R.S. Andrews, a full-service plumbing, HVAC, and electrical company, acquired Covert Aire, a family-run HVAC business in Bluffton, South Carolina. Covert Aire will continue to operate under its own name.

Eckhart Inc. completed a facility renovation at its Reed City, Michigan location that doubled administrative office space, tripled manufacturing capacity, and established an Industry 4.0 technology showcase. The subsidiary Logic Plus was renamed Eckhart.

ADF Group Inc. has been awarded a series of new contracts worth a total of $73 million for the design, fabrication and installation of complex steel structures in the recreational and commercial sectors in Western USA. The work will be carried out at ADF's plant in Great Falls, Montana, through the end of 2019.

Chroma Color Corporation has acquired Polymer Concentrates Inc., a developer and manufacturer of color concentrates for the plastics industry based in Clinton, Massachusetts. Terms were not disclosed.

Novares has acquired Miniature Precision Components (MPC), an injection molding, extrusion and blow molding company focusing on technical parts for the auto industry. The acquisition expands Novares' reach in North America.

Edwards Lifesciences has entered into a definitive merger agreement to acquire CAS Medical Systems (CASMED) for $2.45 per share, or an equity value of approximately $100 million. The acquisition is expected to close in the second quarter of 2019.

Chemours has started up a new Opteon YF (HFO-1234yf) refrigerant production facility at its Corpus Christi site in Ingleside, Texas, completing a $300 million project that triples its global capacity for this product.

Kalmar signed a deal to supply six Kalmar Zero Emission Rubber-tired Gantry cranes to South Florida Container Terminal, LLC.

Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama is investing $388 million to expand its Montgomery facility, including a new engine head machining plant. The expansion created 50 new jobs and is on track to be operational by May 2019.

US Steel's Fairfield Works will construct a new electric arc furnace, representing a $215 million investment. The furnace will produce 1.6 million tons annually starting in 2020, creating 150 permanent jobs and 600 construction jobs.

Tyson Foods chose Pas Reform and NatureForm to equip the hatchery of its new chicken production complex in Humboldt, Tennessee. The facility will process 1.25 million birds per week and includes 36 SmartSetPro-6 setters, 6 SmartSetPro-3 setters and 39 SmartHatchPro hatchers with total weekly capacity of 1.7 million eggs.

Sumida, a global manufacturer of coil-related components, acquired Detroit-based Pontiac Coil for approximately $55 million to expand in North American automotive markets and advance automated manufacturing capabilities.

WiTricity acquired Qualcomm Inc.'s electric vehicle charging unit, Qualcomm Halo, including over 1,500 patents and patent applications for wireless charging. Terms were not disclosed.

Smart Care Equipment Solutions has acquired Mid-South Maintenance, a provider of commercial kitchen equipment repair and maintenance services in the greater Nashville area, expanding its national footprint.

CONMED Corporation has completed its acquisition of privately-held Buffalo Filter LLC, a market leader in surgical smoke evacuation technologies, from Filtration Group.

ARM Group Inc. has acquired the assets of Complete Advanced Maintenance Co. (CAMCO) and Affordable Equipment Co. (AEC), both based in Ebensburg, Pennsylvania, to expand its electrical testing and equipment services.

JBS USA announced a nearly $20 million expansion of its Plumrose USA prepared foods business in Ottumwa, Iowa, including bacon equipment upgrades and new slicing equipment. The expansion will create 25 new jobs.

Isometrics won a potential five-year, $82.5 million firm-fixed-price contract from the U.S. Army Contracting Command to develop a Tank Rack Module (TRM) for military vehicle fuel systems. Five bids were received.

Safran has agreed to buy ElectroMechanical Systems (EMS) from Collins Aerospace. EMS generated US$159 million in 2018 and employs 547 staff across four facilities in the USA and Mexico.

PeroxyChem is about to open what it says will be the world's largest peracetic acid-based wastewater-disinfection system in Memphis, Tennessee. The company is also building a facility to produce peracetic acid on-site, to open at the end of the year.

Greif has completed its all-cash acquisition of Caraustar Industries for $1.8 billion, expecting at least $45 million in cost synergies within 36 months.

Toyota Industries North America acquired the assets of Hoist Liftruck Mfg., effective February 8, 2019. The new company will be Hoist Material Handling, Inc.

ENGIE North America Inc. acquired Systecon LLC, a modular solution provider for data center, commercial, industrial, and other projects. Systecon is headquartered in West Chester, Ohio, and has more than 85 employees.

Southland Steel Fabricators will expand to a second site in Amite, Louisiana, with an $18 million capital investment to create new fabrication and coating lines at the former Bradken foundry, creating 70 new direct jobs.

Thrace LINQ completed installation of a new Andritz needlepunch nonwoven line at its Summerville, SC facility. The Thrace Group invested more than $9 million to meet growing demand for high-performance nonwoven fabrics in North America.

Nexeo Solutions agreed to divest its plastics distribution business (Nexeo Plastics) to an affiliate of One Rock Capital Partners for an enterprise value of $640 million. The transaction is expected to close in the first half of 2019.

Kemira has announced a two-year investment of around €60 million to significantly increase production of high molecular weight emulsion polymers at its manufacturing site in Mobile, Alabama. Construction begins in Q1 2019 with full commercial operation in early 2021, creating 20 new jobs.

Drake Enterprises plans to expand its manufacturing facilities in Clinton Township, Michigan, adding a 38,000 sq. ft building for swaging. The project involves $18.9 million investment and is expected to create 125 jobs.

Kurita Water Industries Ltd. has signed a definitive agreement to acquire U.S. Water Services Inc. from ALLETE Inc. The transaction is expected to close by the end of Q1 2019.

Atlantic Packaging has selected Thomas Construction Group to build a two-story, roughly 16,000 sq ft addition to its Wilmington headquarters, with work slated to begin in early March 2019.

SMP Automotive Systems Alabama, a subsidiary of Samvardhana Motherson Peguform, opened a $150 million plant in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama in April 2018. The 700,000-square-foot facility is expected to employ nearly 1,200 workers.

Green Dot Bioplastics closed a $6.5 million Series A Preferred Round led by Fulcrum Global Capital to expand its material portfolio and increase production capacity for sustainable bioplastics.

bioMérieux, a global player in in-vitro diagnostics and food microbiology testing, acquired Invisible Sentinel Inc., a Philadelphia-based developer of molecular diagnostic tools for food and beverage pathogen detection. The acquisition strengthens bioMérieux's position in food pathogen testing and spoilage organism detection.

Baker Hughes, a GE company (BHGE) will supply turbomachinery equipment for the Golden Pass LNG export facility in Sabine Pass, Texas. The contract includes six gas turbines and 12 centrifugal compressors for three LNG trains. The project is a $10 billion-plus development by ExxonMobil and Qatar Petroleum.

SeaHunter Boats announced plans to expand its existing facility in Southern Miami-Dade County from 46,000 to over 134,000 square feet. The project is scheduled to break ground in Fall 2019 and will create 75 new jobs.

River Associates Investments acquired Presco Polymers, a manufacturer of commercial marking products and customized vinyl films based in Sherman, Texas. The transaction was funded from River's seventh investment fund.

Valmet received an order from The Price Companies for a new debarking and chipping line at their facility in Georgia, USA. The order was booked in Q4 2025, and start-up is scheduled for Q4 2027.

Hull Street Energy agreed to acquire the 56MW Bayswater and 54MW Jamaica Bay natural gas-fired peaking power plants in New York. The financial terms were not disclosed.

Record Steel and Construction Inc. was awarded a $25,393,000 firm-fixed-price contract by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to design and construct an E-3G mission and flight simulator training facility at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. Work is expected to be completed by Feb. 21, 2021.

Uscom announced a non-exclusive distribution agreement to supply digital ultrasonic spirometers to Koneksa Health. Koneksa placed an inaugural order for Uscom SpiroSonic Mobile devices worth $140,000.

Baker Hughes will supply six heavy-duty gas turbines and 12 centrifugal compressors to the $10 billion Golden Pass LNG export terminal near Port Arthur, Texas. Financial terms were not disclosed and the deal was confirmed on 7 February 2019.

TouchPoint Medical broke ground on a $30 million, 142,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Odessa, Pasco County, Florida. The facility will create 116 jobs.

Z Capital Partners, L.L.C. has acquired Techniks Tool Group, a provider of tool holding and workholding products for CNC machine applications serving industrial end markets.

Dormer Pramet has acquired Wetmore Tool and Engineering, a US-based manufacturer of HSS and solid carbide cutting tools for the aerospace industry, based in Chino, California.

Bulk Handling Systems was selected to provide a plastics sorting system with robots and AI for CarbonLITE's new PET recycling plant in Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania, designed to handle 14 tons per hour and produce up to 80 million pounds of RPET pellets per year.

Bilfinger won a contract from Linde to install systems, piping, steel structures and perform insulation and corrosion protection work for Braskem's new polypropylene production line in La Porte, Texas, with a total project volume of $675 million and a term of two years.

Gemma Power Systems has received limited notice to begin preliminary design and site preparation for the 1.8 GW Guernsey Power Station in Ohio, being jointly developed by Caithness Energy and Apex Power Group. Full construction is expected to start in spring 2019 with completion in 2022.

The US Federal Trade Commission approved, with conditions, the $1.1 billion bankruptcy sale of M&G USA's unfinished plastic resin factory in Corpus Christi, Texas, to Corpus Christi Polymers LLC.

Nefab Americas has acquired Pacific Coast Packaging, which makes custom wood, foam and corrugated packaging at its Anaheim, California location. The announcement was made on 6 February 2019.

McDermott, Chiyoda International and Zachry Group were awarded a contract by Golden Pass Products to build three LNG trains at Sabine Pass, Texas, with total capacity of about 16 million tpy. Work starts in 1Q19 with completion projected for 2024.