Industrial Magnetics, Inc. has acquired Walker Magnetics Group, Inc., North America's oldest industrial magnet manufacturer. The deal brings together two industry leaders, with IMI marking its 60th anniversary and Walker having been in business for 125 years.

Trucent announced the opening of its new 44,000 sq. ft. CentraSep production facility in Noblesville, Indiana, a $2 million expansion from the previous 18,000 sq. ft. location, with plans for an additional $2 million investment over the next few years.

The City of Lawrence will upgrade the Kansas River Wastewater Treatment Plant with a $70 million project including new UV facility, SCADA system, and biological nutrient removal process. McCarthy Building Companies was selected as general contractor.

374Water and Merrell Bros have entered a strategic relationship for commercial manufacturing and service of AirSCWO Nix systems. Merrell Bros will fabricate the first commercial units at its facility in Kokomo, Indiana, for municipal and industrial customers.

Azelis Americas CASE, LLC will exclusively distribute BASF's Lupragen polyurethane catalyst portfolio in North America under a new agreement.

Dajcor Aluminum received over $2 million in grants to add an anodize line at its Hazard, Kentucky facility, creating 50 jobs.

Knorr Brake Co., a subsidiary of Knorr-Bremse, was awarded a contract in the lower double-digit million euro range to supply braking systems for 127 metro cars ordered by MARTA from Stadler. The braking components will be produced in Westminster, Maryland.

MAPEI Corporation broke ground on a 260,000-square-foot powder production and distribution facility at its existing Wildwood, Florida site. The expansion will add four powder production lines and create 160 new jobs.

CPI Aerostructures received a $4.4 million purchase order from the U.S. Air Force for structural modification kits and services under the T-38C Pacer Classic III and TRIM programs.

Tenaris is adding approximately 140 employees and investing $600,000 for tracking and traceability capabilities at its Conroe, Texas plant to scale up industrial activity.

Construction has begun on Escondido, California's $65 million Membrane Filtration Reverse Osmosis Facility for Agriculture, which will treat recycled water.

Robinson Manufacturing will invest $15 million to expand its manufacturing and distribution capabilities in Dayton, Tennessee, creating 91 new jobs in Rhea County.

Graphic Packaging announced plans to acquire North American folding carton maker Americraft Carton for around $280 million. The deal includes seven Americraft converting facilities and all its employees.

Industrial Service Solutions, backed by Edgewater Growth Capital Partners III, acquired Midwest Valve Parts Supply Co., a specialty industrial valve services business.

The Alkaline Water Company signed a contract packaging agreement with Creekside Springs LLC of Ambridge, Pennsylvania, to produce Alkaline88 bottled water for the Midwest and Northeast, with the plant projected to produce up to $30 million of wholesale per year.

Systemair is adding production of Topvex energy recovery ventilators at its Lenexa, Kansas plant, creating up to 15 new full-time jobs. Production there starts by early May 2021 alongside existing output in Canada.

PureCycle Technologies LLC announced a $363 million investment to construct a polypropylene recycling facility in Ironton, Ohio, with capacity to recycle over 100 million pounds annually and create 51 jobs.

Tesla and Samsung Electronics entered a new contract for Samsung to supply LEDs for smart headlamps, which will be modularized and supplied through German auto parts maker HELLA. The smart headlamps are already in mass production.

Air Force One, Inc. of Dublin, Ohio, acquired Custom Air Conditioning and Heating Co. of Columbus, Ohio. Custom Air's president Pat Halaiko will remain as lead executive.

Superior Roll Forming, a Welser Profile company, plans to expand production operations in Valley City, Ohio, adding 150 new jobs while retaining over 220 positions. The Ohio Tax Credit Authority approved tax credit assistance for the project.

Colfax Corp.'s DJO acquired MedShape, a developer of shape memory alloy and polymer technologies for foot and ankle implants, expanding DJO's foot and ankle business.

Standard Industries Holdings Inc will acquire global specialty chemical company W.R. Grace & Co in an all-cash deal valued at about $7 billion.

Brooks Automation Inc. has agreed to acquire Precise Automation Inc., a provider of collaborative robots and automation subsystems, for approximately $70 million. The transaction is expected to close by the end of April 2021.

Greenbriar Equity Group acquired PCX Aerosystems, concurrently with PCX's acquisition of Senior Aerospace Connecticut. PCX is a supplier of flight critical assemblies for aerospace platforms.

Midwest Growth Partners, with co-investors, capitalized Ag Solutions Group Holding Co. LLC to acquire Livingston Machinery Co. and contribute Ag Solutions Group LLC. The combined platform has 188 employees serving agricultural equipment dealers in nine states.

CoorsTek, an engineered ceramics manufacturer, is announcing an additional $9 million expansion of its manufacturing footprint in Benton, Arkansas, adding 50 new positions. This follows a $26 million building expansion completed in 2020 for aerospace and defense markets.

Magnaghi Aeronautica Group (MA Group) has acquired New Jersey-based Air Marine and Airlift Hydraulics, a supplier of landing gear maintenance, repair and overhaul services. The acquisition will expand the capabilities of MA Group's division HSM Machine Works in Leland, North Carolina, adding assembly and testing work.

Ball Corp is buying land from Rome-Floyd County development authorities for about $3.8 million to build a $51.8 million, 750,000 sq ft warehouse and distribution center expected to add 70 jobs.

Northrop Grumman is expanding its satellite engineering and manufacturing facility in Gilbert, Arizona, doubling production capacity of space hardware and adding approximately 200 jobs.

Great Plains Manufacturing, a subsidiary of Kubota Tractor Corporation, has entered into a contract to purchase a 750,000-square-foot building in Salina, Kansas, to house production of compact track loaders. The facility will become the North American center for construction equipment manufacturing and a global R&D design center for CTLs.

Birmingham Fastener & Supply acquired Steel City Bolt & Screw, a specialty manufacturer of structural fasteners based in Birmingham, Alabama. The acquisition closed on April 23, 2021.

Water Innovation Advisors (WIA) announced its first investment in 374Water, a cleantech wastewater treatment company based in Durham, North Carolina. Separately, 374Water completed a $6.5M Series D preferred stock offering and merger with PowerVerde Inc.

Regeneron is planning to spend an additional $330 million on a manufacturing upgrade at its Tarrytown, New York site, adding a 207,000-square-foot plant for preclinical manufacturing and process development.

Veramaris, a joint venture between Evonik and Royal DSM, started up the world's first high-volume facility manufacturing omega-3 oil from natural marine algae in Blair, Nebraska. The US$200 million project involved automation upgrades by NovaTech.

AEROFLEX CO., LTD. expanded its factory area in the United States by 10,000 sqm and is in the process of increasing production capacity by an additional 4,000 tons/year.

Honda Aircraft Company announced the start of work at a newly opened wing manufacturing and service plant for the HondaJet Elite at its headquarters in Greensboro, North Carolina. The $24.3 million facility, completed in September 2020, adds 7,600 sqm of space and brings total capital investment in North Carolina to over $245 million.

Hyman Brickle & Son Inc., doing business as Northwest Woolen Mills, was awarded an Army Face Covering contract worth an estimated $7 million annually, with a maximum firm-fixed-price of $20,352,000 over 24 months. Performance locations are Rhode Island and New York.

Golden West Packaging Group has launched a digital corrugated packaging solution using an HP PageWide C500 press at its Livermore, California site, allowing faster speed-to-market for wine and beverage customers.

Stadler selected Knorr Brake Company, Knorr-Bremse's US subsidiary, to supply braking systems for up to 254 railcars for Atlanta's MARTA, with an option for 100 more. Most braking components will be made in Westminster, Maryland, and deliveries begin in Q1 2022.

Sypris Electronics, a subsidiary of Sypris Solutions, received a follow-on award from a US DoD prime contractor to manufacture and test electronic assemblies for a Government spacecraft program for deep space exploration. Production is expected to begin in 2021.

Skyworks Solutions entered a definitive agreement to acquire the Infrastructure & Automotive business of Silicon Laboratories in an all-cash asset transaction valued at $2.75 billion. The acquisition includes power/isolation, timing and broadcast product lines, and about 350 employees.

Feralloy Processing Company and Acero Prime announced plans to open a new 300,000 square foot steel service center in Sinton, Texas, scheduled to be operational in Q3 2021. Butech Bliss will supply a stretch leveling cut-to-length line and a slitting line for the facility.

AirPro Fan & Blower Co. announced its intent to expand its two factories in Rhinelander, Wisconsin, increasing overall square footage by 40 percent. The expansion, pending permitting, will add production capacity and team members.

Doosan Bobcat completed a $26 million expansion of its Litchfield, Minnesota plant, tripling its size to 200,000 square feet. The plant makes attachments for skid-steer loaders, track loaders and excavators, and will add 160 workers, aiming for 300 total employees.

Carlisle Companies Incorporated announced plans to invest over $60 million to build a 445,000-square-foot polyiso insulation manufacturing facility in Sikeston, Missouri, creating jobs and supporting organic growth.

Knight's Redi-Mix (KRM Midlands) refurbished its Irmo plant in South Carolina, doubling its production capability, and erected a new dry batch plant in Lexington, South Carolina, to meet growing demand.

Invitae Corporation announced the opening of a new 250,000-square-foot lab and production facility in Wake County, North Carolina, which will employ more than 350 people and expand genetic testing capacity.

Nexii Building Solutions, in partnership with actor Michael Keaton and Trinity Commercial Development, will build a new manufacturing plant in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to produce Nexiite sustainable concrete alternative. The plant will create over 300 jobs.

Morf3D launched its new 90,000-square-foot Applied Digital Manufacturing Center in Long Beach, California, housing business operations and an advanced manufacturing facility for aerospace metal 3D printing.

Robotic Automation Systems broke ground in early April 2021 on a new 13,000-sq-ft manufacturing facility in Waunakee, Wisconsin, expected to be completed by October 2021. The facility will replace its existing 8,000-sq-ft site and consolidate all operations.