Trans-Foreland Pipeline Company applied to FERC to modify the Kenai LNG Plant in Kenai, Alaska, adding a 1000 hp electric-drive boil-off gas compressor, valves and pumps. The filing was made in June 2019.

DeWys Manufacturing will invest $6.9 million over three years to expand its Wright Township facility by 30,000 square feet, creating 41 jobs. The company received a $267,000 state grant.

Daher announced the planned acquisition of Quest Aircraft Company, based in Sandpoint, Idaho, which builds the Kodiak 100 turboprop aircraft. The acquisition gives Daher its first industrial site in the United States.

TTM Technologies agreed to acquire certain manufacturing and intellectual property assets from i3 Electronics, Inc. to strengthen advanced technology PCB capabilities for aerospace, defense, and high-end commercial customers. The equipment will be relocated to TTM's Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin campus.

Channellock, Inc. is investing in a 35,000 square foot expansion of its finished goods warehouse and distribution facilities in Meadville, Pennsylvania, and adding new machinery. The expansion will increase production capacity and support the launch of a new SpeedGrip pliers product.

MGX Minerals and Eureka Resources have formed a joint venture to install a petrolithium recovery system at Eureka's Standing Stone facility in Pennsylvania. The system is expected to be commissioned in Q3 2019.

Maroon Group LLC acquired Amsyn, LLC, a national distributor of specialty chemicals to the coatings, lubricants, nutraceutical, pharmaceutical, and electronics industries.

Zume Inc. purchased Pivot Packaging, a maker of plant-based alternatives to plastic packaging, and plans to open new production in California. The deal was reported on 14 June 2019.

ENGlobal's subsidiary ENGlobal Government Services won one of three prime contractor spots on a US$124 million multiple-award contract for the Defense Logistics Agency's Automated Fuel Handling Program. The five-year contract covers fuel monitoring and control systems worldwide.

FAR Chemical, a specialty chemicals manufacturer, will expand its Palm Bay, Florida facility, adding specialized equipment and increasing the workforce by over 50% over the next twelve months. The expansion follows a 40% capacity increase in late 2018.

HP Hood LLC will expand its Arkport, New York facility by installing a new high-pressure homogenization system and other equipment. The project costs over $2 million, with a $150,000 capital grant from Empire State Development.

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Persistent Systems announced it will supply its Wave Relay MANET technology to QinetiQ North America for the U.S. Army's Common Robotic System-Individual (CRS(I)) program. The IDIQ contract is valued at up to $164 million.

Transtar Autobody Technologies will expand its Genoa Township, Michigan headquarters by 6,000 square feet to add a training facility and automotive paint color laboratory. The training center will train 400 technicians per year, and the lab will increase color output by 1,000 formulas annually.

RPM International Inc. announced that its Tremco business has acquired Schul International Co., LLC and Willseal LLC, manufacturers of joint sealants for commercial construction, with combined annual net sales of approximately $15 million.

Boise Cascade Company is investing an additional $17.5 million in upgrade projects at its Chester, South Carolina softwood plywood facility, which it acquired in 2013.

GOEX Corporation will open a new plastic sheet extrusion facility in Iron County, Utah, creating up to 100 jobs and about US$15 million in capital investment over seven years.

EnerSys plans to expand its Thin Plate Pure Lead (TPPL) capacity over three years with over $100 million in additional capital spending, aiming for a 15% capacity increase and over $500 million in annual TPPL capacity. It also plans to commercialize GreenSeal Bi-Polar battery technology licensed from Advanced Battery Concepts.

H.B. Fuller has signed an agreement to sell its surfactants, thickeners and dispersants business to Tiarco, LLC for $71 million. The sale includes a production plant in Dalton, Georgia.

Italian manufacturer Modula has purchased the former Dayton Daily News printing building and plans to create 100 new jobs at the facility.

Newterra, a water treatment solutions provider, has acquired StormwateRx, a designer and manufacturer of stormwater treatment systems. The acquisition expands Newterra's portfolio into stormwater treatment.

Polytek Development Corp., a manufacturer of specialty polymers, has acquired Pro Marine Supplies, a supplier of epoxy coating resins for professional and hobbyist applications. Pro Marine is located in Englewood, Florida.

Fidelity Building Services Group acquired four Star Service locations in Houston, TX; Jackson, MS; New Orleans, LA; and Mobile, AL, expanding its HVAC services into the Southeast and Southwest regions.

Innovia Medical acquired Medical Device Resource Corporation (MD Resource), a manufacturer and distributor of liposuction and fat transfer systems for the plastic and cosmetic surgery markets. Terms were not disclosed.

Modula, an Italian manufacturer of automated storage and retrieval systems, announced a $26.5 million investment in a new manufacturing and logistics hub in Franklin, Ohio, creating 100 new jobs. The facility will produce Vertical Lift Modules with a target capacity of 2,000 units per year.

Buckeye Corrugated Inc., a maker of corrugated packaging, will lease a vacant 197,000 sq ft building on Carrier Corp.'s DeWitt campus and spend $1.4 million to build out and furnish it, creating 11 jobs.

RIV Manufacturing Group completed the acquisition of Yeaman Machine Technologies, a manufacturer of packaging systems for food, beverage, confectionery, hardware and lawn and garden industries. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Pinnacle Climate Technologies moved to a new 120,000-square-foot corporate facility in Sauk Rapids, Minnesota, expanding from approximately 80,000 square feet to consolidate operations under one roof.

Liberty Steel, part of GFG Alliance, acquired Johnstown Wire Technologies (JWT) in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, the largest producer of value-added carbon and alloy wire in North America. The acquisition was financed by group equity and loans from PNC Business Credit.

Milliken & Company has acquired Andover Healthcare, a manufacturer of cohesive bandages, compression systems and medical tapes.

Enviva has awarded Bedeschi an order for material handling and shiploading equipment for its new plant under construction in Pascagoula, Mississippi. The supply includes an A-frame shiploader and a conveying system for woodchips with a capacity of 1600 tph.

Hanwha Aerospace Co. signed a deal worth 350 billion won ($300 million) to acquire 100% of EDAC Technologies Holding Company, a U.S. aircraft engine parts maker, by the end of 2019.

SIGMA Corporation merged its Fire Protection business with four business units of Unique Industrial Group to form the SIGMA Piping Products joint venture. The venture will serve national pipe, valve and fittings distributors and OEM markets from Denver, Colorado.

Packaging maker Crown Holdings signed a 15-year virtual power purchase agreement with Longroad Energy for a wind farm in Knox County, Texas, starting July 1, 2020. The wind power will offset 100% of energy use at Crown's U.S. and Canadian beverage-can plants.

Swedish manufacturer Alfa Laval is adding a new brazed heat exchanger production line at its existing Henrico County, Virginia plant, creating 15 new jobs. The expansion was announced at a celebration on June 10, 2019.

Raytheon and United Technologies agreed to an all-stock merger of equals, creating Raytheon Technologies Corporation with pro forma 2019 sales of approximately $74 billion. The merger is expected to close in the first half of 2020.

Akastor subsidiary MHWirth acquired Bronco Manufacturing for $31.5 million to strengthen onshore aftermarket services and North American presence.

Great Point Partners completed a growth equity investment in Tergus Pharma to build a new 100,000 sq ft commercial manufacturing facility in Raleigh, NC, expanding capacity by over 400%.

Mountain Secure Systems was awarded a two-year development and production contract from DRS Technologies to provide ruggedized video management units for the SABRE system.

Trex Co. plans to invest $200 million by 2021 to build a new plant in Winchester, Virginia and add production lines in Fernley, Nevada, increasing composite decking capacity by 70%.

Aerojet Rocketdyne officially opened its 136,000-square-foot Advanced Manufacturing Facility in Huntsville, Alabama, to produce solid rocket motor cases and hardware for defense and space programs. The facility began construction in late 2017 and the workforce has grown from 70 to over 400.

Tietex International signed a contract with IFS to license IFS Applications for enterprise resource planning at its headquarters in Spartanburg, SC and its subsidiary in Thailand. The deal covers 600 employees.

Pilot Water Solutions, a subsidiary of Pilot Flying J, acquired RBJ & Associates, a provider of water infrastructure and disposal services in the Permian Basin. The deal was announced on June 6, 2019.

RIB Group, a German construction software company, is acquiring majority ownership of Building Systems Design (BSD), a US provider of master guide specification software for the construction industry.

QComp Technologies, a robotic systems integrator, is breaking ground on a 10,000-square-foot addition to its production facility in Greenville, Wisconsin. The expansion is scheduled for completion in fall 2019.

Volpara Health Technologies has signed an agreement to acquire Seattle-based MRS Systems, Inc., a developer of patient tracking and radiology reporting technologies.

Trane and STULZ USA have entered into a strategic OEM supply sales agreement for the US and Canadian markets. STULZ will manufacture products for Trane as an OEM supplier, and Trane will sell STULZ-branded products.

Plastikos Medical opened a 25,000-square-foot facility in Erie, PA, dedicated to medical injection molding. Phase I includes 10 injection molding machines in an ISO-7 cleanroom, with Phase II adding 15 more machines.

Tergus Pharma announced a 100,000-square-foot building for its new headquarters and commercial manufacturing facility in the Raleigh-Durham, NC area, with construction starting July 2019 and opening planned for early 2020. Great Point Partners provided growth equity for the expansion.

Intralox, a division of Laitram, expanded its Hammond, Louisiana facility by adding an automated storage and retrieval system with three cranes, increasing warehouse capacity to 23,000 pallets. The expansion added 60 jobs over two years, bringing total Hammond employment to 130.