The Defense Information Systems Agency awarded a $3,221,740 contract to Pergravis, LLC for installation of high-density computer room air handlers and in-row coolers at the DISA Data Center in San Antonio.

Wabtec Corporation completed its merger with GE Transportation, a former business unit of GE, establishing Wabtec as a Fortune 500 transportation and logistics leader.

Multi-Color Corporation, a Cincinnati-based label maker, agreed to be acquired by an affiliate of Platinum Equity for $50.00 per share, in a transaction valued at $2.5 billion including $1.5 billion of debt. The deal was announced on 25 February 2019.

Newmont Mining Corp. announced that its $10 billion deal to purchase Goldcorp Inc. is moving forward after Goldcorp obtained an interim plan of arrangement. Goldcorp shareholders will vote on the acquisition on April 4, 2019.

Wastequip, a North American manufacturer of waste handling equipment, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Amrep, a refuse body and hoist manufacturer based in Ontario, California.

BrandSafway has acquired Century Elevators, a rack-and-pinion elevator specialist, effective February 22, 2019. The acquisition expands BrandSafway's motorized access offerings in the Gulf Coast region.

Norton Packaging plans a $2.5 million expansion of its pail plant in Hamlet, Starke County, Indiana, adding 42,000 square feet and 20 jobs. It would be the third expansion of the county operation.

Andronaco Inc. is relocating its newly acquired subsidiary Conley Composites from Tulsa, Oklahoma to Kentwood, Michigan. The project involves a $3.3 million capital investment and the creation of 64 new jobs.

SunModo Corp, a solar racking company, has acquired majority ownership of material handling company Mighty Lift Portland. The business will be rebranded as SunModo Material Handling and remain headquartered in Portland, Oregon.

A joint venture between Tutor Perini Corp. and O&G Industries Inc. received a notice of intent to award a $1.4 billion contract from LA Metro to build two stations on the Purple Line Extension in Westwood, Los Angeles.

Washington Auto Parts, a 19-store automotive aftermarket group in Central Ohio, will acquire Principal Truck Supply Inc., a heavy-duty truck parts distributor in Columbus, Ohio. The acquisition is effective March 1, 2019, and the existing team and facility will continue operations.

ORBCOMM announced that Rehrig Pacific Company selected its analytics services to power Rehrig's Vision business intelligence platform for supply chain asset management.

OMRON announced its acquisition of U.S.-based Adept Technology, a robotics company.

Pace Electronics, an electronic contract manufacturer in Sodus, New York, acquired Peter Parts Electronics, an Ontario-based company specializing in electronic parts and assemblies. The acquisition added 14 employees, bringing Pace's total to 38. Peter Parts Electronics will become a division of Pace.

Synopsys and GLOBALFOUNDRIES announced a collaboration to develop a portfolio of automotive Grade 1 temperature DesignWare IP for the GF 22FDX process. The IP includes Logic Libraries, Embedded Memories, Data Converters, and interfaces for automotive SoCs.

American subcontractor Metalex has installed a massive Droop+Rein T series 6-axis portal machine from Starrag at its facility in Cincinnati, Ohio. The machine is a large-scale milling/turning centre with a table length of 18,000 mm.

Kokosing Industrial Inc. was awarded a construction contract by the Terre Haute Board of Sanitary Commissioners for a new main lift station and an addition to the high-rate treatment plant. The low base bid was $54,422,490.

IZI Medical Products LLC acquired select soft tissue biopsy and breast localization needle assets from Cook Medical, including the Quick-Core Biopsy Needle, MReye Breast Localization Coil, and Kopans and X-Reidy Lesion Localization Needles. This is IZI's third add-on acquisition in 19 months.

NCI Building Systems, Inc. purchased 100% of the outstanding limited liability company interests of Environmental Materials, LLC for approximately $186 million. The acquisition combines NCI with Ply Gem to create a leading exterior building products manufacturer.

Emerson completed the first phase of its $100 million four-year renovation and expansion project at its Sidney, Ohio facility, which houses its Copeland compressor technology and manufacturing headquarters for the Americas. The project includes new lobby, office space, visitor gate, and infrastructure for an engineering laboratory, with future phases focusing on expanding engineering labs for compressor and refrigerant testing.

Konecranes Nuclear Equipment and Services LLC received a $14,350,370 firm-fixed-price delivery order from the U.S. Navy to design, fabricate, deliver, install and test one 25-ton portal crane at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Washington. Work will be performed in New Berlin, Wisconsin and Bremerton, Washington, with completion expected by March 2021.

Implanet entered into a 6-year private label agreement with SeaSpine for distribution of the Jazz portfolio in the U.S. SeaSpine will have exclusive rights to sell Jazz products under its own brand name, including the Jazz Cap implant upon FDA clearance.

Centria supplied 625,000 square feet of insulated metal panels and accessories for the $1.9 billion Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, with a total project value of $4 million. The project started in October 2014 and was completed in November 2018.

CPI Aerostructures received a multi-year contract from Lockheed Martin to manufacture rudder island and drag chute canister assemblies for the tail section of the F-16V aircraft. Deliveries are expected to begin in Q4 2019 and the contract runs until 2024.

Tyson Foods has chosen Pas Reform and NatureForm to equip the hatchery of its new $300 million chicken production complex in Humboldt, Tennessee. The hatchery will include 36 SmartSetPro-6 setters, 6 SmartSetPro-3 setters and 39 SmartHatchPro hatchers, with a weekly capacity of 1.7 million eggs.

Comfort Systems USA has agreed to acquire Walker Texas Holding Co., a family-owned Irving, Texas-based provider of commercial electrical services. The transaction is expected to close early in Q2 2019 and will add $325-375 million in annualized revenue.

Togo North America Inc., a subsidiary of Japan's Togo Seisakusyo Corporation, will invest $11.4 million to establish a production facility in Portland, Tennessee, creating 58 jobs. The plant will produce hose clamps and is expected to start operations in Q4 2019.

Austin Foam Plastics, a Sealed Air subsidiary, plans a 60,000-square-foot expansion of its Pflugerville, Texas facility with a $4.7 million investment and 22 new jobs. The deal was approved by the local development corporation pending city council approval.

The US Defense Logistics Agency awarded Transdigm a contract for linear direct valves valued at $689,700, dated February 21, 2019.

SSA Terminals, operator of Oakland International Container Terminal, submitted a $30 million order for three 300-foot-tall gantry cranes, expected to be delivered in 18 months.

Invista is entering the final design phase for a $250 million project at its Victoria, Texas site to upgrade manufacturing technology and increase production of adiponitrile (ADN). Construction is set to begin in the first quarter of 2019.

Waukesha Bearings Corp. plans to expand its plant in Antigo, Wisconsin, with a 1,500 sq ft addition for shipping and receiving and a 35,000 sq ft manufacturing area. Construction is expected to start as soon as weather permits and be completed in 2019.

The QM Group is expanding its existing Orangeburg County, South Carolina plastic injection molding facility with a $9.5 million investment, creating 37 new jobs.

Federal Signal Corporation announced plans to expand its Vactor Manufacturing facility in Streator, Illinois, adding approximately 100,000 square feet and up to 90 jobs. The company expects to invest up to USD 25 million, with construction starting in the first half of 2019 and first phase completion by end of 2019.

Glanbia Nutritionals struck a deal to acquire Watson Inc, a Connecticut-based manufacturer of custom nutrient premixes, bakery ingredients, edible films and material conditioning products, for a reported USD 89 million.

SSA Terminals placed a $30 million order with Chinese company ZPMC for three 300ft gantry cranes to be installed at the Port of Oakland's Oakland International Container Terminal in California, replacing older cranes.

5N Plus Semiconductors, a subsidiary of 5N Plus, has been awarded a multi-year program to supply opto-electronic semiconductor substrates to SolAero Technologies for use in satellite solar arrays powering the OneWeb constellation. Production begins in 2019, with delivery by 2021.

Vactor Manufacturing announced plans to expand its Streator, Illinois plant, adding up to 90 jobs and increasing production capacity. Parent Federal Signal expects to invest up to $25 million in the project, with construction targeted to finish by end of 2019.

CasterDepot, a Michigan-based caster and wheel supplier, acquired the caster and wheel division of Bastian Solutions, a Toyota Advanced Logistics Company, expanding to Indianapolis.

PPG signed an agreement to acquire Whitford Worldwide, a producer of low-friction and nonstick coatings for industrial applications. The deal is expected to close in Q1 2019.

Owens Corning invested $13.6 million to acquire an existing facility in Blythewood, S.C., and plans to convert a line to produce coated nonwoven products for building materials, creating 16 jobs.

Ascend Performance Materials announced a $35.2 million expansion at its Greenwood County, S.C., operations to increase nylon polymer capacity by 50 percent, creating 30 jobs.

Arconic Inc. announced it will split into two separate businesses: Engineered Products & Forgings and Global Rolled Products, as part of a restructuring. The process and schedule have not been defined.

Kenney Machinery announced an expansion of its strategic partnership with RPM Machinery to include combined administration and management of both companies, with Mike Kenney as CEO of both organizations.

Kenney Machinery entered into an agreement to sell its residential landscape and irrigation supply business (Kenney Outdoor Solutions) to Ewing Irrigation and Landscape Supply, with the sale targeted to close at the end of February 2019.

AveXis, a Novartis company, announced an additional $60 million investment and 200 new jobs at its gene therapy manufacturing site in Durham, North Carolina, bringing total investment to $115 million and planned employment to 400. The facility is expected to be completed in the second half of 2020.

Air Products signed an agreement to provide its proprietary AP-C3MR LNG technology, equipment and process licence to Golden Pass Products LLC, a joint venture between Qatar Petroleum and ExxonMobil, for the Golden Pass LNG export project in Sabine Pass, Texas. The facility will produce approximately 16 million tpy of LNG and is expected to start up in 2024.

Legrand, North and Central America entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Universal Electric Corporation (UEC), a global leader in flexible power distribution systems and manufacturer of STARLINE and U-S Safety Trolley products. The acquisition will enhance Legrand's data center power capabilities.

AGC agreed to acquire the global operations of the Advanced Dielectric Division and a portion of the Industrial Products Division of US-based Taconic. The acquisition is subject to regulatory approval and will expand AGC's footprint in high-performance materials for high-speed communications.

Komatsu America Corp. announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire TimberPro, Inc., a Wisconsin-based manufacturer of purpose-built forest machines and attachments. The acquisition is expected to close on April 1, 2019.