Aerojet Rocketdyne topped out its 136,000-square-foot Advanced Manufacturing Facility in Huntsville, Alabama, representing a $27 million initial investment. The facility will produce AR1 rocket engine subcomponents, composite cases, and 3D-printed components.

AmericanBio opened a new cutting-edge manufacturing facility in Canton, Massachusetts, with expanded ISO class 7 cleanroom space and automated filling capabilities. The investment supports growth in molecular diagnostics and liquid biopsy markets.

AST&Science opened a new 85,000-square-foot satellite factory at the Midland International Air and Spaceport in Texas. The facility will produce Micron LEO satellites, with a $30 million investment and 160 new jobs.

Sundaram-Clayton Limited (SCL), a subsidiary of TVS Group, is investing $40 million to expand its Ridgeville, South Carolina facility by 78,000 square feet, adding new equipment and creating 100 new jobs. Hiring begins in Q2 2019.

Environmental StoneWorks has expanded its precast veneer stone production and installation business through the acquisition of VanWell Masonry, a Snohomish, Wash. contractor serving the Pacific Northwest for 25 years.

Reser's Fine Foods will invest $3.2 million to expand its existing tortilla plant in Halifax, North Carolina, creating 79 jobs over five years.

General Tool Company of Reading, Ohio received new long-term contracts for aircraft carriers, destroyers, radar, and F-35 components in 2023, leading to a 20% workforce growth and investment in new machine tools.

Oak Hill Capital Partners and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board signed a definitive recapitalization agreement for Berlin Packaging, with CPPIB investing US$500 million. The transaction is expected to close by the end of 2018, and Berlin Packaging has about US$1.4 billion in annual sales.

JBB Packaging will open a plastic film manufacturing facility in Weldon, Halifax County, North Carolina, investing $11 million and creating 50 jobs. The facility will recycle plastics and produce flexible packaging and garment bags.

Orora Limited acquired Pollock Packaging, a Texas-based packaging and facility supplies business with distribution centres in several US states, for US$80.5 million (about AUD$110 million). The deal was announced on 29 November 2018.

Sierra Nevada Corp. was awarded a $329 million contract for 12 A-29 aircraft for the Nigerian Air Force, including ground training devices, spares, and support. Work in Jacksonville, Florida, completion by May 2024.

Continental Motors broke ground on a 275,000 sq ft advanced manufacturing facility in Mobile, Alabama, investing $75 million. Initial operations begin June 2019, full production by end of 2020.

Takeuchi-U.S. named Skyworks LLC as a new dealer in Fort Myers, Florida, following Skyworks' acquisition of Southern Gulf Equipment. Skyworks will sell and rent Takeuchi compact equipment.

Up North Plastics, a subsidiary of Poly-America, plans to build a 428,000-square-foot manufacturing facility at its site in Cottage Grove, Minnesota, roughly doubling its production capacity. The project is expected to create 200 jobs and construction could begin in spring 2019.

Q.B.S. Inc. was awarded an $8,422,000 firm-fixed-price task order to replace a concrete batch plant at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, including procurement, design, and installation of new cement mixers and demolition of the existing plant.

DynaEnergetics, a business of DMC Global, opened a 74,000 sq. ft manufacturing, assembly and administrative facility in Blum, Texas, expanding production capacity for the DynaStage well perforating system.

American Containers in Plymouth, Indiana, announced its third expansion in four years, investing nearly $1.2 million in new equipment and an automated assembly process for corrugated honeycomb products. The expansion is backed by a seven-year property tax abatement approved by the Plymouth Common Council.

HEICO Corporation's Electronic Technologies Group acquired approximately 93% of the stock of Apex Microtechnology, a designer and manufacturer of precision power analog components, in an all-cash transaction. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Samsung SDI America Inc. will build a $62 million electric vehicle battery pack manufacturing facility in Auburn Hills, Michigan, creating 461 jobs. It will be the company's first high-volume automotive battery pack plant in the U.S.

Freudenberg Medical will invest more than $3 million to build a new 36,000 sq. ft. medical manufacturing facility in Beverly, Massachusetts, which will also serve as its global headquarters. The facility is expected to be operational in the second half of 2019 and employ about 70 people.

Cascades Inc. is investing US$58 million to modernize and add tissue converting equipment at its Wagram, North Carolina plant. The project includes five new converting lines and modernization of four existing lines, adding 66 full-time jobs and increasing converting capacity from 5.3 million to nearly 15 million cases per year.

BioSig Technologies signed an agreement with Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute to conduct first-in-human studies using the PURE EP System at St. David's Medical Center in Austin, Texas.

MMI Textiles, Inc./Bear Saga, LLC has purchased Ursack, a manufacturer of bear-resistant food storage bags, effective November 27, 2018.

Cv International has consolidated operations into a new 70,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Prineville, Oregon, with 6,000 sq ft of office space and 30,000 sq ft of expansion-ready manufacturing space.

Trescal, an international calibration services specialist, acquired Boston-based Diamond Technical Services (DTS) and French provider ACTEAM Industries. DTS is a calibration laboratory with 23 employees and $2.5 million in 2017 sales; ACTEAM provides high-accuracy assembly tools and calibration services.

IronGate Energy Services merged with Knight Oil Tools to form Knight Energy Services, a new full-service rental tool company headquartered in Houston, Texas. The merger is backed by Clearlake Capital Group.

PPC Flexible Packaging has acquired Temkin International Inc., a provider of roll stock, stand-up pouches, floral sleeves, bags, and rigid thermoformed containers.

Moog Inc. Aircraft Group appointed Blue Aerospace, a HEICO subsidiary, as its sole international distributor for the F-16 leading edge flap drive system.

Vineyard Wind selected MHI Vestas Offshore Wind as preferred turbine supplier for the 800 MW offshore wind project off Massachusetts, using V164-9.5 MW turbines.

Acutec Precision Aerospace will invest at least $10.7 million to add 70,000 square feet of manufacturing space and 13,000 square feet for storage at its Crawford Business Park facility, creating 60 new jobs. The total project value is $13.3 million including state grants and loans.

Amphenol acquired SSI Controls Technologies, a designer and manufacturer of sensors and sensing solutions, for $400 million on November 27, 2018.

Steel Dynamics announced plans to construct a new electric-arc-furnace flat roll steel mill in the southwestern United States, with an annual capacity of 3 million tons and an estimated investment of $1.7-1.8 billion. Construction is expected to begin in 2020, with operations starting in the second half of 2021.

Waybill acquired Small Tube Products, a redrawer of small-diameter copper and aluminum tubes with plants in Pennsylvania, Alabama, and Tennessee, from Quilvest Private Equity.

New Plastics Plus, a custom thermoform manufacturer for medical devices, is spending about $7.2 million to build a new 91,000 sq ft facility in St. Michael, Minnesota, creating about 10 jobs.

Windings, a maker of specialty electrical motors and generators for medical devices, plans to spend $7.9 million to buy a 60,000 sq ft facility and add 10,000 sq ft in New Ulm, Minnesota, creating 20 jobs.

Emera Inc. agreed to sell its three natural gas-fired generation facilities (Bridgeport Energy, Tiverton Power, Rumford Power) in New England to an affiliate of The Carlyle Group for US$590 million. The facilities have a combined capacity of approximately 1,100 MW.

United Technologies announced its intention to separate into three independent companies: United Technologies (Collins Aerospace and Pratt & Whitney), Otis (elevators), and Carrier (HVAC, refrigeration).

Lockheed Martin received a $108 million contract from Boeing for phase II of the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet Block II IRST program for the U.S. Navy, covering development, integration, flight test and qualification of the IRST21 Block II sensor system.

Freudenberg Medical will construct a new 36,000 sq. ft. medical manufacturing facility in Beverly, Massachusetts, relocating and expanding its Gloucester operation and establishing its global headquarters there. The $3M+ investment is expected to be operational in the second half of 2020 and create 70 jobs.

B&B Crane Service LLC, a North Carolina-based industrial company, announced plans to establish operations in Horry County, South Carolina, with a $10 million capital investment. The company will create 48 new jobs and retain 52 existing employees, locating in Loris Commerce Park and a second future location at Ascott Valley in Conway.

SCM Group, an Italian multinational in machinery and industrial equipment, has finalized the acquisition of DMS Diversified Machine Systems, a US-based designer and manufacturer of CNC machinery for plastics and composites, located in Colorado Springs, CO.

Liberty Diversified International has begun construction on a new $45 million facility for its Omaha Box Company subsidiary in Papillion, Nebraska, to make custom corrugated cartons and displays. The plant is slated for completion in 2019.

United Technologies Corp received Chinese regulatory approval for its $30 billion purchase of aircraft parts maker Rockwell Collins Inc, clearing the final hurdle to complete the largest aerospace deal in history.

Resource Label Group acquired US-based Best Label, a labelling solutions provider serving several industries, to expand its footprint along the US west coast. The deal value was not disclosed.

Nucor Corp. has selected ANDRITZ to supply a new hot-dipped galvanizing line for its sheet mill in Blytheville, Arkansas. The line has a capacity of 455,000 metric tons and is scheduled to start up in the first half of 2021.

Era Polymers Corporation, an Australian polyurethane manufacturer, will open its first U.S. industrial facility in Stanley, North Carolina, investing $9.2 million and creating 20 jobs.

Harris Corp. announced a $3.9 billion contract with the U.S. Army to manufacture two-channel hand-held radios and vehicle-mounted equipment. The company will add 140 full-time jobs and 50 contract positions in Rochester, New York.

Inland Pipe Rehabilitation (IPR) acquired Daystar Composites, a provider of cured-in-place pipe liners for water and wastewater infrastructure rehabilitation. Daystar will operate as Daystar Composites: An IPR Company.

Nucor is investing $650 million to expand its Ghent, Kentucky mill (formerly Gallatin Steel), nearly doubling annual capacity from 1.6 million to 3 million tons and increasing maximum coil width to 73 inches.

Fiberweb (India) received a new export order from the US market for value-added and melt blown products worth Rs. 2.3 crore.