Texas Instruments announced initial production of analog chips at its new 300-millimeter semiconductor wafer fabrication plant RFAB2 in Richardson, Texas. The $3.1 billion facility is expected to create 488 jobs and produce up to 100 million analog chips per day.

IPACKCHEM, backed by SK Capital, acquired a majority stake in TPG Plastics from Beaconhouse Capital Management. IPACKCHEM plans to support TPG's expansion and bring its in-mould fluorination technology to North America.

Simcote plans to invest $17 million in a new manufacturing facility in Sedalia, Missouri, expected to create 35 jobs.

Titan Machinery announced an agreement to acquire Heartland Ag Systems, the largest Case IH application distributor in North America, for $110 million.

Sekisui Voltek announced plans to build a $39 million polyethylene foam plant in Coldwater, Michigan.

Momentum Manufacturing Group is investing $11 million to expand its aluminum extrusion facility in Franklin, New Hampshire, adding 35,000 square feet and new automated handling equipment. The project is expected to create 35 jobs.

Bosch Rexroth will invest $58 million in a new state-of-the-art customizing and R&D facility in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, expanding operations for linear motion and assembly technologies. The company will retain 326 employees and hire 24 more.

Lödige Industries was awarded a contract by Aeroterm to install an automated cargo system at JFK International Airport's new cargo facility. The system will be used by Worldwide Flight Services.

Aerospares 2000 Limited and Sentry Aerospace completed their merger in July 2022 and announced rebranding as Sentry Aerospares on 5 October 2022. The combined company is a portfolio company of Acorn Growth Companies and distributes commercial aircraft rotable components.

John Deere dealer Dobbs Equipment completed the acquisition of Flint Equipment, adding 18 stores in Alabama, Georgia and South Carolina to its footprint.

Sekisui Voltek LLC will build a $39 million second plant adjacent to its current facility in Coldwater, Michigan, to increase polyolefin foam production capacity by about 20%. The project is in final planning phases, with groundbreaking expected in early 2023 and completion in 2024.

AAR signed a long-term agreement with Unison Industries to become the global exclusive distributor for select Unison aviation, aerospace, and civil land vehicle products, including ignitor plugs, ignition leads, harnesses, and related spare parts.

Epicor announced the acquisition of eFlex Systems, a Manufacturing Execution System vendor based in Rochester Hills, Michigan. The terms of the deal were not disclosed.

CGBio (formerly SGBio) signed a license and finished product supply agreement with Orthofix for its bone graft substitute NOVOSIS in the U.S. and Canada. The deal includes up to $28 million in upfront and milestone payments.

Medtronic won a contract from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to install 115 GI Genius intelligent endoscopy modules at VA medical facilities across the country for AI-assisted colon cancer screening.

FloWorks International LLC, a specialty flow control distribution platform backed by Clearlake Capital, acquired Flotech, Inc., a distributor and servicer of industrial valves with locations in Florida, South Carolina and Alabama. The deal was reported on October 5, 2022.

Baker Hughes announced an agreement to acquire Quest Integrity, a subsidiary of Team Inc., a provider of technology-enabled asset inspection and reliability management for pipeline, refining, petrochemical and power generation sectors. The announcement was made on October 5, 2022.

Wilcox Fresh acquired heirloom fingerling grower and shipper Southwind Farms in Heyburn, Idaho. The announcement was made on October 4, 2022.

Core & Main, a distributor of water, wastewater and fire protection products, opened a new facility in Fort Collins, Colorado, to extend its offerings in northern Colorado and adjacent states.

Generac has reached a distribution agreement with EODev, a French developer of zero-emission hydrogen fuel cell power generators, to offer EODev's GEH2 unit to the North American market.

Generac Power Systems has acquired Blue Pillar, an Indiana-based industrial IoT software company. Terms were not disclosed. The deal closed on October 3, 2022.

Fireclay Tile has acquired Spokane Valley-based Quarry Tile Co. as part of a more than $26 million investment to expand its tile manufacturing capacity to over 10 million square feet per year. All 82 Quarry employees will remain.

Boysen USA, a subsidiary of Germany's Boysen group, plans to invest $4.5 million to expand its manufacturing operations in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, creating 88 jobs.

Elkamet announced a $4.6 million expansion of its Henderson County facility in East Flat Rock, North Carolina, creating at least five new jobs with an average wage exceeding $53,000 annually.

Global Polymer broke ground on a $10 million expansion of its Madison, South Dakota facility, adding 32,000 square feet and creating about 120 jobs, with completion by November 2023 and final equipment phase by December 2025.

Aero 3, Inc., parent company of AeroRepair, has acquired Aircrafters, Inc., a provider of wheel and brake parts for the aviation industry. The acquisition was announced on October 4, 2022.

Hultafors Group AB of Gothenburg, Sweden, has acquired Martinez Tool Co., a US-based premium tool company specializing in titanium hammers. The acquisition was announced on October 4, 2022.

PTG Holroyd received an order valued over $1.7 million from a North American rotary screw compressor manufacturer for a TG 350E CNC rotor grinding machine, scheduled to ship in spring 2023.

Micron Technology plans to build a new semiconductor megafab in Clay, New York, with an investment of up to $100 billion over 20-plus years. The first phase of $20 billion is planned by the end of this decade. The facility will create nearly 50,000 New York jobs, including 9,000 Micron jobs, and will produce leading-edge DRAM memory.

HDT Global has acquired Federal Fabrics-Fibers, a manufacturer of air beam structures and woven/non-woven products based in Lowell, Massachusetts. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Modern Ice Equipment & Supply and nVenia have entered into a master distributor agreement for all nVenia industrial ice equipment. Modern Ice will distribute nVenia's HAMER Brand ice equipment and parts to customers worldwide.

EnviroZyme, a subsidiary of Betco Corporation, entered into a binding agreement to acquire certain wastewater business assets from Novozymes A/S. The acquisition is expected to close in the first quarter of 2023.

Daifuku North America announced the grand opening of a new 225,000 sq. ft. manufacturing plant in Boyne City, Michigan, built with a $26 million investment. The plant combines operations from three previous locations and produces airport baggage handling products and automatic guided vehicles.

Lockheed Martin opened a new 85,000-square-foot All-Up Round III facility at its Camden Operations in Arkansas to increase production capacity for the PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement. The expansion is part of a $142 million investment announced in June 2019.

Betco Corporation entered into a binding agreement to acquire certain wastewater business assets from Novozymes A/S. The acquisition is expected to close in the first quarter of 2023.

Deltech Holdings, LLC, a portfolio company of SK Capital Partners, acquired StanChem, Inc., a provider of emulsion polymers and protective coatings. Terms were not disclosed.

ORBIS Corporation broke ground on an expansion of its Urbana, Ohio manufacturing plant, adding 30% more space and more presses and tools for reusable totes, bulk containers and pallets. The expansion targets completion in Q2 2023 and plans 40-50 additional jobs over three years.

Atlas Copco acquired the operating assets of the compressor business of Mesa Equipment & Supply Company in Albuquerque, New Mexico, adding 19 employees to its Compressor Technique service division. The purchase price was not disclosed.

Novvia Group, backed by Kelso & Company, acquired Rios Containers, a Santa Fe Springs, California distributor of plastic and metal bottles, cans and drums. Financial terms were not disclosed.

The U.S. Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission (USIBWC) awarded a $4,659,432 contract to Arcadis, U.S., Inc. to start work on expanding the South Bay International Wastewater Treatment Plant in San Diego, California, doubling its capacity.

SunTree Snacks is investing $10.1 million to build a new East Coast headquarters and facility in Goldsboro, North Carolina, creating 94 new jobs.

SteriTek is investing $59.9 million to build a new contract sterilization facility in Burlington, North Carolina, creating 50 new jobs.

Qnnect, a portfolio company of Arcline Investment Management, has acquired Connectronics, Inc., a designer and manufacturer of RF connectors for aerospace, telecom, military, test and measurement, and medical applications.

Trinity Rail Group, a subsidiary of Trinity Industries, has entered into a long-term railcar supply agreement with GATX Corporation to deliver 15,000 newly built tank and freight railcars over six years, valued at $1.8 billion. Deliveries are scheduled from 2023 to 2028.

Palmer Holland, a North American specialty chemical distributor, announced a new distribution agreement with Zeochem to be a channel partner in the US and Canada for Zeochem's Purmol line of molecular sieves used in polyurethane coatings, adhesives, sealants, and elastomers.

Lloyd Rebar Company has been awarded the first release from Intel to provide approximately 20,000 tons of rebar for the construction of Intel's new facility in Licking County, Ohio. The company will also buy $3 million of new Schilt Engineering equipment and build a new facility.

Avon Protection has received its first delivery order worth $42.1 million from the U.S. Army under the Next Generation Integrated Head Protection System (NG IHPS) helmet contract. Initial deliveries are expected in the first half of FY23.

White Cap L.P. closed an agreement to acquire Valley Supply Company, a Washington-based supplier of construction materials to contractors in the Puget Sound area with six locations across Washington State.

OraSure Technologies held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new 139,000-square-foot facility in Bethlehem Township, Pennsylvania, to manufacture COVID-19 tests. The facility has capacity to produce nearly 2 million tests per week, with plans to ramp up production into 2023.

Holcim completed the acquisition of the Polymers Sealants North America (PSNA) division of Illinois Tool Works, a leader in coating, adhesive and sealant solutions with 2022 estimated net sales of USD 100 million. PSNA has manufacturing plants in California, Arizona, Texas, Georgia and Massachusetts.