Hatch Medical announced a licensing agreement with Argon Medical Devices, granting Argon the manufacturing and global distribution rights to Hatch Medical's Scorpion TIPS access system products.

Eastman will invest $70 million over three years to expand and modernize its St. Gabriel, Louisiana manufacturing operations, including a new Chemical Intermediates production facility. The project will create 5 new direct jobs and retain 106 existing jobs.

Private investment firm Brightstar Capital Partners acquired Gateway Bobcat, a Bobcat and Doosan construction equipment dealership with 11 locations in five US states. The deal forms a partnership with Gateway's leadership team.

Custom Truck One Source moved from its Midland location to a larger 16,200-square-foot facility in Odessa, Texas, to meet increasing customer demand. The new facility has six full-service bays and a retail parts counter.

Cone Denim and Westex by Milliken extended their exclusive partnership to provide flame resistant denim apparel fabrics for the industrial workwear market through 2025.

B.O.S Better Online Solutions Ltd. received an $870,000 order for a robotic system from a U.S. manufacturer, expected to be delivered by the fourth quarter of 2019.

Kinderhook-backed Adell Group Inc. acquired Powerflow Inc., Powerflow Products Ltd., and Gestion Solutions Plastik Inc., providers of injection-molded plastic accessories for automotive OEMs. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Fort Worth-based Novaria Group acquired Acra Aerospace LLC, a manufacturer of complex aerospace engine components in Anaheim, California. No price was disclosed.

SteelSummit Holdings, a subsidiary of Sumitomo Corporation, acquired Magic Steel Sales, a steel service center company headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan, with approximately $200 million in sales. Terms were not disclosed.

Cedar's Foods is nearing completion of a 125,000 square-foot facility in Ward Hill, Massachusetts, representing a $100 million investment that will double annual production output to 208 million pounds of hommus and Mediterranean foods.

Japanese packaging maker Takigawa opened its nearly $46 million, 180-job flexible packaging and high-performance films plant in Bardstown, Kentucky, its first US facility, with a 180,000-square-foot operation.

Anchor Packaging of St. Louis, Missouri, announced a partnership with private equity firm The Jordan Co. that makes The Jordan Co. an investor in the company to fund growth in consumer package solutions.

Anchor Packaging, a St. Louis maker of specialty food packaging, announced a partnership with private equity firm The Jordan Company to accelerate growth, with the transaction expected to close in July 2019.

Crane 1 Services, a portfolio company of Pfingsten, acquired Materials Handling Solutions (MHS), a provider of overhead crane services and equipment based in Duncan, South Carolina. The transaction closed on June 25, 2019.

Barron Industries purchased a 10,000-square-foot manufacturing center in Oxford, Michigan for $650,000 to increase production capacity for precision machined investment castings and assemblies. The new facility will house a 325-kW induction melting unit and be operational by mid-July 2019.

ARCH Global Precision, a Jordan Company platform, acquired Siem Tool Company, a manufacturer of customized solid carbide cutting tools in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. Siem Tool will join ARCH's Cutting Tools division.

Ultra Electronics Ocean Systems has been awarded a $47 million firm-fixed-price contract by the U.S. Navy to supply TR-343 sonar transducer chipsets for Arleigh Burke-class destroyers. Work will be performed in Braintree, Massachusetts, through March 2024.

Collins Aerospace appears set to open a marine composites manufacturing plant in North Jacksonville, leasing a 140,400-square-foot building and planning to hire over 100 people. The project involves $21 million investment and $1.64 million in incentives.

Veolia North America will invest $40 million to expand its Burnside regeneration plant in Darrow, Louisiana, increasing sulfuric acid regeneration capacity by 15% and retaining 29 employees.

Cone Denim and Westex by Milliken extended their exclusive partnership to provide flame resistant denim fabrics for industrial workwear through 2025. The announcement was made on June 25, 2019.

Ross Precision Manufacturing, an affiliate of Ross Valve Manufacturing, acquired LAI International's Green Island operations in Albany County, New York, investing $2.5 million and creating 50 new jobs.

Hillrom subsidiary Welch Allyn won a $100 million, five-year contract from the U.S. Defense Department to supply patient monitoring equipment to the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and federal civilian agencies.

The Waldinger Corporation acquired Industrial Refrigeration Services (IRS), an industrial refrigeration and electrical contractor based in Ankeny, Iowa. The acquisition was completed on June 24, 2019.

MiRus acquired a fully operational 50,000 sqft orthopaedic and spine manufacturing plant in Marietta, GA, adding to its current 20,000 sqft facility. The expansion follows FDA clearance of its MoRe superalloy for medical implants.

Precision Cutting Technologies, a subsidiary of Alleghany Capital Corporation, acquired a majority interest in Coastal Industrial Distributors, LLC (dba CID Performance Tooling), a manufacturer of high-performance solid carbide end mills based in Saco, Maine.

ProMach, a packaging machinery solutions provider, acquired STOCK America, a provider of process sterilization solutions for the food processing industry. The acquisition expands ProMach's retort product lineup.

SOFIE Inc. broke ground on a 30,000 sq ft Radiopharmaceutical Contract Manufacturing Center of Excellence in Totowa, New Jersey. The facility will be suitable for efficient manufacturing of multiple therapeutic radiopharmaceuticals and is expected to be fully US and EU compliant.

Nanometrics and Rudolph Technologies agreed to combine in an all-stock merger of equals. The merged company will be headquartered in Wilmington, Massachusetts, and will be a premier provider of metrology, inspection, process control software, and lithography equipment for the semiconductor industry.

Sikorsky Aircraft was awarded a $15 million contract to provide support, storage, and maintenance services for Saudi Arabia's UH-60M Blackhawk helicopters. Work will be performed in Stratford, Connecticut with completion expected by April 30, 2022.

Avingtrans acquired Energy Steel & Supply Co., a US manufacturer of machined products and components for the civil nuclear power industry, on 24 June 2019 for $1m. The deal expands Hayward Tyler's nuclear capabilities and product lines.

As part of the Elite deal, Archrock will sell about 80,000 active and idle compression horsepower to Harvest Midstream for $30 million in cash.

Archrock agreed to acquire substantially all assets of Elite Compression Services, including about 430,000 horsepower of mostly large-horsepower compression units, for $410 million in cash and newly issued shares.

Himatsingka acquired the home textile portfolio of Global Brands Group Holdings Limited, including licensing rights for Tommy Hilfiger (North America), Copper Fit, and global rights for Calvin Klein Home.

Pries Enterprises announced the opening of a new anodizing line in Independence, Iowa, on October 1, 2019, following a year of construction on a 50,000 square foot expansion.

Pries Enterprises announced a major expansion underway in Buchanan County, Iowa, adding a new 100,000 sq ft facility. The company has invested $40 million over three years, doubling its footprint to over 300,000 sq ft.

Amalie Oil Co. is in the process of acquiring Lubricating Specialties Co. (LSC), which operates three production facilities in Los Angeles and produces over 25 million pounds of grease and specialty products. The acquisition excludes LSC's Jamaica subsidiary.

Chevron Phillips Chemical has offered to acquire Nova Chemicals for more than $15 billion including debt, according to people familiar with the matter. Nova makes expandable polystyrene and resins.

C&A Tool Engineering, a MinebeaMitsumi company, is investing $3.8 million to expand its Churubusco, Indiana operations, creating 15 new jobs. The town approved a 10-year tax abatement.

AT&F is investing $3 million to add 40,000 square feet to its existing 50,000-square-foot steel fabrication facility in Orville, Ohio.

MPW Industrial Services has finalized a 10-year, $20 million contract with PBF Energy to provide industrial water services at PBF's Chalmette Refinery in Louisiana. MPW will assign five full-time employees to the site.

Flomatic Corporation completed a $3.3 million expansion of its Glens Falls, Warren County plant, adding nearly 20,000 sq ft and an epoxy coating operation that nearly triples output. The company has committed to 15 new jobs.

GE Appliances is investing $55 million to build a new smart warehouse in Jackson County, Georgia, creating 100 jobs.

GE Appliances is investing $32 million to build a new Southern Logistics Center in Murray County, Georgia, creating 100 jobs.

Foxconn Technology Group started placing concrete for the foundation of its first manufacturing facility at the Mount Pleasant campus in Wisconsin. Production is scheduled to begin in Q4 2020.

Blue Diamond Growers is building a new bulk receiving warehouse at its Salida facility, adding 50 million pounds of almond meat storage capacity. The warehouse is expected to be operational for the fall 2020 harvest.

Lab Medical Manufacturing Inc. plans to launch operations in Charleston County, South Carolina, investing approximately $5 million and creating over 30 jobs over five years, with operations starting by September 1.

Construction Resources LLC, an Atlanta-based design and construction supply company, has acquired United Materials Inc. (UMI), a Florida-based importer and distributor of surfacing materials. UMI has three facilities in Florida and annual revenues over $50 million.

Vita Nonwovens celebrated the expansion of its Fort Wayne, Indiana facility with a 150,000-square-foot addition to house a new production line, adding 22 employees. The $18 million expansion will help meet growing demand.

Eaton will use additive manufacturing to supply aluminum housing and valve for the ram air valve assembly on Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation's (AIDC) Advanced Jet Trainer. The parts will be supplied starting in 2019.

Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics is expanding its facility in Beaverton, Michigan, adding floor space for extrusion, molding, and assembly in ISO Class 7 production space, plus warehouse, development center, and office space. The expansion is supported by a $1.45M EDA grant and is expected to create 70 manufacturing jobs and generate $20.1M in private investment.