Americas Gold and Silver Corporation closed an upsized bought deal financing of C$33.9 million to advance the Relief Canyon Mine to production.

Rolls-Royce received a $96.9 million delivery order for propulsion systems to support the U.S. Air Force's C-130J Super Hercules transport aircraft sustainment efforts. Work will take place at Robins Air Force Base in Georgia through Jan. 31, 2022.

CPS Technologies Corporation received a purchase order for HybridTech Armor panels to be installed as the strike face of advanced ballistic shields for U.S. Navy CVN class ships. The order covers panels for all crew-served weapons stations on one aircraft carrier.

BioLargo teamed up with Garratt-Callahan to co-create and develop a wastewater treatment product that will salvage usable water from commercial facilities, with full-scale units targeted for mid to late 2021 or early 2022.

CooperSurgical acquired AEGEA Medical and its FDA-approved Mara Water Vapor Ablation System for treating heavy menstrual bleeding.

Hologic entered a multi-year deal to use Google Cloud's machine learning and deep learning technologies with its Genius Digital Diagnostics system for cervical cancer screening.

Hubbell Incorporated's Utility Solutions division acquired Beckwith Electric Co., a manufacturer of protection and control products for electric utilities and industrial markets. The deal closed on February 2, 2021.

Amphenol acquired Positronic, a manufacturer of power and signal connectors, on February 2, 2021. Terms were not disclosed.

BioLargo, Inc. and Garratt-Callahan Company announced a collaboration to co-create and develop a wastewater treatment product that will salvage usable water from commercial facilities. BioLargo will design, build and pilot a prototype, with full-scale units targeted for mid to late 2021 or early 2022.

Parkson Corporation, a subsidiary of Axel Johnson Inc., acquired the assets of Schreiber LLC of Trussville, Alabama, adding pump, headworks, biological and filtration technologies. Schreiber's aftermarket care department will give Parkson a second dedicated parts and services facility in the Southeastern US.

Plastipak Packaging signed a long-term lease with Duke Realty for 470,590 square feet at its 3200 Kingsley Road facility in Garland, Texas, consolidating warehouse locations. The company will begin occupying the expanded space in March 2021.

Graphic Packaging International announced a $100 million investment at its Texarkana, Texas mill to add swing production across SBS and CUK substrates. Start-up of swing production is expected in Q1 2022.

Caterpillar completed its acquisition of the Oil & Gas division of Weir Group, which now operates as SPM Oil & Gas near Fort Worth, Texas. The business includes more than 40 global service centers and about 2,000 employees.

Auburn Bearing & Manufacturing Inc. has acquired the assets of Aurotek TSB, Inc., a specialist in precision thin section bearings. The operations will be moved to Auburn Bearing's facility in Macedon, New York.

Stepan Co. acquired Invista's aromatic polyester polyol business, including two manufacturing sites in Wilmington, NC, USA and Vlissingen, Netherlands, for approximately $100 million in sales.

Cadwell Industries acquired the SleepMate line of sleep diagnostic sensors from Ambu A/S. The deal includes the SleepMate portfolio of sensors for in-lab and at-home sleep testing.

Eaton signed an agreement to acquire Cobham Mission Systems, a manufacturer of air-to-air refueling systems and environmental systems for defense markets, for $2.83 billion including tax benefits. The acquisition is expected to close in H2 2021.

GTCR and former NuVasive CEO launched Corza Medical by acquiring Surgical Specialties and merging it with TachoSil, a carve-out from Takeda, creating a surgical technologies company with over $300 million in revenue.

Hillrom acquired contact-free continuous monitoring technology from EarlySense for $30 million in cash, plus potential milestone payments and a portion of Hillrom's equity investment in EarlySense.

Meridian Adhesives Group announced the acquisition of Convergent Concrete Technologies, a specialist in high-performing concrete treatments and products located in Orem, Utah.

Rolls-Royce Corp. was awarded a $72,874,164 firm-fixed-price modification to a previously awarded contract to procure 33 production AE1107C V-22 Osprey engines for the US Marine Corps and Navy. Work will be performed in Indianapolis, Indiana, and is expected to be completed in December 2022.

Ellume will establish its first U.S. manufacturing facility in Valencia, California, funded by the $231.8 million government agreement, to increase global production capacity by over 500,000 tests per day.

Ellume announced a $231.8 million agreement with the U.S. Department of Defense to deliver 8.5 million COVID-19 home tests and establish its first U.S. manufacturing facility.

LeBaronBrown Industries LLC acquired a majority interest in the NPS Towel & Tissue Division of NPT Holdings Inc., a towel & tissue and specialty packaging converter.

Sullair completed a roughly $30 million expansion in Michigan City, Indiana, including a new 80,000-square-foot fabrication shop that increased compressor manufacturing capacity and added more than 25 full-time jobs. The project was completed in February 2021 and reported on its first anniversary.

Busch Vacuum Solutions USA acquired the vacuum pump, blower and service business of Jennings Associates (dba Jennings Alberts), a distributor in the Eastern Central Region of the US. Jennings Alberts co-owners Bill Altier and Lisa Dugery joined Busch as managers.

Ingersoll Rand completed its acquisition of Tuthill Vacuum and Blower Systems, a division of Tuthill Corporation based in Springfield, Missouri, for $184 million in cash. The unit makes MD Pneumatics and Kinney Vacuum Pump products.

Eastman Chemical Company announced a $250 million investment to build a new molecular recycling facility that will recycle polyester, using its Advanced Circular Recycling technologies.

Edge Plastics is planning a $12.3 million expansion of its Mansfield, Ohio facility, adding 34,786 square feet and creating 43 new jobs. The project includes $2.9 million for land and construction, $9.3 million for machinery, and is expected to be complete by the end of 2021.

MHS Holdings plans to open a new 181,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Bowling Green, Kentucky, to build steel structures for conveyor and sortation systems. The company will invest $7.6 million and create 200 new jobs.

Eaton signed an agreement to acquire Tripp Lite, a supplier of power quality products, for $1.65 billion. The acquisition is expected to close mid-2021.

DuPont announced capital investment to expand capacity at its Liveo brand silicone medical product manufacturing plant in Hemlock, Michigan. The upgrade includes extrusion capacity expansion, a new ISO 7 clean room, and new mixing equipment for liquid silicone rubber and high consistency rubber.

Eastman will invest approximately $250 million to build one of the world's largest methanolysis facilities at its site in Kingsport, Tennessee. The facility will convert polyester waste into specialty plastics and is expected to be mechanically complete by year-end 2022.

Anheuser-Busch agreed to sell its Houston-based Longhorn Glass manufacturing facility, which supplies bottles to its Houston brewery, to Ardagh Group. Ardagh plans to invest in modernizing the facility, and the transaction is expected to be followed by a long-term supply agreement.

In connection with the Spartan acquisition, John Jackson becomes Chief Executive Officer of CSI Compressco, replacing Brady Murphy, and Jon Byers becomes Chief Financial Officer, replacing Elijio Serrano. The change was announced on January 29, 2021.

Spartan Energy Partners is acquiring from TETRA Technologies the general partner interest, incentive distribution rights and a majority of common units in CSI Compressco. The deal was announced on January 29, 2021, alongside changes to the executive team and board.

E-PAK Machinery Inc. plans to add 30,000 square feet of space near LaPorte Municipal Airport, which could create 10 new jobs over two years. The company manufactures liquid-filling machines.

Triumph Group's Systems & Support business finalized a low-rate initial production order from Sikorsky for the CH-53K King Stallion rotorcraft, including LRIP 1 and 2 deliverables and spares for the U.S. Marine Corps.

Siemens Energy was selected to provide engineering, procurement and construction for a battery-based black-start generation system at the 720-MW Marsh Landing Generating Station near Antioch, California, owned by NRG Energy and operated by Clearway Energy.

KAP Surface Technologies, through its subsidiary Heiche US, is investing a two-digit million amount into a new mega-coating-line in Jasper, Alabama, USA. The plant will have 10,000 m2 of production space and is expected to start pre-series production in Q3 2021, with full ramp-up by 2022 and up to 100 employees by 2023.

SESCO Lighting and Electrical Sales Associates announced a strategic agreement effective February 1, 2021, combining salesforces in Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia and the Florida Panhandle. Both companies will maintain their existing management and ownership structures.

Getinge is expanding production of DPTE-BetaBag at its existing manufacturing site in Merrimack, NH, doubling capacity to meet increased demand from vaccine production. The investment will create about 100 new jobs, with first production release planned for late 2021.

Casey Industrial, a subsidiary of MasTec, was awarded the mechanical construction project for PowerSouth's Lowman Energy Center Units 1 & 2 in Leroy, Alabama. The 640 MW combined-cycle natural gas plant is expected to reach substantial completion in December 2022.

Faraday Future entered a definitive agreement to merge with SPAC Property Solutions Acquisition Corp., providing an estimated $1 billion in gross proceeds to fund production of the FF 91 electric vehicle. The transaction is expected to close in Q2 2021.

Material Handling Systems Inc. plans to create 200 full-time jobs with a $7.6 million investment in a new 181,000-square-foot facility in Bowling Green, Kentucky. The facility will provide steel structures for conveyor and sortation systems.

Crown Holdings will invest $145 million to build a 355,000-square-foot aluminum beverage can plant in the Commonwealth Crossing Business Centre in Henry County, Virginia, creating 126 new jobs. Virginia state grants of $4 million support the project.

VSE Corporation has entered into an exclusive, life-of-program distribution agreement with Pratt & Whitney Canada. VSE Aviation will be the exclusive global licensed distributor for new radial parts and inventory of the APS500 APU for commercial applications.

Cree Inc. announced it will change its name to Wolfspeed later in 2021, reflecting its strategic shift from LED lighting to silicon carbide semiconductors. The company is investing $1 billion in a new silicon carbide manufacturing facility in New York and expanding in Durham.

Spectra Metal Sales, a manufacturer of gutters and metal exterior products, is investing $25 million to build a 150,000-square-foot facility in Temple, Georgia, creating about 200 jobs. The plant is expected to open in the fourth quarter of 2021.

Confluent Medical Technologies expanded its supply agreement with Allegheny Technologies (ATI) to increase furnace capacity for ELI Nitinol at ATI's Albany, Oregon site by 33%. Confluent will fund two new melt furnaces, with additional capacity expected online in early 2022.