FlexQube decided to insource assembly and distribution operations from its subcontractor in Georgia and move to a new plant in Duncan, South Carolina, with about 20 employees, starting in July 2020 and completing by mid-August.

Astec Industries has closed on the acquisition of Concrete Equipment Co. (Con-E-Co) from Oshkosh Corp., adding the batch plant manufacturer to its Infrastructure Solutions group.

Primetals Technologies has moved parts of its Morgoil product line manufacturing and service operations from Worcester, Mass., to its Warren, Ohio facility. Fifteen machines have been installed, and the company plans to hire 32 employees.

Pioneer Landscape Centers added four new quarries—three in Arizona and one in Colorado—to its operations, expanding its total to 20 quarries and production facilities, and entering the concrete, asphalt and road base markets.

Commercial Metals Company, through its subsidiary CMC Steel Oklahoma, acquired the assets of AZZ Inc.'s Continuous Galvanized Rebar business, which produces GalvaBar galvanized rebar at a facility in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Montagu Private Equity LLP completed the acquisition of the RTI Surgical OEM business, which will operate as a standalone company under the RTI Surgical name, focusing on tissue, biologics and hardware platforms for medical technology companies.

SK Capital Partners acquired a majority interest in Techmer PM, a designer and producer of engineered compounds and color and additive concentrates, in a recapitalization partnership with CEO John Manuck.

Becton Dickinson received additional orders from the US and Canadian governments for 177 million syringes and needles for COVID-19 vaccination programs, with distribution starting by end of December 2020.

Flying W Plastics Inc., a West Virginia-based plastics manufacturer, will invest $8 million in a new facility in Jacksonville, Florida, creating 28 new jobs. The plant will produce piping products for water, gas, sewer and geothermal uses.

Mu-Del Electronics LLC, a Manassas-based RF and microwave product manufacturer, has acquired Floral Park, New York-based Luff Research, an RF product manufacturing company. The transaction amount was not disclosed.

International Cushioning Company will invest more than $3.6 million to establish a new advanced manufacturing facility in Fremont, Ohio, creating 75 jobs in its first year.

The US Army has awarded DRS Sustainment Systems, a division of Leonardo DRS, a contract worth up to $190 million for the development, production, deployment and support of the Mobile Low, Slow, Small Counter Unmanned Aerial Systems Integrated Defeat System (M-LIDS).

McInnis Cement is building a new DomeSilo for cement storage and a truck loadout lane at its facility in Providence, Rhode Island, to supplement existing flat storage and improve operational flexibility.

Sarnova announced it will acquire and simultaneously combine Digitech and the R1 RCM EMS business to create a leading provider of revenue cycle management solutions for EMS professionals. The combined business will operate under the Digitech name.

Stryker Endoscopy won a potential 10-year, $225 million IDIQ contract from the Defense Logistics Agency to supply patient monitoring systems and other medical equipment to the U.S. military.

Eastern Lift Truck has finalized the purchase of McCall Handling, a Hyster forklift dealership, making Eastern the sole Hyster and Yale dealer in Maryland, Delaware, Washington DC, Northern Virginia and panhandle West Virginia.

BASF and Vertrauen Chemie Solutions signed an agreement on August 3, 2020, for VCS to develop a storage location and distribution center at its Memphis, Tennessee facility for BASF's Dispersions and Resins business, streamlining the aliphatic isocyanate supply chain.

Crown Cork and Seal is reopening a manufacturing line at its Batesville, Mississippi facility to meet higher demand, creating 60 jobs; the site can make 5 million cans and lids per day.

KPS Capital Partners agreed to acquire substantially all assets of Briggs & Stratton, including foreign subsidiary equity, for about $550 million as Briggs & Stratton filed for Chapter 11, with KPS also providing $265 million in DIP financing.

Southern Home Services Corp. acquired Fox Service Company, a residential and commercial HVAC, plumbing and electric service provider in Austin, Texas, expanding its presence into the state.

Lockheed Martin received a $15 billion indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract from the U.S. Air Force for C-130J development, integration, retrofit and production activities, with work in Marietta, Georgia.

Wilson (Bill) H. Pryne acquired AFFCO (American Felt & Filter Company) from its chairman Cornelius Hubner, who owned the firm since 1978. AFFCO manufactures engineered nonwovens in Newburgh and New Windsor, New York.

Hollingsworth & Vose Company and Midwest Textiles established a Master Distribution Agreement for embroidery materials and industrial specialties. H&V will supply materials and Midwest will distribute them nationwide.

Nutrien Ag Solutions has acquired Agbridge, a wireless data transport solution for precision agriculture, from Scruggs Equipment Company Inc. The acquisition adds data transfer and management capabilities to Nutrien's precision agriculture platform.

GHK Capital Partners completed the acquisition of Hasa, Inc., a California-based manufacturer and distributor of water treatment chemicals. Terms were not disclosed.

LANXESS plans to build a new production facility for ion exchange resins, investing between €80 and €120 million. The plant will have a capacity of 20,000-30,000 cubic meters and is scheduled for completion within five years.

Returnity, a US maker of reusable shipping bags and boxes, partnered with Swedish ingredient brand Polygiene to treat its packaging with ViralOff antimicrobial solution, with an initial order worth about $500,000 over two years.

Price Industries purchased and occupied a 108,000 sq ft manufacturing facility in Suwanee, Gwinnett County, Georgia, representing $15M in capital investment and 170 new jobs, with plans to add 60,000 sq ft within two years.

Honeywell opened a state-of-the-art T55 Repair and Overhaul Center of Excellence near its Aerospace headquarters in Phoenix, Arizona, to increase throughput and support U.S. Army and international CH-47 Chinook helicopter fleets.

OH SNAP! Pickling Co., a division of GLK Foods, is installing two SOMIC 424 W3 wraparound case packers at its new 70,000 sq ft plant in Little Chute, Wisconsin, to handle growing demand for single-serve pickle pouches.

ChromaScape, a specialty chemicals manufacturer, acquired Greenville Colorants, a processor of liquid and powder dyes, expanding its product portfolio and manufacturing footprint in the Southeast.

Aero Precision/Kellstrom Defense (AllClear Aerospace & Defense) signed a lease on a new facility in Greenville, South Carolina, which will serve as a hub for inventory and sustainment initiatives. The site will open in late September 2020 and create highly skilled manufacturing jobs.

Smiths Medical partnered with BARDA and the DoD to expand capacity at its Keene, N.H. facility for hypodermic needle and syringe production. BARDA will invest $20 million into a $38 million capital expansion project, and Smiths Medical received an order for 78.6 million syringe and needle units.

Keysight Technologies acquired Eggplant, an AI-driven automated software testing tool provider, from private-equity firm Carlyle Group for $330 million.

Aero Precision/Kellstrom Defense announced a $1.2 million investment to establish a new facility in Greenville, South Carolina, creating 21 manufacturing jobs. The facility is expected to be online by September 30, 2020.

Pretium Packaging, a North American plastic container maker, invested $5 million in PET stretch blow molding equipment and infrastructure across six of its 19 plants, adding 100 million bottles of capacity. The project is expected to be completed by October 2020.

uLab Systems is expanding into aligner manufacturing with a new state-of-the-art facility in Memphis, Tennessee, with initial capacity to produce 3 million aligners per year. Tracy Bailey was appointed Executive Vice President of Manufacturing to oversee operations.

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock awarded a services contract to NuShores Biosciences for Generation 1 manufacturing of the NuCress bone void filler scaffold products, funded by a $5.6 million Department of Defense grant.

Vulcan Materials Company celebrated the grand opening of its new aggregates quarry in Lexington County, South Carolina. The 553-acre granite quarry includes buffer areas and community features.

Emerson is undertaking a $100 million expansion project at its Sidney, Ohio facility, involving renovation and expansion of laboratories and offices. The project is scheduled for completion in 2024.

An unnamed aerospace manufacturer plans a $13.5 million expansion in South County, St. Louis, adding 60 jobs.

Smiths Medical partnered with BARDA and the Department of Defense to expand capacity at its Keene, New Hampshire facility for production of hypodermic needle and syringe products. BARDA will invest $20 million into a $38 million capital expansion project, increasing needle production capacity by 125 million units per year.

Eden Innovations secured a $48 million supply contract with US-based Silent Partner International, which will use Eden's concrete products over an eight-year period.

OPRA Turbines B.V. signed an agreement to acquire a 94% interest in Airem Energy, a packager and service provider of gas turbines in the Americas. AFG Holdings retains a minority stake.

Ornua announced a $10 million investment to expand its Hilbert, Wisconsin cheese ingredients operation, adding 22,000 square feet of warehousing and cooling infrastructure to increase production capacity by 30%.

MP Materials, owner of the Mountain Pass rare earth mining and processing site, agreed to merge with SPAC Fortress Value Acquisition Corp. The combined company will be listed on NYSE with an estimated equity value of $1.5 billion.

Live Ventures Incorporated acquired Precision Industries, Inc. (dba Precision Marshall), a Pennsylvania-based manufacturer of premium tool steels and specialty alloys, for approximately $31.5 million in cash.

CPI's Beverly Microwave Division received a multi-million dollar contract from the U.S. Department of Energy's Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility to supply fundamental power couplers for the LCLS-II HE upgrade at SLAC.

Bosch will invest nearly $6 million to expand its Albion, Indiana facility by over 100,000 square feet for added manufacturing equipment and warehousing, adding 16 jobs. Work is expected to be complete by June 2021.

CANPACK Group, through its parent Giorgi Global Holdings, announced a $366 million aluminum can manufacturing facility and operations center on a 102-acre site in Olyphant near Scranton, Pennsylvania. The plant is expected to be operating by Q4 2021 and employ over 400 people.