Parts Authority, a distributor of automotive and truck parts, acquired Levine Auto and Truck Parts, headquartered in Danbury, Connecticut. The transaction was finalized on February 25, 2022.

Air Pros USA acquired Doug's Service Company, an HVAC and home services business in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, retaining all 40-plus technicians and staff. The acquisition expands Air Pros USA into its eighth state.

Messer Cutting Systems, through an affiliate, acquired Flame Technologies, Inc., a US manufacturer of oxyfuel products based in Austin, Texas, on February 1, 2022. Flame Tech employs 48 people.

Intellihot purchased its longtime factory space at 2900 W. Main St. in Galesburg, Illinois, for $1.3 million and plans to increase production and staff at the facility. The company had previously announced a $50 million expansion project expected to add jobs.

The U.S. Navy selected Saab, Inc. to upgrade its digital radar systems using Saab's All Digital Radar Technology, with a contract initially creating 20 jobs and potentially up to 50 jobs in East Syracuse, New York.

Bausch Health announced investments to expand contact lens manufacturing capacity at its Bausch + Lomb site in Rochester, New York, adding multiple production lines for daily disposable silicone hydrogel contact lenses.

Takeuchi Manufacturing acquired a plant in South Carolina from Kobelco Construction Machinery for 3.9 billion yen ($39 million). The plant will produce crawler loaders for the US market, with production expected to start in 2022.

Cargill and Golden Growers Cooperative agreed to acquire American Crystal Sugar Co.'s 51% equity stake in ProGold LLC, owner of a corn wet milling facility in Wahpeton, North Dakota. The transaction is expected to close by the end of February 2022.

Kraft Heinz will transfer ownership of its Ontario, Oregon potato manufacturing facility to Simplot. The facility has about 600 employees.

Kraft Heinz and J.R. Simplot Company struck a multi-year deal making Simplot the exclusive supplier and manufacturer of Ore-Ida frozen potato products. Kraft Heinz retains ownership of the brand.

U.S. Vanadium announced an expanded purchase agreement with Enerox (CellCube) for up to 3 million additional liters per year of ultra-high-purity vanadium redox flow battery electrolyte over five years, building on a prior 580,000 liters/year deal.

RectorSeal LLC, a subsidiary of CSW Industrials, acquired Shoemaker Manufacturing, a manufacturer of grilles, registers, and diffusers based in Cle Elum, Washington. The acquisition expands RectorSeal's domestic GRD product lines.

Cogmedix, a subsidiary of Coghlin Companies, broke ground on a new 101,000 square foot medical device manufacturing facility in West Boylston, Massachusetts. The facility will more than double its current footprint and is expected to create up to 200 new jobs over 3-5 years.

Oshkosh Corporation acquired Pratt Miller, an engineering and product development company specializing in electrification, robotics, autonomy, and connected systems, to accelerate advanced technology development. The acquisition was completed in 2020.

Dexai Robotics signed a $1.6 million contract with the Defense Logistics Agency to deploy 10 Alfred food-preparation robots at military dining facilities, starting with Travis Air Force Base in California.

Greenville-based Diversified Medical Healthcare plans to expand into a new 136,000-square-foot facility in Greenville, South Carolina, and launch another product line, investing $51 million and creating 185 new jobs.

Private-equity firm Apollo Global Management agreed to buy U.S. auto-parts maker Tenneco Inc for $1.64 billion in cash.

Sunbelt Rentals acquired Comrent International, a U.S.-based power-testing infrastructure provider specializing in load bank solutions, from Global Environment Fund. The deal broadens both companies' product portfolios and market reach.

Evonik announced a $176.5 million expansion at its Mobile County, Alabama facility to build a plant producing methyl mercaptan for its MetAmino (DL-methionine) animal nutrition product. The new plant is scheduled to come on stream in the second half of 2024.

Hirsh Precision Products announced plans to expand operations from Louisville and Boulder, Colorado, into a 65,000 sq ft industrial facility in Frederick, Colorado, relocating the majority of its operations.

Beam Global announced the acquisition of AllCell Technologies, a Chicago-based energy storage company whose products Beam had been using for about a decade.

BOMAG Americas and Linder Industrial Machinery announced a cooperation for the sale and support of BOMAG compaction, milling, paving, and reclaiming/stabilizing equipment across Florida, North Carolina, and South Carolina.

3D Systems announced an agreement to acquire Kumovis, a Munich-based additive manufacturing solutions provider for personalized healthcare applications, adding unique extrusion technology for medical-grade polymers like PEEK.

Bell Boeing Joint Program Office was awarded a five-year, $1.64 billion performance-based logistics contract by the Naval Supply Systems Command for 228 components used on V-22 Osprey aircraft.

OMNTEC Mfg., Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Vaporless Mfg., Inc. (VMI), a manufacturer of mechanical and electronic line leak detection systems. The acquisition adds a third manufacturing location in Prescott Valley, Arizona.

Nordfab Americas began a $5.5 million expansion at its main manufacturing facility in Thomasville, North Carolina, adding 25 jobs and increasing the footprint to 180,000 sq. ft. The project includes a rooftop solar array and material handling automation.

The Kraft Heinz Company and TheNotCompany announced a joint venture, The Kraft Heinz Not Company LLC, to develop plant-based versions of co-branded products using NotCo's AI technology and Kraft Heinz's brand portfolio.

U.S. truck engine maker Cummins Inc. announced it will buy auto parts maker Meritor Inc. for $2.58 billion in cash to expand its electric and hybrid vehicle parts offerings.

Manitou Group announced a €70 million ($80 million) investment to expand its Yankton and Madison, South Dakota manufacturing facilities, aiming to increase output by over 150% by 2026 and hire 100 people by 2023.

Magna International plans to build an $18 million seating plant in Detroit, creating 390 jobs, through a new joint venture. The article does not name the joint venture partner.

Star Plastics installed a new 75mm Leistritz twin-screw extruder at its Ravenswood facility in December 2021, the first phase of a $5 million investment in 2022 to triple capacity and expand product offerings.

Qatar Investment Authority agreed to acquire a minority interest in AIT, the world's largest provider of factory automation to aerospace, defense, and space launch sectors. The transaction is expected to close in 2022.

Emerson completed a multimillion-dollar expansion of its engineering facility in Sidney, Ohio, adding 110,000 square feet of lab space for compressor and HVACR research and testing.

MRC Global Norway was awarded contracts by Aker Solutions to supply valves, instrumentation, piping, tubing and fittings for the 924 MW Sunrise Wind offshore project off New York. Full operation is expected in 2025.

Saint-Gobain through its subsidiary CertainTeed is investing $32 million to upgrade equipment at its insulation plant in Chowchilla, California, expanding production capacity by 13% and reducing carbon emissions. The new equipment is expected to become operational in February or March 2022.

Unico System, in partnership with Ecoer, announced a corporate alliance that will offer an inverter heat pump optimized to pair with Unico’s small duct air handlers.

Sensia, Rockwell Automation, and Pemex Procurement International signed a goods and services contract that adds Sensia as a party to the long-term agreement between PPI and Rockwell Automation, enabling Sensia to sell its full suite of digital automation and production optimization products and solutions to Pemex.

Solvay announced a multi-year expansion plan for its sulfone polymers business in the US, including a capacity increase for Udel PSU of over 25% by 2024 at Marietta, Ohio, and DCDPS monomer capacity expansion of over 25% by 2024 at Augusta, Georgia.

Viora announced it has reached an agreement to be acquired by Sinclair Pharma, a global aesthetics company and subsidiary of Huadong Medicine Company Limited.

Schneider Electric purchased a controlling stake in EnergySage, a rooftop and community solar marketplace. EnergySage will also build new solutions for HVAC, smart home devices, and other clean energy products and scale globally.

Albany Engineered Composites (AEC) was selected by Lockheed Martin subsidiary Sikorsky Aircraft to produce the complete aft transition assembly for the CH-53K heavy-lift cargo helicopter under a ten-year long term agreement covering Lots 7 through 14. First deliveries are expected in 2023.

CertainTeed plans to invest $32 million in a capacity-expanding upgrade to its Chowchilla, California, glass wool insulation plant. The upgrade will increase capacity by 13% and reduce carbon footprint by 4,000 t/yr.

BrucePac announced a $22.5 million expansion of its food processing facility in Durant, Oklahoma, including additional production areas, refrigeration, and processing equipment. The groundbreaking ceremony is scheduled for March 9, 2022, and the company expects to hire 100 additional employees.

Celanese Corporation signed a definitive agreement to acquire a majority of DuPont's Mobility & Materials business for $11.0 billion in cash. The acquisition includes engineered thermoplastics and elastomers, brands, IP, and global production assets.

Thermach has moved all operations, manufacturing, research and development to a new physical plant in Appleton, Wisconsin.

ExxonMobil expects to complete a $500 million expansion of its Baton Rouge Polyolefins Plant by the end of 2022, boosting polypropylene production capacity by 450,000 metric tons per year.

Stomagienics, Inc. announced an expansion of its operations in Greenville County, South Carolina, with an undisclosed investment expected to create 30 new jobs over three years.

Turbine Aero was awarded a multi-year service agreement by Boeing for auxiliary power unit and line replacement unit support on the C-17 Globemaster III program, including engineering, supply chain, and logistics.

Bast Fibre Technologies Inc. completed its purchase of Georgia-Pacific's Lumberton Cellulose LLC in Lumberton, North Carolina. BFT plans to expand capacity to over 30,000 tonnes per year.

Bay Crane Companies acquired Gatwood Crane Rental Service, a crane rental company in the Chicago-land area. The acquisition was announced on February 17, 2022.