AeroTEC has won a multi-million dollar contract from Rolls-Royce to convert a retired Qantas 747-400 into a flying testbed for testing next-generation engines. The deal enables expansion at AeroTEC's Moses Lake headquarters.

Berry Global Group is investing approximately $30 million to increase production capacity for ultra-high performance stretch films at nine North American locations. The projects are expected to be completed by April 2021.

Borbet Alabama announced a $23.9 million expansion of its Auburn, Alabama operation, creating 25 jobs over two years. The company manufactures light metal alloy wheels for the automotive industry.

Saab plans to build a $37 million plant in West Lafayette, Indiana, to manufacture fuselages for a new U.S. Air Force training jet. The city has approved tax incentives for the project.

Custom injection molder Grand Traverse Plastics Corp. is investing more than $1.5 million to get into lights-out manufacturing in Williamsburg, Michigan.

TI Fluid Systems announced it will supply thermal management systems, including air conditioning refrigerant lines and battery chiller lines, for Ford's new all-electric Mustang Mach-E SUV.

Membrion, a Seattle-based water filtration startup, raised $6 million in Series A funding to commercialize its silica gel-based membranes and build a manufacturing facility in Seattle.

General Motors will build a new plant in Brookville, Ohio to produce parts for its 6.6L Duramax diesel V8 engine. The investment is $175 million and the facility is expected to create up to 100 jobs. The plant will machine blocks and heads for the DMAX plant in Moraine.

TransTech Energy announced the acquisition of Bendel Tank & Heat Exchanger, based in Charlotte, North Carolina, on February 28, 2020. Bendel produces engineered products for chemical, pharmaceutical, food, textile, and energy markets, and will complement TransTech's Texas-based assets.

Navien Inc. will establish a 300,000 sq ft facility in James City County, Virginia, initially as a distribution center, transitioning to manufacturing in 2022 with production expected in 2023. The facility will create 180 jobs and may expand to 900,000 sq ft by 2026.

Neenah, Inc. signed a definitive agreement to acquire Vectorply Corporation, a manufacturer of high-performance composite materials, for $155 million in cash. The acquisition is expected to close on April 1, 2020.

All Weather Insulated Panels (AWIP) is expanding its manufacturing operation with a new facility in Stroud Township, Pennsylvania, investing at least $24 million and creating at least 70 full-time jobs.

Incipio Devices LLC plans to invest over $14 million to purchase and equip a new facility in Huntington, Indiana, and add up to 52 jobs by the end of 2023.

Modine Manufacturing Company announced a strategic expansion of its data center cooling activities into the North American market, leveraging its manufacturing footprint and thermal management expertise.

UniCarriers Americas Corporation notified the Foreign-Trade Zones Board of proposed production activity for forklift engines and assemblies at its facility in Marengo, Illinois, under FTZ 176.

Nikola Corporation, a developer of zero-emission heavy-duty trucks, will merge with VectoIQ Acquisition Corp. The deal values the combined company at $3.3 billion and includes a $525 million PIPE investment.

P-D VALMIERA GLASS USA Corp., a subsidiary of AS VALMIERAS STIKLA ŠĶIEDA, signed an Asset Purchase Agreement to sell substantially all assets of its Phase I and Phase II operations in Dublin, Georgia to Saint-Gobain Adfors America for $17.5 million, subject to bankruptcy court approval.

Aprilaire, an indoor air-quality manufacturer, completed a $10 million warehouse at its Poynette facility and continues to expand there. The article reports the warehouse adds about 346,000 square feet of space.

Argand Partners, LP acquired Midwest Can Company and Container Specialties, Inc., makers of portable fuel containers and blow-molded plastic containers, based in Franklin Park, Illinois. No financial terms were disclosed.

Nautic Partners completed its acquisition of Harrington Industrial Plastics, a distributor of corrosion-resistant fluid conveyance, control and measurement products, in partnership with its management. Harrington was founded in 1959.

PennAero announced it has closed the acquisition of RSA Engineered Products, a provider of engineered components for air management systems used in aerospace and defense applications. The deal was previously announced on January 30, 2020.

Brunswick County, NC commissioned Veolia Water Technologies to supply treatment technologies for expanding the Northeast Brunswick Regional Water Reclamation Facility in Navassa, NC.

WorldWide Electric, LLC acquired Louis Allis, a specialty motor company based in Warrior, Alabama. Both companies will continue to operate separately from their respective locations.

Equipment NW opened a 7,000-square-foot dealership in Canby, Oregon, becoming the first SANY America dealer in the state. The facility offers sales, service, and maintenance of SANY construction equipment.

Oldcastle APG, a CRH company, announced the acquisition of dry mix manufacturer US MIX, including its US SPEC brand. The deal fills a gap in APG's dry mix footprint and adds a Denver, CO manufacturing facility.

BAE Systems Inc. was awarded a five-year $188.2 million contract to provide the U.S. Navy's AEGIS Technical Representative organization with system engineering, integration, and testing expertise for the AEGIS Weapons and Combat Systems aboard surface combatant ships.

Middleby acquired Deutsche Beverage Technology, a custom-design brewery equipment manufacturer and supplier based in Charlotte, North Carolina, on March 2, 2020. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

FHIA Remodeling of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, backed by York Capital Management, acquired Mad City Windows & Baths of Madison, Wisconsin, to expand its network of national remodeling providers. Terms were not disclosed.

Aero Precision, a military aviation aftermarket distributor based in Livermore, California, acquired Kellstrom Defense, an aftermarket sustainment solutions provider headquartered in El Segundo, California.

Ameri-Precision Metals is opening a new specialty steel manufacturing facility in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, targeting commercial production in April or May 2020. The plant will create up to 100 jobs in its first year.

Intel Corp. received approval for a $600 million tax-exempt bond from Chandler's Industrial Development Authority for environmental improvements at its Arizona semiconductor plants, supporting a $7 billion expansion that is expected to create 3,000 new jobs.

Würth Industry North America signed a national agreement with Sika Corporation to distribute Sika's specialty industrial chemical products, including sealing, bonding, damping, reinforcing and protecting solutions, across North America.

Niagara Bottling plans a bottling plant in Florence County, South Carolina, with investment of more than $70 million and 70 new full-time jobs. The plant is expected to operate in Q1 2021.

AtCorr Packaging Products will invest $780,000 to expand production at its Glasgow, Kentucky facility in Barren County, relocating into a 174,000 sq ft building and planning to hire 31 full-time associates.

GenServe, in partnership with GenNx360 Capital Partners, acquired Atlantic Switch And Generator (ASG), a provider of maintenance, repair, sales and rentals of industrial generators and backup power solutions based in Pennsauken, New Jersey.

MicroVention, a Terumo company, is expanding its Worldwide Innovation Center in Aliso Viejo, California, adding 30,700 square feet to accommodate approximately 175 new associates for medical device design and manufacturing.

RAM Company, a St. George-based manufacturer of electro-mechanical devices, acquired a controlling stakeholder share in Airborne Environmental Control Systems, a Washington state-based aerospace company, and shifted its operations to St. George.

SK Siltron completed the acquisition of DuPont's Silicon Carbide Wafer unit for $450 million, closing on February 29, 2020. The business is based in Auburn, Michigan.

Laguna Tools acquired Dake Corporation.

Fairbanks Morse received a purchase order from Lockheed Martin to build and deliver main propulsion diesel engines for the USS Cleveland (LCS-31), the sixteenth Freedom-variant littoral combat ship.

HUBER Technology Inc. completed its move to a new 75,000 sqft facility in Denver, North Carolina, combining office, conference, training, and manufacturing space. The expansion increases production capacity for screening products like RakeMax and WAP.

NHK Spring Co., Ltd. (Nippatsu) announced on February 28, 2020 that it will build a new automotive seat factory in Frankfort, Indiana, USA, with a JPY 4 billion investment, to meet Subaru of Indiana Automotive's increased production demand. Operations are expected to begin in the first half of 2021.

IERUS Technologies partnered with Raytheon and other companies to produce the first radar antenna array for the U.S. Army's Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor (LTAMDS) in less than 120 days.

Royce Global acquired the Textile Dye and Chemical business of C.H. Patrick & Co., including preparation, dyeing and finishing chemicals, and sulfur and disperse dyes. The transition is expected over the next 30 days.

Nova Bus was awarded a contract by the New York State Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) for up to 500 buses, including 165 hybrid buses with options for additional hybrid and diesel buses. Deliveries begin in May 2020 and are to be completed in 2021.

Meggitt PLC has signed a five-year contract with Bell Textron Inc to supply composite de-icing propeller rotor blankets, heated spinners, fairings and pendulums for the Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey. The contract is worth an estimated $73 million.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions received an approximately $16.5 million single award contract for microwave electronics products in support of an airborne electronic warfare system.

Intel received $600 million bond approval for its Chandler manufacturing facilities, supporting a $7 billion expansion expected to create 3,000 new Intel jobs and over 10,000 long-term jobs in Arizona.

CROWN Cork and Seal USA celebrated the groundbreaking of a 327,000 sq ft beverage can plant in Bowling Green, Kentucky, investing $147 million and creating 126 direct jobs. The plant is scheduled to be operational by Q1 2021.

Kokatat has expanded its Arcata, California headquarters by adding 7,500 square feet of factory production space and 3,000 square feet of warehouse space, and is adding 30 jobs to its workforce of roughly 200.