A consortium including H.I.G. Capital, Z Capital Group, and others agreed to acquire the core assets of Techniplas LLC. The deal was approved by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware on June 12, 2020.

Bell Boeing Joint Project Office received a $10.2 million modification to a previously awarded contract for additional repairs and non-recurring engineering for the V-22 Osprey Common Configuration Readiness and Modernization program.

Flightline Electronics Inc. received an $18.6 million firm-fixed-price contract to manufacture and deliver 543 TTU-597/E engineering change proposal kits for the fuel control test set for Navy and Foreign Military Sales customers.

Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems received a $325 million firm-fixed-price contract from the U.S. Navy to repair the Advanced Targeting Forward Looking Infrared System for F/A-18 aircraft. Work will be performed in McKinney, Texas and Jacksonville, Florida through May 2025.

Diedrich Roasters announced a new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Ponderay, Idaho, consolidating three locations into one plant to produce specialty coffee roasting equipment.

Beckwood Press Co. was awarded a contract by Diverse Metal Products to manufacture a 2,500-ton hydraulic forming press for making embossed heat exchanger plates in nuclear missile tubes for the U.S. Navy.

AMERGINT Technology Holdings has acquired Tethers Unlimited, a leader in new space solutions for the small satellite market. Terms were not disclosed.

First Solar has entered into a framework supply agreement with Geronimo Energy to supply 415 MWDC of Series 6 photovoltaic modules in 2022. The deal grows their relationship to over 1.4 GWDC.

Bell Helicopter ordered a Liné Machines milling machine for blade production at a plant in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Separately, Liné Machines sold an Automated Cell to Airbus Helicopter for its new plant in Dugny, France.

The Arcticom Group (TAG) acquired RACE Engineering, a Southern California-based industrial refrigeration and HVAC company. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Core Tech Industrial Corp. started a $1.7 million expansion of its facility in Ballston, adding over 14,000 sq ft to the existing 27,000 sq ft building, with completion expected in early fall and creation of over a dozen new jobs.

Leidos completed the acquisition of L3Harris Technologies' airport security and automation business for $1 billion.

Ring Container Technologies, a plastic container maker and supplier of PET snack containers, has partnered with John B. Sanfilippo & Son on the recyclable SmartCAN PET canister as a replacement for composite snack cans.

Frontier-Kemper Constructors was awarded a $63.7 million contract by Warrior Met Coal for shaft, slope and hoist construction at the Blue Creek Energy Mine #1 in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama. The announcement was made on May 5, 2020.

Micross Components announced further progress in its strategic integration with Corfin Industries, combining their microelectronic component and modification services. The announcement was made on May 5, 2020.

RWDC announced plans to build a $260 million PHA (polyhydroxyalkanoate) production plant in Georgia. The announcement was made on May 5, 2020.

Hopkins Manufacturing Corporation acquired the retail automotive splash guard product lines from NuVue Products Inc. and NuVue Products LTD., including brand names RoadSport, Big Mudder, ProFit, BadgeZ, RoadGuard and Defender Tow Guard.

Wastequip signed a definitive agreement to acquire Consolidated Fabricators, a West Coast waste container manufacturer based in Van Nuys, California.

Liquid Environmental Solutions acquired the assets of Atlas Pumping Service, a provider of sewer, septic, grease trap and used cooking oil services in the San Diego area.

General Dynamics Electric Boat Corp. was awarded a $60,594,296 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to provide Trident II Strategic Weapon System ship alterations for the U.S. and UK navies. Work is expected to be complete by April 2024.

H2O Innovation Inc. was awarded seven new water treatment projects in North America totaling $7.6 million, including design-build projects in Santa Monica and Morro Bay, California, and a wastewater reuse system for a gold mine in Nunavut. A separate project worth $9.9 million was cancelled.

Saab has hired Robert Ulibarrí as General Manager for its aerospace systems facility in West Lafayette, Indiana. He assumed the position on March 16, 2020, and will lead the facility that will manufacture the aft section of the T-7A Red Hawk trainer aircraft for the U.S. Air Force.

Siemens Gas and Power won a contract to supply two SGT-400 gas turbine compression packages totaling 39,000 horsepower for an expansion of Midcoast Energy's CJ Express pipeline at an existing compression station in east Texas.

New Wave Design and Verification acquired FlightWire Technology, a manufacturer of test equipment for aerospace and defense. Terms were not disclosed.

Lixil Group Corp. has entered into a definitive agreement to sell Permasteelisa S.p.A., a global contractor in advanced building facades, to Atlas Holdings LLC. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals; terms were not disclosed.

Biax-Fiberfilm Corporation is scaling up melt-blown fabric production for N95 masks by purchasing a former Kimberly-Clark facility in Neenah, WI. The new capacity will be five times higher, with three 60-inch-wide production lines planned, and production expected to start as early as June 2020.

Pipeline & Utility Rental Equipment, LLC (PURE) merged with Perco Equipment Rentals, operating as PERCO Rentals, combining their fleets and 17 locations across the United States.

Glen-Gery plans to start up a second brick kiln at its Mid-Atlantic manufacturing plant in Shoemakersville, PA, adding 40 million bricks per year of capacity and creating 30 new jobs.

Ameri-Precision Metals is opening a new steel manufacturing plant in Canonsburg, PA, with a $22 million investment, creating up to 100 jobs. The facility will produce cold-rolled and heat treated steel for saw blades and knives.

Hawkins announced the opening of a new Water Treatment branch office in New Philadelphia, OH, serving municipal and industrial water treatment customers.

RICH PRODUCTS has acquired RIZZUTO FOODS (pizza dough), two TreeHouse Foods manufacturing plants in Lodi, Calif., and Fridley, Minn., and MOREY'S SEAFOOD in Plymouth, Minn.

PEPSICO has agreed to acquire ROCKSTAR ENERGY BEVERAGES for $3.85 billion.

Aspen Surgical Products has acquired Precept Medical Products, a manufacturer of nonwoven disposable protective medical apparel. Aspen will invest in new capital at Precept's facility in Agua Prieta, Mexico, to increase PPE capacity for U.S. customers.

The Defense Logistics Agency awarded UMG/Del Medical a potential 10-year, $100 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to supply radiographic systems, accessories, and training to U.S. military and federal customers. The base period runs through April 30, 2025.

CFIUS cleared the $1.8 billion acquisition of Kemet Corporation, a US manufacturer of capacitors, by Taiwanese company Yageo. Kemet produces tantalum, aluminum, multilayer ceramic, film, paper, polymer electrolytic, and supercapacitors.

Germany-based Roehm GmbH is planning a $350 million world-scale methyl methacrylate plant near Bay City, Texas. The plant will employ 70 people and draw from Gulf Coast ethylene and natural gas supplies. Construction is to start in Q4 2021, with commercial operations by end of 2023.

SatisPie, a subsidiary of Batter Up Foods, is investing $34 million to open a 102,000-sq-ft waffle and pancake manufacturing plant in Fulton Industrial Park, Georgia. The facility will be capable of producing 580 million waffles annually and create over 160 jobs.

Vyaire Medical and Spirit AeroSystems announced a manufacturing and supply collaboration to build critical care ventilators at a converted facility in Wichita, Kansas. The partnership aims to quickly ramp up production of ventilators in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

SK Innovation announced plans to expand its electric vehicle battery plant in Jackson County, Georgia, doubling the size of its operations. The investment will increase from $1.67 billion to $2.5 billion. The expansion is driven by projected higher demand for electric vehicles.

The JF Petroleum Group, a MidOcean Partners portfolio company, announced it has acquired Rittiner Equipment Company, a New Orleans-based distributor, maintenance and construction provider for petroleum equipment on the US Gulf Coast.

Perspecta Inc. acquired certain assets of DHPC Technologies Inc., including electronic warfare technologies, for $53 million.

Advance Triwest Equipment, Ltd., part of Morwest Group, acquired Advance Equipment Company effective May 1, 2020. All employees were transferred, and the company will continue operations from the same location in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Retractable Technologies was awarded a delivery order under an existing contract by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to supply automated retraction safety syringes, valued at $83,788,439.80.

Altaris Capital Partners has acquired 3M Drug Delivery Systems in a $650 million transaction, launching it as an independent company named Kindeva Drug Delivery, with 3M retaining a 17% minority interest.

USA Rare Earth is purchasing equipment to build the only rare earth magnet production facility in the Americas, as part of its efforts to establish a domestic supply chain for rare earth magnets.

A global manufacturer based in Wisconsin acquired a Cincinnati company that produces electrical equipment, one of Cincinnati's largest private companies.

Hartzell Engine Technologies appointed Aircraft Spruce & Specialty Company and its subsidiary Aero Performance as the exclusive independent distributor of its brands in North America.

R.M. Wright Company secured a multi-million dollar contract to distribute 150,000 needle valves and 400,000 fittings to Ford Motor Company for ventilator production at the Rawsonville Plant in Ypsilanti Township, Michigan.

Rapid Application Group (RAG) has opened a new 15,000 square-foot additive manufacturing facility in Oklahoma. The company is the only Service Disabled Veteran Owned AM contract manufacturer in the US, focused on aerospace and defense.

Georgia-Pacific opened a new facility in Tolleson, Arizona, outside Phoenix, in May 2020 to make curbside recyclable paper padded mailers, creating about 80 jobs.