Wynright Corp. plans to open a new $26 million manufacturing facility in Hobart, Indiana by December 2019, consolidating two Illinois plants. The company expects to create up to 582 new jobs by 2021.

Advanced Cooling Technologies is expanding its Lancaster, Pennsylvania facility by 4,500 sq ft to 62,000 sq ft to meet increased demand in its Product Development Group and Manufacturing. The space is expected to be fully operational by end of Fall 2019.

High Concrete Group LLC will break ground on an $8 million manufacturing revitalization project at its precast concrete headquarters in East Cocalico Township, Pennsylvania, adding 50-70 jobs. The project includes a new batch plant and is scheduled for completion by mid-2020.

Easycove has partnered with Epoxy2U as a distributor for its patented coving products, covering the Southwest region of the US.

Texas Instruments has delayed construction of its planned $3.1 billion semiconductor plant in Richardson, Texas, by two years due to market conditions. Construction is now expected to begin in Q3 2021, with production starting in early 2024.

Vecoplan is supplying equipment for Brightmark's Indiana project, as reported on July 16, 2019.

Motus Integrated Technologies will invest over $15 million and create 90 jobs at a new manufacturing facility in Gadsden, Alabama, producing automotive interior parts and headliners. Construction is expected to start in coming weeks and conclude in mid-2020.

The Middleby Corporation acquired Packaging Progressions, Inc., a Souderton, Pennsylvania-based maker of automated packaging technologies for protein and bakery segments, with $30 million in annual revenues.

Fenix Parts, Inc. executed a definitive agreement to acquire the assets of Cox Truck and Van, Inc., an auto recycling facility operator in Georgia. The acquisition is expected to close in July 2019.

Micron Technology plans to invest $3 billion by 2030 to expand its semiconductor manufacturing plant in Manassas, Virginia, creating more than 1,000 jobs over the next 10 years.

Aviation Inventory Resources (AIR) acquired the assets of AIM Aircraft Spares, a distributor of AIM Altitude products. Concurrently, AIM Altitude UK appointed AIR as exclusive distributor for the Americas for all AIM Altitude products.

Plastipak Packaging signed a 96-month lease expansion of 233,770 square feet at Southern California Logistics Airport, bringing its total occupied space there to 530,230 square feet. The space supports a new bottled water business.

Standard-Knapp shareholders agreed to sell the Portland, Connecticut packaging machinery maker to EoL Packaging Experts, which includes Germany's A+F Automation. The merger creates an end-of-line packaging leader in America and Europe.

Brose is investing $105 million over five years to expand its southeast Michigan operations, adding 300 jobs at its Auburn Hills headquarters and New Boston factory. The article also describes the New Boston factory expansion.

Port Houston's Port Commission awarded a contract to Konecranes Finland Corp. for nine new diesel electric container yard cranes for the Bayport Container Terminal. The cranes will support a 50-acre expansion of Container Yard 7, scheduled for completion in Q3 2020.

Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated will expand its West Memphis, Ark., production facility, investing $33 million and adding 200,000 sq. ft.

Aurora Organic Dairy opened a 127,000-sq.-ft. milk processing and warehouse facility in Columbia, Mo.

The Hershey Co. will invest $104 million to expand its Stuarts Draft, Va., Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups facility, adding 110,000 sq. ft.

McCain Foods plans to invest $300 million to expand its Othello, Wash., potato processing facility, adding 170,000 sq. ft.

Mountaire opened a $170 million poultry processing plant in Siler City, N.C., employing up to 1,250 people.

ARYZTA opened a new bakery in Chaska, Minn., to expand production of its Otis Spunkmeyer cookie line, increasing throughput by more than 40%.

Stellar will construct a 300,000-sq.-ft. production and distribution facility for fairlife milk in Goodyear, Ariz.

Ovation Holdings, Inc. announced the acquisition of Valve Sales, Inc. (VSI), an Oklahoma City-based supplier of valves, actuators and flow control products to oil and gas producers in Oklahoma, Texas and New Mexico. The acquisition took effect July 15, 2019.

The SEER Group LLC acquired Climate Control, a residential and commercial HVAC services provider in Tigard, Oregon. Climate Control will operate as a division of Specialty Heating and Cooling LLC.

Hillenbrand Inc. is buying Milacron Holdings Corp. in a deal valued at approximately $2 billion, including net debt. Milacron stockholders will receive $11.80 in cash and 0.1612 shares of Hillenbrand common stock per share. The combined company expects annual revenues of about $3 billion by 2021.

TTG Inc., an ePTFE manufacturer, is investing $7.25 million to expand its existing 65,000 square-foot manufacturing facility in Higginsville, Missouri, creating 20 new jobs with an average wage of $43,500.

Concept Metals Group acquired Freedom Manufacturing, an advanced precision machining company in Comstock Park, Michigan, with 46 employees. Financial terms were not disclosed.

ABB will discontinue production at its Lake Mary, Florida facility, impacting approximately 200 employees, as part of a move to consolidate production at its expanded Mebane, North Carolina plant.

Toyo Tire Corporation approved a 7 billion yen ($51.6 million) investment to expand its Bartow County, Georgia plant, adding 1.2 million tyres of annual capacity and creating 120 jobs. Equipment installation begins September 2020, with production starting January 2021.

Kalwall provided translucent cladding for Blue Origin's new 70,000 square metre factory at Kennedy Space Centre's Exploration Park in Florida, which is manufacturing Glenn rockets.

The Defense Logistics Agency awarded Northrop Grumman two delivery orders totaling $28 million to supply high-voltage power supplies ($17M) and aircraft power amplifier modules ($11M) for the US Navy's E-2 Hawkeye aircraft.

Saft has begun battery system deliveries to CRRC Sifang America's Chicago plant for the Chicago Transit Authority's 7000 series rail cars. The initial order covers 400 trains with options for 446 more.

Sound Transit selected Parsons to provide final design and construction engineering services for the $1.3 billion Federal Way Link Extension in Seattle.

Autokiniton Global Group (AGG), a portfolio company of KPS Capital Partners, will acquire Tower International for $31 per share in cash. The total value including debt is approximately $900 million. The transaction is expected to close in September or October 2019.

Boeing has chosen Raytheon to supply AESA radar systems for the US Air Force's B-52 Stratofortress bomber modernisation programme. Raytheon will design, develop, produce and sustain the radars, with low-rate initial production beginning in 2024.

L&H Industrial has acquired Innotech Solutions, a provider of cone crushing equipment for mineral processing. The acquisition expands L&H's offerings in the mining sector.

Private equity-backed Mirion Technologies has acquired Capintec, a company specializing in radiation measurement and monitoring equipment.

TransEnterix has agreed to sell certain AutoLap image-based laparoscope positioning system assets to Great Belief International Limited (GBIL) for $47 million, including a $17 million asset sale and a $30 million equity investment in TransEnterix.

New Zealand-based Salus Aviation has acquired Heli-Parts Nevada (HPN), a provider of overhauled Airbus components and Safran Turbomeca engines, located in Boulder City, Nevada. HPN president David Lok will remain president and join Salus's executive management team.

Nix Companies Inc. acquired the assets of Heritage Custom Fabricators, Inc., a Princeton, Indiana-based heavy machining and gear manufacturing company. Heritage will operate as an independent division of Nix Companies.

RADA Technologies, a subsidiary of RADA Electronic Industries, plans to relocate to a new 25,000-square-foot facility in Germantown, Maryland, including R&D and manufacturing operations. The company will invest nearly $4 million and create 80 new high-tech jobs by December 2023.

SOPAKCO is investing more than $12.5 million in a three-phase expansion of its food processing operations in Marion County, South Carolina, expected to create 25 new jobs. The expansion includes new facilities for corporate offices and increased manufacturing capacity.

German auto supplier Gerhardi Inc. officially opened its first U.S. manufacturing facility in Montgomery, Alabama, a $41.6 million plant that will employ up to 235 employees.

Ideal Tridon Holdings Inc., a portfolio company of Snow Phipps Group, completed the acquisition of ZSi-Foster Acquisition Corporation from Pfingsten Partners. Terms were not disclosed.

Lehigh Cement Co. received an air permit from IDEM to construct a new cement kiln system and material handling equipment at its Mitchell, Indiana site. The company will invest over $600 million, replacing three existing kilns with one new kiln, increasing capacity and reducing emissions.

Dakkota Integrated Systems announced plans to build a new manufacturing facility in Detroit, Michigan, with a $55 million investment, to supply parts to Fiat Chrysler Automobiles.

ABB, Inc. will expand its facility in Mebane, Orange County, North Carolina, investing up to $39.9 million to upgrade equipment and increase the size of the facility. The expansion will create more than 400 jobs.

Tecum Capital Partners, along with C3 Capital Partners and Valley Ridge Investment Partners, provided subordinated debt and equity to support a transaction for National Power Corporation. The founder Eddie Youngblood retains a minority stake. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Covestro received final approval to proceed with construction of a $1.7 billion methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) unit at its plant in Baytown, Texas. KBR has been selected as the engineering, procurement and construction provider.

Kellstrom Defense Aerospace completed its acquisition of TAVCO, Inc., a Chatsworth, California maker of pneumatic controls and pressure vessels for aerospace and defense. Financial terms were not disclosed.