100 million, subject to US regulatory approval.

Canned beverage maker DrinkPAK is adding a third production line capable of 2,200 cans per minute at its campus on Needham Ranch Parkway in Santa Clarita Valley, California. The expansion will require up to 80 new hires by April 2023.

PennAero (NASDAQ: TRS) announced on February 23, 2023 that it has signed an agreement to acquire Weldmac Manufacturing Company, a designer and manufacturer of metal fabricated components for aerospace, defense and space launch markets. Weldmac generated approximately $33 million in revenue in FY2022.

E Tech Group announced the acquisition of E-Volve Systems, a provider of industrial automation and controls engineering to life sciences, food and beverage, and consumer products industries. E-Volve will operate as a subsidiary.

IRG Acquisition Holdings, a consortium led by Invenergy with CDPQ and Blackstone Infrastructure, agreed to acquire American Electric Power's 1,365 MW unregulated contracted renewables portfolio for $1.5 billion enterprise value, including 14 wind and solar projects across 11 states.

Bri-Steel Mfg. is constructing a 329,000-sq.-ft. thermal pipe expansion mill in Enid, Oklahoma, to produce 12- to 36-in. seamless carbon steel and alloy pipe, with production expected to begin in late Q4 2023 and 50-100 jobs planned.

Aerojet Rocketdyne has begun hiring for its new 379,000 sq. ft. manufacturing facility in Huntsville, Alabama, which will specialize in inert solid rocket motor components. The facility is expected to be operational later in 2023.

Boeing will end the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet production line in 2025, with the last eight U.S. Navy aircraft rolling off the line that year. The company will pivot its St. Louis workforce and facilities to other programs, including T-7A Red Hawk, F-15EX, and MQ-25 Stingray.

ISO Group, a Netherlands-based horticulture automation solutions company, will invest $570,000 to establish its first U.S. assembly and distribution facility in Chesterfield County, Virginia. The project will create 30 new jobs over five years.

Capstone Green Energy, through its distributor Lone Star Power Solutions, secured a 5 MW Energy-as-a-Service long-term rental order for five C1000 Signature Series microturbines from a West Texas oil and gas customer. The microturbines will be installed at a remote production site and commissioned in May 2023.

Valmet will supply a coated board machine to Graphic Packaging International's mill in Waco, Texas. The machine will produce coated recycled board grades with an annual capacity of approximately 500,000 short tons, and start-up is scheduled for early 2026.

TriMas has signed an agreement to acquire the operating net assets of Weldmac Manufacturing Company, a designer and manufacturer of metal fabricated components for aerospace, defense and space launch markets. The acquisition will expand TriMas Aerospace's product offerings and manufacturing capabilities.

Rafa Laboratories Ltd. was awarded a follow-on production agreement valued at over $45 million from the U.S. Department of Defense's JPEO-CBRND for the Midazolam Injection autoinjector (Advanced Anticonvulsant System). Deliveries began in December 2022.

Parsons Corporation was selected by Santa Clara Valley Water District (Valley Water) to provide construction management services for the Rinconada Water Treatment Plant Reliability Improvement Project, Phases 3-6, valued at $30 million. The project aims to increase treatment capacity from 80 MGD to 100 MGD.

KION North America announced a territory expansion with dealer partner Carson Material Handling, including a new location in Campobello, South Carolina, and the acquisition of J&J Forklift Services. Carson Material Handling is authorized to sell Linde and Baoli brands.

Valmet will supply a coated board machine for Graphic Packaging International's mill in Waco, Texas, with start-up scheduled for early 2026. The machine will have an annual capacity of about 500,000 short tons of coated recycled board. The deal value was not disclosed.

Danone North America will invest up to $65 million over two years at its Jacksonville facility to add a new bottle production line. The expansion will create 40 new jobs at the plant, which employs 110 people.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Nashville District awarded ANDRITZ a contract to rehabilitate turbines and generators at the 162 MW Old Hickory hydroelectric plant on the Cumberland River in Tennessee. ANDRITZ will supply three 40.5 MW Kaplan turbine generator units, with an optional fourth, and first-unit commissioning is expected in August 2026.