Amfabsteel Inc. will invest $8 million over three years to add 75,000 sq. ft. to its manufacturing plant in Bernalillo, New Mexico, doubling its size. The expansion is expected to create up to 80 new jobs.

Omen USA, a subsidiary of Israel-based Omen Casting Group, plans to invest over $15 million to expand its manufacturing operations in Richmond, Indiana. The company will add 21,000 square feet and new production lines, creating up to 200 new jobs by 2022.

WuXi AppTec plans to expand its facilities in San Diego, establishing a center of excellence in screening, discovery biology, pharmacology, and small molecule process R&D including Phase I GMP manufacturing. The article does not specify investment amount or timeline.

A Midwest utility has ordered a SmartER GAC gas turbine from Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Americas. The article does not specify the utility name, value, or location details.

Kadant Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Syntron Material Handling Group from Levine Leichtman Capital Partners for approximately $179 million in cash. The acquisition is expected to close in January 2019.

Northrop Grumman Systems Corp. received a $49,885,708 modification to a contract for long-lead parts and support for two Lot 7 E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft, with work expected to be completed by December 2023.

Carlisle Companies Incorporated agreed to acquire Petersen Aluminum Corporation, a manufacturer of metal roofing products, for approximately $197 million.

SMEC (S-MAC) signed a contract with SMEC America to supply machine tools. The contract is worth 46.84652 billion won, representing 29.07% of SMEC's recent revenue.

Komatsu is planning a $7.1 million addition at its South Longview plant, including a new parts warehouse and offices covering about 81,000 square feet. The project follows a recent $6 million power lab expansion.

Grace Foods (USA), a subsidiary of GraceKennedy Limited, will acquire a 49% equity stake in a new joint venture company, Majesty Foods, a Florida-based manufacturer of patty and empanada products. Grace Foods will also outsource its current factory operations to Majesty Foods.

R&B Plastics Machinery announced a strategic partnership with SIKA Machinery Co. of Taiwan and Seecor Blow Moulding Solutions of South Africa to produce new fully electric, hybrid, and hydraulic blow molding machines for the North American market.

Comtech EF Data Corp., a subsidiary of Comtech Telecommunications Corp., received a $9.8 million delivery order from the U.S. Naval Warfare Systems Command for SLM-5650B Satellite Modems and NetVue Integrated Management System.

Whitfield Foods announced a $7.4 million investment and 24 new jobs at its Montgomery, Alabama plant. The company also secured a new deal to bottle Pure Leaf Tea for PepsiCo.

DAS North America, a parts supplier for Hyundai, announced a $13 million investment and 75 new jobs at its Montgomery, Alabama plant.

Hyundai Power Transformers announced a $44 million investment and plans to hire 86 more employees at its Montgomery, Alabama plant.

ARCH Global Precision, a portfolio company of Strength Capital Partners, acquired Universal Precision Instruments (UPI), a manufacturer of medical instruments in Elkhart, Indiana. UPI will become part of ARCH's Medical Solutions division.

Summit Interconnect, a portfolio company of HCI Equity Partners, acquired Streamline Circuits on December 7, 2018. Streamline manufactures printed circuit boards for prototyping in Santa Clara, California.

La Flor Spices will invest $1 million in new machinery and engineering and renovate its Hauppauge facility, creating 15 new jobs.

E.K. Machine broke ground on a new manufacturing facility for its Power Products division at its Fall River, Wisconsin site, with construction due for completion by June 2019 and 20 new jobs planned.

NETZSCH Pumps appointed Enpro Inc. of Addison, Illinois as its industrial representative for Missouri, Kansas and Southern Illinois for progressing cavity pumps, rotary lobe pumps and grinders.

Nestlé Waters North America signed an agreement with recycled PET supplier CarbonLITE, which is building a third facility in Pennsylvania expected to produce 80 million pounds of rPET pellets per year.

Berlin Packaging, a US packaging services provider, reached a recapitalisation agreement under which Canada Pension Plan Investment Board will invest $500 million alongside Oak Hill Capital Partners.

Veolia is working with Amazon to reduce data center water use and advance water reuse in Amazon's data center operations in Mississippi.

Bison Oilfield Services acquired S&S Star Water Solutions, a water infrastructure firm operating in Oklahoma's SCOOP, STACK and Merge plays, for an undisclosed amount. The deal closed in December 2018.

GE announced it will work with Tampa Electric on a modernization project at Big Bend Power Station, providing two 7HA gas turbines and a steam turbine upgrade.

Gulf Controls Company acquired the assets of the Fluid Power division of Valin Corporation on November 30, 2018, and rebranded as GCC. The division, a distributor of hydraulic, pneumatic and electric products with locations in Kent and Spokane, Washington and Portland, Oregon, joins Employee Owned Holdings.

Cascades Inc. acquired assets of Urban Forest Products in Brook, Indiana and Clarion Packaging in Clarion, Iowa, plus a majority stake in Falcon Packaging, for US$37.4 million, doubling its molded pulp packaging capacity. The transaction took effect on December 6, 2018.

Quva Pharma, Inc. has been awarded a group purchasing agreement for Outsourced I.V Admixture Services with Premier, effective January 1, 2019, allowing Premier members to access special pricing for compounded I.V. products.

AAR partnered with Napier Park Global Capital to create a joint venture focusing on acquiring late life commercial aircraft, with AAR as the sole servicer and asset manager.

Northwest Pipe Company was selected by Garney Construction to supply two sections of the raw water pipeline for the Bois d'Arc Lake project in North Texas, representing over 25,000 tons of pipe.

An affiliate of Sun Capital Partners signed a definitive agreement to acquire the drive technologies businesses of Regal Beloit Corporation, which design and assemble motor control solutions for industrial applications.

Watts Water Technologies expanded manufacturing capabilities for its BLÜCHER brand stainless steel trench drains at its Fort Worth, Texas facility, adding new equipment. The company also added 55,000 square feet to its facility in Vildbjerg, Denmark.

JTEKT North America is investing $50 million over five years in its Koyo brand bearing manufacturing facility in Richland County, South Carolina. The plant manufactures automotive hub units.

Alfa Laval won an order worth approximately SEK 110 million to supply air cooler systems to a gas processing plant in the U.S. The order is booked in the Welded Heat Exchangers unit of the Energy Division, with deliveries scheduled for 2019.

Gregory Industries, through its subsidiary Mid-Ohio Tubing, will invest $4.21 million to purchase and renovate a building in Decatur, Alabama for a galvanized steel tubing plant. The plant is expected to begin operations in June 2019 and create 20 jobs initially.

Lockheed Martin awarded a master requirements contract to CPI Aerostructures to produce four different lock assemblies for the arresting gear door on the F-35A CTOL variant.

LSIS, a Korea-based power and automation company, acquired the Energy Grid Tie Division of Parker-Hannifin, creating a new U.S.-based company, LS Energy Solutions. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Boeing and ELG Carbon Fibre announced a partnership to recycle excess aerospace-grade carbon fiber composite material from 11 Boeing manufacturing sites, reducing solid waste by over one million pounds per year.

Mazak Corporation has acquired MegaStir, a supplier of friction stir welding tools and technology. The acquisition expands Mazak's HYBRID Multi-Tasking Machine Technology and will establish a new FSW technology center.

Check-Mate Industries, a West Babylon, New York metal stampings and tool and die maker, will invest more than $16 million in a new factory in Thomasville, Georgia and create 230 jobs.

Quench, an operating segment of AquaVenture Holdings, acquired substantially all assets of Bluline, a point-of-use water filtration dealer and distributor in South Florida. The acquisition adds approximately 900 new clients and 1,300 rental and service units.

Davis-Standard, LLC acquired Thermoforming Systems LLC (TSL) of Yakima, Washington. TSL designs and manufactures thermoforming equipment for the North American food packaging industry.

Pipeline Plastics invested in KraussMaffei Berstorff pipe extrusion lines for multi-facility expansion, adding 1000 mm lines at Levelland, Texas and Belle Fourche, South Dakota facilities, with a new South East Coast facility planned.

Total, Borealis and NOVA Chemicals closed a joint venture named Bayport Polymers on the U.S. Gulf Coast, including an under-construction ethane steam cracker in Port Arthur, Texas, Total's existing polyethylene facility in Bayport, and a planned new polyethylene unit.

Construction Supply Group completed the simultaneous acquisitions of All-Tex Supply, MASONPRO, Inc. and Titan Construction Supply, expanding its presence in Texas, Oklahoma, Michigan, and Nevada.

Modulight and Bausch + Lomb entered an exclusive agreement to develop a new photodynamic laser for use with Bausch + Lomb's VISUDYNE therapy.

Vidalia Denim, a division of Vidalia Mills Co., has entered into a strategic relationship with The Lubrizol Corporation as a preferred supplier of stretch fibers for denim fabrics. The partnership will use Lubrizol's X4zol-J elastomeric fiber in Vidalia's denim production.

Austal USA has been awarded a $40,369,095 contract action for procurement of long lead time material and production engineering for the Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF) 14. Work is expected to complete by July 2022.

Vidalia Mills announced a strategic relationship with Lubrizol as a preferred supplier of X4zol-J elastomeric fiber for denim fabrics, aiming to produce sustainable denim in North America.

Synalloy Corporation's subsidiary ASTI Acquisition signed a definitive agreement to buy substantially all assets of American Stainless Tubing, with the cash price expected between $27 and $28 million and closing expected by January 1, 2019.