Baxter BioPharma Solutions and Moderna have entered an agreement for Baxter to provide fill/finish sterile manufacturing services for approximately 60-90 million doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine in 2021 at its Bloomington, Indiana facility.

Belvac, a Dover company, is adding 40,000 sq ft of manufacturing and assembly capacity in Bedford County, VA, and investing in a two-piece can pilot line to meet global demand for beverage can-making equipment.

Alpine 4 Holdings announced the merger of its subsidiaries Deluxe Sheet Metal and Morris Sheet Metal Corporation under the Morris brand, creating one of the largest sheet metal contractors in the Midwest/North Central U.S. The merger is expected to be fully integrated by May 2021.

HEICO Corporation's Electronic Technologies Group acquired the business, assets and certain liabilities of Pyramid Semiconductor LLC from its founders for cash. Pyramid is a specialty semiconductor designer and manufacturer serving military, space and medical markets.

NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes and IBA expanded their collaboration to enable global availability of technetium-99m (Tc-99m) using NorthStar's non-uranium based Mo-99 produced with IBA accelerators. The expansion builds on an existing contract for up to eight Rhodotron accelerators.

PCX Aerosystems announced an agreement to acquire Senior Aerospace Connecticut (SAC) in Enfield, Connecticut from Senior plc. The acquisition expands PCX's rotorhead and transmission component offerings.

McWane Plant & Industrial has acquired the Tri-Seal Valve product line, including the Quarter-Flex industrial butterfly valves. The deal value was not disclosed.

Spanish refrigerant gas specialist GRIT acquired an interest in Summit Refrigerants and plans to create a new joint venture for the refrigerant industry in the US.

Oribi Composites joined Re:Build Manufacturing, an industrial manufacturing group, continuing operations in Commerce City, Colorado, with expanded capabilities in advanced materials and composites.

DiversiTech Corp. announced the acquisition of Packard Inc., an HVACR electrical products distributor, to expand its product portfolio and supply chain solutions.

BD has broken ground on Phase 2 of its expansion project in Sumter, South Carolina, adding production and warehousing space. The overall project involves a $150 million investment and 125 new jobs.

Advanced Cooling Technologies, Inc. acquired Tekgard, Inc., a York, PA-based engineering and manufacturing company specializing in environmental control systems for military operations. The acquisition was finalized on March 1, 2021.

Kencoa Aerospace Corp., a South Korean aircraft assembler and parts supplier, is planning to expand its U.S. parts manufacturing plant in Georgia.

Belvac Production Machinery will invest over $3 million and add up to 50 new jobs in Bedford County, Virginia, by leasing a 40,000-square-foot shell building in Forest. The company produces can-making equipment and plans to start operations by mid-summer 2021.

Stratus Plastics International, a producer of injection-molded parts, will immediately hire 40 employees to expand production at its Morgantown, Kentucky facility, with plans to create a total of 135 new jobs in the coming years. The expansion follows additional production lines awarded by a major motor vehicle manufacturer.

Ares Management's Private Equity Group funds and Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board completed the acquisition of a majority interest in packaging distributor TricorBraun, from former majority owner AEA Investors, which retains a significant stake.

Lincotek Medical has doubled its manufacturing footprint at its Bartlett, Tennessee plant to around 25,000 sq ft, added new coating equipment (CAPS Intercooler, Air Plasma Spray, automatic sandblasting machine), and is investing in additive manufacturing capabilities.

Quantic Electronics, a portfolio company of Arcline Investment Management, acquired Corry Micronics, a supplier of RF and microwave components and subsystems.

Schneider Electric acquired a strategic 30 percent stake in Uplight, Inc., a technology partner for energy providers. The transaction values Uplight at approximately $1.5 billion.

Ceres Nanosciences will expand its operation in Prince William County, Virginia, to increase manufacturing capacity of Nanotrap Magnetic Virus Particles for COVID-19 tests. The project will create up to 50 new jobs over three years.

Chemence announced the opening of the Chemence Center of Excellence, a 30,000 sq.ft. research and development facility in Alpharetta, Georgia, focused on adhesive technology innovation for medical, electronics, and OEM industries.

BorgWarner announced a $62.25 million investment in its Arden, North Carolina production plant and technical center, with at least 100 new jobs, supported by county incentives approved on March 2, 2021.

MMW Fabrication has been awarded a contract to provide steel materials for the development of Silvercreek, a warehouse complex in Fort Worth, Texas.

Achronix Semiconductor Corporation and Mobiveil announced a partnership to offer Mobiveil's soft IP portfolio to designers using Achronix devices, aiming to expedite FPGA development for storage, networking, and compute applications.

US Motor Works, LLC, a manufacturer of cooling and fuel system components, has signed an agreement to acquire the assets of OSC Automotive, Inc. The deal was announced on March 2, 2021.

Arnold Magnetic Technologies Corporation, a subsidiary of Compass Diversified, has acquired Ramco Electric Motors, Inc., a manufacturer of stators, rotors, and full electric motors. Financial terms were not disclosed. The acquisition expands Arnold's product offering with electric motor solutions for industrial, military and aerospace markets.

Wanhua Chemical's ADI Business Unit chose Terra Firma as a distributor for its aliphatic isocyanates technologies in the Southeastern United States.

Smardt Chiller Group expanded its only U.S. plant in Plattsburgh, New York, by adding a training facility. The company hopes to double its workforce of about a dozen over the next year.

Oglethorpe Power Corporation has entered into a purchase and sale agreement to acquire the 511 MW Effingham County Power natural gas-fired combined-cycle facility in Rincon, Georgia from a Carlyle Group affiliate. The transaction is expected to close in Q2 2021.

Amarillo Gear has added a new Hyundai 600 mm horizontal machining center to its production line in Amarillo to increase capacity for pump drive and smaller cooling tower gearbox models. The article is dated March 2, 2021.

Anchor Packaging broke ground on a $21.5 million, 90,000 sq ft expansion of its Paragould, Arkansas plant, which will create 45 new jobs over two and a half years, with completion expected by year end.

Fort Dearborn acquired Hammer Packaging, a West Henrietta, New York printer of packaging using offset and flexographic processes, on March 2, 2021. Terms were not disclosed.

Colquímica Adhesives opened its first U.S. manufacturing facility in Charlotte, North Carolina. The $12 million plant will produce hot melt adhesives for personal hygiene, packaging, and product assembly industries, creating about 30 jobs.

PPG completed its acquisition of VersaFlex, an aggregation of four U.S.-based protective coatings companies, from DalFort Capital Partners.

Tessendorf Mechanical Services, an HVAC services company, was acquired by Reedy Industries on March 3, 2021. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Croell Redi-Mix constructed a new concrete commodity storage building addition at its existing location in Charles City, Iowa. The storage area is 80,000 square feet and can house 87,000 tons of cement.

John Swire & Sons Limited completed the purchase of all of WesTech Engineering's common stock, following shareholder approval and regulatory conditions. The deal is expected to enable WesTech to diversify and accelerate its strategic development.

Sarralle has been awarded a contract to supply a complete high-tech steel plant using an Electric Arc Furnace to AM/NS Calvert (ArcelorMittal and Nippon Steel joint venture) in Mobile, Alabama. The plant will have a capacity of 1.5 million tons of steel plates and is scheduled to begin operations in the first half of 2023.

JN White acquired ECI Screenprint Inc. of Watertown, CT, adding a second technology manufacturing location. ECI will become ECI Technologies – A JN White Company.

MBF Bioscience has acquired Vidrio Technologies to expand its two-photon and laser scanning technology capabilities for neuroscience research.

Steinemann Technology AG and Stiles Machinery announced a strategic partnership effective March 1, 2021. Stiles will be responsible for sales, service and support of Steinemann Technology in the US and Canada, and Steinemann US personnel will join Stiles.

Chaney Enterprises announced the opening of its Amelia Concrete Plant in Virginia, located at 23002 Old River Drive. The plant will create about a dozen new jobs and is the company's fifth concrete plant in the Richmond-Hampton Roads market.

LSU Board of Supervisors approved a 30-year energy services contract with LA Energy Partners (a JV of ENFRA and Johnson Controls) and Enwave Energy. The deal includes $90 million in initial modernization and addresses $22 million in deferred maintenance annually.

Hitachi announced it will acquire GlobalLogic, a U.S.-based digital engineering services company. The announcement was made on March 31, 2021.

Columbus McKinnon Corporation has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Dorner Manufacturing Corporation, a leading automation solutions company providing high-precision conveying systems, from global private markets firm EQT. The acquisition is expected to be EPS accretive in fiscal 2022.

MAPEI Corp. announced the expansion of its Wildwood, Florida location with a groundbreaking for a new 260,000-sq-ft powder production and distribution facility.

Ingersoll Machine Tools and Bell Textron completed a collaborative effort to manufacture a 22-foot-long vacuum trim tool for main rotor blade components using Ingersoll's MasterPrint large-format 3D printer and 5-axis milling machine.

Richmond-based folding carton maker Dominion Packaging has leased 144,606 square feet in the second phase of Becknell Industrial's Airport Logistics Center near Richmond International Airport, Virginia, in March 2021.

Kohler Power Systems is adding a 155,000 square-foot expansion to its North American manufacturing facility in Mosel, Wisconsin, including production and testing space, warehousing and a customer experience center. The project is already underway.

Green Bay Packaging CEO Will Kress described plans for a new state-of-the-art paper mill in Green Bay, Wisconsin, to replace the original 1940s mill. The project has cost over $500 million and is the largest single development project in Brown County history.