Global Water Technology, Inc. (GWT) acquired Great Lakes Treatment Corporation (GLTC), a Michigan-based water treatment company, to expand its service offerings in the Midwest.

Schoeneck Containers built a new 250,000-square-foot facility in Delavan, Wisconsin, to expand capacity beyond its New Berlin plant. The facility currently operates six product lines and supports future growth.

Danimer Scientific plans to invest $700 million to expand its Bainbridge manufacturing operations in Decatur County, Georgia, including a new 2,000,000-square-foot facility near its current campus. The investment is expected to nearly quadruple its workforce.

ABX Innovative Packaging Solutions is expanding its green flexible packaging manufacturing in the Town of Macedon, Wayne County, adding six bag lines and creating up to 38 jobs. The renovation is expected to launch in spring 2021 with completion targeted for summer 2022.

DXP Enterprises completed its acquisition of Total Equipment Company (TEC), a distributor of aftermarket and service capabilities, announced March 29, 2021. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Flatwater Metals was awarded a $3.6 million contract by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Land and Maritime on March 26, 2021, to supply non-metallic military hoses over three years with potential options.

Sika has acquired the adhesive activities of DriTac, a US-based company in the surface coatings industry, including its customer base and distribution network.

Textron Aviation is preparing for new production work on the Cessna SkyCourier at its plant in east Wichita. The SkyCourier is being built at the company's existing facility.

Cretex Companies signed a purchase agreement for land in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, to build a 245,000 sq. ft. facility for medical device contract manufacturing. Construction will begin in April 2021 and is anticipated to be complete by end of 2021.

FiberPro announced it is expanding its manufacturing facility in Hot Springs, Arkansas, investing more than $3.1 million and creating 69 new jobs over three years. The company manufactures custom log and lumber equipment.

Williams, a provider of HVAC equipment based in Colton, California, has acquired Cozy Heating Systems LLC of Jeffersonville, Indiana. The acquisition expands Williams' gas heating product portfolio and geographic coverage.

Austal USA will break ground on a $100 million steel manufacturing line at its Mobile shipyard, enabling the company to build both aluminum and steel vessels for the U.S. Navy and Coast Guard.

MagnaChip Semiconductor Corporation has entered into a merger agreement to be acquired by South Dearborn Limited, an affiliate of Wise Road Capital LTD. The transaction was announced on March 25, 2021.

Construction crews completed a new $5.1 million, 50,000-square-foot manufacturing facility for Cold Point Corporation in Rome, New York. The facility will house an additional manufacturing line, double warehousing capacity, and create up to 15 new jobs.

Bell opened a new 13,000 sq m (140,000 sq ft) Manufacturing Technology Center in Fort Worth, Texas on 25 March 2021. The facility will demonstrate advanced digital engineering and manufacturing technologies for rotorcraft parts, supporting Bell's bids for US Army's Future Vertical Lift programs.

The Starco Group, a provider of liquid and aerosol products, has acquired US aerosol producer Chase Products Company. Terms were not disclosed.

Glanris announced the opening of a new 60,000 square foot production facility in Olive Branch, Mississippi, to produce up to three tons of Glanris 901xTM media per day. The company also raised a $2 million Series A round.

Gränges will invest USD 33 million to expand its aluminium casting operations in Huntingdon, Tennessee, adding about 25 ktonnes per year of casting capacity. The project is expected to take less than two years and contribute positively to operating profit in 2023.

Lear Corporation acquired M&N Plastics, a Michigan-based injection molding specialist and manufacturer of engineered plastic components for automotive electrical distribution applications. M&N Plastics operates facilities in Sterling Heights, Michigan and El Paso, Texas.

Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction shipped five vertical concrete casks for spent nuclear fuel storage to Nuclear Assurance Corp. (NAC) under a 2019 supply contract. The casks will be used at Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station in Pennsylvania.

Nucor Tubular Products plans to build a $164 million tube mill in Gallatin County, Kentucky, creating 72 full-time jobs. The 396,000-square-foot facility will produce 250,000 tons of steel tubing annually for construction, infrastructure and renewable energy industries.

Domo Chemicals has partnered with Bamberger Polymers for the distribution of its Domamid, Econamid and Domonyl nylon 6 and 66 compounds in North America.

Innovation Foods is building a $45 million, 71,000 sq ft facility in Millville, New Jersey, to produce aseptic and ESL oat beverages for Oatly, with opening projected for mid-2022. The facility will create 40 new jobs.

Munters Group AB will invest $36 million in a 365,000 sq ft facility at Botetourt Center at Greenfield, Virginia, to replace its Buena Vista plant. The company plans to retain its approximately 200 workers.

Stein Fibres acquired Consolidated Fibers, a fiber sourcing company serving hygiene, medical, and filtration industries. Terms were not disclosed.

Komline-Sanderson acquired Barnes International, an Illinois-based manufacturer of coolant filtration equipment, to expand its filtration offerings and production capacity.

i3 Microsystems ordered a second Solstice S8 electroplating system from ClassOne Technology for its Binghamton, NY facility.

Cubic Nuvotronics was awarded a contract worth over $10 million from the Department of Defense to develop a dual-band 5G wireless network communications transceiver for military applications.

Dunes Point Capital acquired Hy-Tek Material Handling and WorldSource Integration to form Hy-Tek Holdings, a material handling automation integrator with eight facilities and over 500 employees.

Stein Fibers has acquired Consolidated Fibers, a Charlotte, NC-based leader in synthetic fibers for the nonwovens industry. Bob Kunik, owner and president of Consolidated Fibers, will be retained.

Vitesco Technologies has secured a major contract worth a three-digit million euro amount to supply 800-volt silicon carbide inverters for Hyundai Motor Group's E-GMP electric vehicle platform.

Aerojet Rocketdyne was selected by Lockheed Martin to provide propulsion for the Next Generation Interceptor program, under a contract awarded by the Missile Defense Agency for the Technology Development phase.

Automated Machine Systems Inc. will invest nearly $1.5 million to expand its facility in Jenison, Michigan, adding 35,000 square feet and 10-12 new jobs.

Briggs & Stratton announced on March 23, 2021, it will more than double its standby generator production by expanding to its facilities in Auburn, Alabama, including its engine plant and distribution hub. Production increase is expected in May 2021.

Mill Steel Co. announced on March 23, 2021, it has purchased the commercial assets of Prassas Metal Products, a Los Angeles-based steel trading and stocking distributor of pre-painted and coated coil products. Terms were not disclosed.

Petoskey Plastics Inc. is building a new 53,000-square-foot facility in McKinney, Texas, with a planned expansion of 40,000 to 60,000 square feet for converting and warehouse space, nine silos, and rail spurs. Completion is scheduled for August 2022.

Cimcorp has successfully implemented a robotic Layer Pick solution at GEODIS's warehouse in Clayton, Indiana, in partnership with systems integrator Advanced Handling Systems. The system picks 3,000 layers of product per day with 100% accuracy.

The U.S. Navy has awarded StandardAero a $149 million multi-year contract to provide maintenance, repair and overhaul services for Rolls-Royce T56 Series III engines powering Navy and Marine Corps aircraft. Work will be performed in San Antonio and Winnipeg, continuing into 2026.

Marvell Technology Group has received approval from China's State Administration for Market Regulation for its proposed acquisition of Inphi Corporation. The transaction is expected to close in April 2021.

FUJIFILM Imaging Colorants Inc. will construct a new production plant for pigment dispersions for water-based pigment inkjet inks in New Castle, Delaware, with an investment of approximately $19 million. Construction starts April 2021, completion by 2022.

Intel announced a $20 billion investment to build two new semiconductor factories (fabs) at its Ocotillo campus in Chandler, Arizona, with planning and construction expected to begin in 2021.

Ermak Foundry & Machining has acquired Patriot Foundry & Castings and RDS Dock Hardware of Franklin, New Hampshire, expanding its nonferrous casting capabilities and geographic reach.

Edwards will invest in a new building in Haverhill, Massachusetts, expected to be completed in Q2 2022, to host an innovation and solutions center for its cryogenic pump and chiller product company, relocating functions from Chelmsford.

The Whalen Company announced the completion of a new 50,000 sq. ft. Cold Point manufacturing facility in Rome, New York. The facility adds 33,000 square feet and two additional lines compared to the previous facility.

IBC Advanced Alloys began delivering a new beryllium alloy Gimbal Mounting Ring to Lockheed Martin for the F-35 Lightning II's Electro-Optical Targeting System, under a multi-year contract awarded in December 2020 valued at approximately US$9.7 million.

Arcosa, Inc. has reached a definitive agreement to acquire StonePoint Ultimate Holding, LLC from Sun Capital Partners for $375 million in cash, expanding its aggregates business in the US.

SeaSpine Holdings Corporation has entered into an agreement to acquire all shares of 7D Surgical, Inc., a Toronto-based medical technology company, in a cash and stock deal valued at $110 million.

Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. (CSI) has acquired a line of peripheral support catheters from WavePoint Medical, LLC. CSI plans to introduce them as the ViperCross line in fiscal year 2022.

ABB has been contracted by McLean Technology Group to deliver automation, electrification, and instrumentation solutions at Nashville's Central Wastewater Treatment facility, as part of a plant optimization project.

The US Navy's Navfacsyscom Southwest office posted a sole-source justification for Gardner Denver air compressor systems to replace earthquake-damaged equipment at Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, California.