Medley Material Handling Company completed the acquisition of Gammon Equipment Company Inc. on January 2, 2020. Medley was subsequently appointed the Hyster and Yale authorized dealer in portions of Kansas, Arkansas and Missouri formerly serviced by Gammon.

Medley Equipment Company acquired all assets of Gammon Equipment Company, Inc. on January 2, 2020.

Robinson Metal, Inc. announced the expansion of a second facility in De Pere, Wisconsin, a 178,000-square-foot facility at 2107 American Boulevard, bringing total capacity to 500,000 square feet. Production is expected to begin in February 2020, and the company anticipates hiring approximately 20 new employees.

TDI Refrigeration was awarded a $3M+ project in 2017 to design and install an ammonia refrigeration system for a trona mining operation. Construction began in 2018 and the system was successfully started in 2019.

Natus Medical finalized the transition of its Peloton hearing screening services business to Pediatrix Medical Group. Natus will supply ALGO screeners to Pediatrix, with installation expected to be completed during 2020.

Impact CNC, a precision machining firm in Columbia City, Indiana, won a contract from John Deere to produce components for the 8000 series tractors. The company will invest $6 million in new machinery and add 35 jobs.

Ocean State Innovations, a Brand & Oppenheimer Company, acquired ColorWorks, a premier textile dyer and finisher located in Elizabethton, Tennessee.

Allied Bearing & Supply acquired all assets, brand rights, websites and intellectual property of Stephens-Harris Associates, an independent distributor of power transmission and conveyor equipment based in Harahan, LA, effective January 1, 2020.

Parkson Corporation, a subsidiary of Axel Johnson Inc., acquired the assets of Schreiber LLC of Trussville, AL, adding complementary pump, headworks, biological and filtration technologies to its water treatment portfolio.

Peckham Industries, Inc. has completed the acquisition of JSL Materials, Inc. of Westfield, Massachusetts, a leading aggregate producer in New England. The deal adds over 100 employees and expands Peckham's supply chain in Massachusetts and Connecticut.

A local Olathe company has acquired Lenexa-based Cobb Refrigeration LLC.

Modula opened a new plant in Franklin, Ohio in 2020 with an investment of $30 million.

Milwaukee Tool plans to build a $26 million manufacturing plant in West Bend, Wisconsin, to produce hand tools for electricians and utility linemen. The first phase will create 50 jobs, with plans for 100 by 2025.

Northrop Grumman is investing $8.3 million to expand its 320,000-square-foot facility in Iuka, Mississippi, creating 40 new jobs. The expansion will support production of large composite aerospace structures.

Tenneco Inc. won a contract with Ford Motor Company to supply catalytic converters and other hot-end emission control components for vehicle models debuting in 2009 and 2010, including the Ford F-150, Expedition, Lincoln Navigator, and Ford Econoline.

Norfolk Southern Railway ordered six Kuenz FREERIDER rubber-tired gantry cranes for its Austell, Georgia facility. The cranes will be delivered for manual operation but ready for automation.

General Motors awarded Novelis Inc. a contract to supply aluminum sheet for the hoods and liftgates of the 2008 Chevrolet Tahoe Hybrid and GMC Yukon Hybrid SUVs.

Thyssen Krupp Waupaca, Inc. announced a $162 million investment to expand its Etowah, Tennessee facility, adding 100 jobs and doubling the plant's footprint with a new production line for gray and ductile iron castings for automobiles.

China Automotive Systems was selected as a supplier of aftermarket power steering gears to a global OEM's parts division for use in one SUV model in North America. The supply agreement was reached in 2010.

Eastern Manufacturing entered into a joint venture agreement with Dorman Products to develop, manufacture and distribute an integrated exhaust manifold and converter product line for the automotive aftermarket.

Eastern Manufacturing, Inc. acquired the assets of The Automotive Edge and Hermoff Manufacturing from Dorman Products Inc. Hermoff is a manufacturer and distributor of exhaust manifolds and catalytic converters in Canada and the US.

Toyota Auto Body Co., Ltd. will build its first U.S. manufacturing facility, Auto Parts Manufacturing Mississippi Inc., in North Mississippi to supply a new Toyota assembly plant in Blue Springs. The $180 million plant will employ 260 workers and begin production by 2010.

OEM Components and U.S.A. Switch Inc., backed by private equity firm Superior Capital, formed Aftermarket Controls Corp. to purchase Rostra Precision Controls Inc. for an undisclosed sum.

Harrison Power LLC plans to construct the $1 billion, 1,085-megawatt Harrison Energy Center natural gas-fired power plant in Cadiz, Ohio, with construction set to begin in 2020.

Air Products announced its largest-ever U.S. investment of $500 million to build, own and operate a hydrogen SMR, a nitrogen ASU and utilities facilities, and won a long-term contract to supply Gulf Coast Ammonia's new world-scale ammonia production plant in Texas City, Texas.

Spudnik added around 200,000 square feet of production space, more than doubling its building size and increasing production lines from four to eight. The expansion was announced in January 2020.

Sandvik AB acquired privately owned Thermaltek Inc., a manufacturer of high temperature furnace systems and metallic heating elements headquartered in North Carolina, USA.

KKSP, a Mill Point Capital platform, acquired Prime Engineered Components of Watertown, Connecticut in early 2020 as part of its expansion into New England. The article gives no exact date or deal value.

DS Smith opened a new 550,000-square-foot corrugated box manufacturing plant in Lebanon, Indiana, on January 24, 2020, capable of producing about 30,000 boxes an hour.

Danish engineering company Danfoss agreed to acquire Eaton's Hydraulics business for a cash price of $3.3 billion (about EUR 3.0 billion), as reported in a January 21, 2020 law firm roundup.

ZF opened its first US plant for automatic passenger car transmissions in Gray Court, South Carolina, making the 8HP and 9HP transmissions with about 1.2 million units planned annually and a total investment of about $600 million.

Aisin Automotive Casting Tennessee announced a $67 million expansion of its Clinton, Tennessee die-casting facility, expected to add 160 jobs to its 400-person workforce.

PROENERGY was selected by WattBridge Energy to provide a turnkey power plant solution for the HO Clarke Power Station in Texas, including six LM6000PC peaking generation units with a total capacity of 288 MW.

Tessy Plastics plans a $12 million expansion of its south plant in Elbridge, New York, adding 100,000 square feet and creating 40 jobs, tied to a contract for a medical device assembly. Total 2020 investment is $20 million with 60 new jobs.

WHI Global purchased a Makino MAG3 5-axis CNC milling machine and four Makino A81/A88 CNC milling machines, to be installed in Tulsa, Oklahoma and Fairfield, New Jersey, expected online in Q1 2020.

WHI Global LLC, through its affiliate Aerobond Composites LLC, acquired the assets of Aero-Bond Corp., a manufacturer of composite structures for aerospace and defense, headquartered in Springfield, Massachusetts.

Rexel signed an agreement to sell its Gexpro Services supply chain business to private investment firm LKCM Headwater, with closing expected in Q1 2020. Gexpro Services has about 400 employees and sales of about USD 260 million.

PMC Group N.A., Inc. acquired Lanxess' global organotin catalyst, organotin specialties and intermediates product lines. The transaction closed on December 30, 2019.

Mitsui Kinzoku Die-Casting Technology America, Inc. (MKDA) will build a new automotive parts manufacturing facility in Griffin, Spalding County, Georgia, investing $20 million and creating over 30 jobs. The facility will focus on electric vehicle components.

Westervelt and Pinnacle Renewable Energy announced a $100 million wood pellet factory to be built in Demopolis, Alabama. The plant is set to start production during the first half of 2021.

ND Paper is also investing up to $189 million in a paper mill near Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, according to the same report.

ND Paper plans to invest about $49 million to open a corrugated cardboard box plant in Racine County, Wisconsin, creating 88 jobs. The Wisconsin Economic Development Corp disclosed the plan.

NSA Industries, LLC acquired Vitex Extrusion, an aluminum extrusion manufacturer in Franklin, New Hampshire. The acquisition expands NSA's capabilities into aluminum extrusions.

Raytheon Missile Systems was awarded a $768 million contract by the U.S. Air Force for AMRAAM Production Lot 33, including missiles and support hardware, with work in Tucson, Arizona, and completion by February 28, 2023.

Hitachi, Ltd. completed the acquisition of JR Automation Technologies, LLC from funds managed by Crestview Partners. The agreement was announced on April 23, 2019, and the deal closed on December 27, 2019.

Trans Western Chemicals agreed to an exclusive distribution agreement with Fuji Silysia Chemical for the western US, effective January 2020. Trans Western will represent Fuji Silysia's full line of synthetic amorphous silica.

Precise Packaging opened a new 15,000 square-foot aerosol and liquid contract manufacturing facility in Fall River, Massachusetts, near its headquarters. The site has two custom liquid filling lines and a new shrink sleever, and the company hired several new staff.

CD&H, Inc. has been awarded a maintenance contract at the CF Industries Verdigris Complex in Claremore, Oklahoma.

Milwaukee Tool plans a $7.5 million expansion in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, that will create 100 new jobs by 2025.

Milwaukee Electric Tool Corp. has closed on 71 acres in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, for a multi-purpose campus. The company plans a $100 million investment that will create 770 new jobs by 2025.