Dorman Products is opening a new production and distribution facility in Portland, Tennessee, investing more than $55 million and creating approximately 215 jobs. The facility will be over 800,000 sq ft.

Case Construction Equipment dealer ASCO Equipment Company opened its largest location in San Antonio, Texas, on 62 acres with a 42,600-square-foot facility offering sales, parts, service and training.

GE Appliances announced a $200 million-plus investment in its laundry and dishwasher production facilities in Louisville, Kentucky, creating 400 new jobs. The expansion will increase laundry production capacity by 20% and dishwasher capacity by 35%.

Cohu announced the completion of its previously announced acquisition of Xcerra, a provider of back-end semiconductor equipment and services and printed circuit board test.

Randazzo Mechanical Heating and Cooling LLC purchased Hager Fox Heating and Air Conditioning LLC, a residential HVAC services provider in Lansing, Michigan. The transaction closed on September 28, 2018.

Ahlstrom-Munksjö completed a €23 million investment at its plant in Madisonville, Kentucky, to expand filtration manufacturing capabilities for high-performance filtration materials.

SSA Marine, through its subsidiary SSA Pacific, has committed to deploying the Wiggins Yard eBull, a 36,000 lb. capacity zero-emissions electric forklift, at its Port of Stockton facility. The initiative involves XL Lifts and Wiggins Lift Company.

Memstar Pte Ltd, part of CITIC Envirotech Ltd, opened a membrane manufacturing facility in Conroe, Texas, its first production plant outside Asia.

Sterling Lumber Company will invest more than $30 million to open a new TerraLam Cross-Laminated Timber mat manufacturing facility in Lufkin, Texas, creating 150 jobs.

Fluence Corp Ltd announced the first commercial sale of its Aspiral decentralized wastewater treatment system in the USA and its first project in the Philippines, along with further contracts in China.

Ørsted has entered into an agreement to acquire a 100% equity interest in Deepwater Wind for $510 million, creating a leading US offshore wind platform.

Merit Medical Systems has signed a definitive merger agreement to acquire Cianna Medical for an upfront payment of $135 million plus potential earn-outs of up to $65 million.

Weber Metals, a division of Otto Fuchs KG, unveiled a new $180 million 60,000-ton forging press at its new 2.5-acre facility in Paramount, California. The press will double employment to 800 jobs and produce parts for aircraft and spacecraft, with the first production part for Boeing's 737 MAX.

JCB received a $72.8 million contract extension from the U.S. Department of Defense to manufacture approximately 180 High Mobility Engineer Excavators (HMEEs) through 2020. The company expects to double HMEE production by mid-2019 and add about 20 jobs.

KLA-Tencor Corporation announced plans to establish a new research-and-development center in Ann Arbor, Michigan, with a total capital investment of more than $70 million and the creation of 500 high-tech jobs over five years.

Middleby Packaging Solutions, a unit of Middleby Corporation, completed the purchase of the assets of M-TEK, a developer of modified atmosphere packaging systems. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Rohrer Corporation, a ShoreView portfolio company, acquired Transparent Container, a Addison, Illinois maker of retail packaging with more than 400 employees and six locations. The deal adds thermoforming capacity to Rohrer's packaging business. It was announced on October 1, 2018.

SeaCa Packaging, owned by Seattle Tacoma Box Company, broke ground on a polypropylene carton plant in Surprise, Arizona, with a $17 million investment, 65 phase one jobs and completion targeted for April 2019.

Honeywell will provide 10-year logistics support for U.S. Air Force secondary power systems on seven aircraft types and ground auxiliary power systems under a $1.036 billion contract announced by the Defense Logistics Agency.

Alro Steel acquired certain assets of Sedalia Steel Supply, including locations in Sedalia, Missouri, and Camdenton, Missouri.

Evoqua Water Technologies Corp. completed an exclusive sales and distribution agreement with Horizon Solutions LLC to expand local service in Puerto Rico. The agreement was announced on September 30, 2018.

The U.S. Department of Defense awarded a $52.1 million firm fixed-price contract to CDM Constructors, Inc. for construction of a potable water treatment plant at Twentynine Palms, California. The contract was awarded on September 29, 2018.

Bolger & O'Hearn Inc. Specialty Chemicals was selected as the exclusive product development partner and distributor for DSM Coating Resins' textile products in the United States, effective September 28, 2018.

Valmieras stikla skiedra AS announced that existing shareholders of P-D VALMIERA GLASS USA Corp. have concluded an agreement with Lamtec Corporation to sell 10% of the shares for $10 million.

Ellwood Group Inc. is nearing completion of a $60 million expansion at its Ellwood Quality Steel plant in New Castle, Pennsylvania. The project includes a 100,000-square-foot building and five new furnaces, expected to be under roof by end of October 2018, and will create 25 immediate jobs and 40-50 more over five years.

Clearlake Capital Group has signed a definitive agreement to acquire ASP Unifrax Holdings, Inc. (Unifrax) from affiliates of American Securities. Unifrax is a global supplier of high-performance specialty fibers and inorganic materials. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Emergent BioSolutions extended its partnership with ABEC and added a dual-purpose single-use system at its Bayview facility in Baltimore, Maryland. ABEC shipped a custom CSR dual-purpose system for microbial fermentation and mammalian cell culture.

GCCM Holdings has ordered a Siwertell ST 640-M ship unloader for a terminal in Corpus Christi, Texas. The unit has a continuous rated cement-handling capacity of 1500 t/hr and is expected to start operation in Q3 2019.

Kelvion, a manufacturer of industrial heat exchangers, completed the acquisition of all shares in Rocore Holding GmbH and its subsidiaries. Rocore, headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA, is a producer of heat transfer products for heavy-duty industrial markets including power generation, petrochemical, oil & gas, rail, on-highway and off-highway.

The U.S. Navy awarded Huntington Ingalls Industries a potential $5.25B contract and General Dynamics' Bath Iron Works a potential $4.03B contract to build up to six and four Arleigh Burke-class destroyers, respectively. Work is expected through June 2028 (Bath) and April 2029 (HII).

American Textile Company has announced a new 98,000 square-foot distribution center in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, near its Pittsburgh-area headquarters, to serve customers throughout the northeast.

Prysmian Group North America is expanding its existing operations in Abbeville County, South Carolina, with a $14 million capital investment that will create 10 new jobs. The expansion will increase product manufacturing capacity for low, medium and extra-high voltage electrical cables to support renewable energy projects.

Dominion Energy agreed to sell its 100% interest in the Fairless and Manchester Street power plants to Starwood Energy Group for $1.23 billion, and a 25% stake in Catalyst Old River Hydroelectric for $90 million.

British aviation services provider BBA Aviation acquired Firstmark Corp, a US manufacturer of components for aerospace and defence, for $97 million. Firstmark will operate under Ontic, a BBA Aviation subsidiary.

United Launch Alliance secured a contract from Viasat to launch one of the ViaSat-3 series spacecraft using an Atlas V 551 configuration vehicle.

Festo announced the acquisition of Fabco-Air, a Gainesville, Florida manufacturer of pneumatic automation components, which will continue to operate independently in Gainesville.

The Airtex Group, a Minneapolis-based designer and manufacturer of custom home textile goods and sewn products, and Acme Made LLC, a manufacturer of backpacks and lifestyle bags, have completed the merging of the two companies.

The U.S. Air Force selected Boeing to build approximately 351 training aircraft in a contract worth $9.2 billion. Boeing partnered with Saab for the program, which will replace the T-38 trainers.

TTM Technologies is moving its Wireless business unit to a 38,000 sq ft facility in Dewitt, New York, to support growth in 5G communications. The move will free up space for expansion of its Aerospace & Defense business at the existing East Syracuse facility.

Komatsu announced plans to build a $285-million headquarters in Milwaukee.

USG Corporation shareholders voted to approve the $7 billion acquisition by Germany-based Knauf. The deal is expected to close in early 2019.

Hydro will invest over $100 million to expand its Cressona, Pennsylvania aluminum extrusion facility. The project includes a new 96,000-square-foot building, infrastructure improvements, and equipment modernization, creating 60 jobs and retaining 1,307.

Chardam Gear Company will invest over $9 million to expand its aerospace component manufacturing in Sterling Heights, Michigan. It purchased land for $1.5 million, will build a 15,500-square-foot facility, and add $7.5 million in new equipment, creating 20 jobs.

Thales has received a 10-year indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract from the U.S. Army to deliver AN/PRC-148C IMBITR two-channel handheld radios under the Leader Radio program. An initial order for 1,540 radios has been placed.

Datwyler celebrated the official opening of its new production plant in Middletown, Delaware, which will produce rubber components for pharmaceutical and biotech markets. The company invested $100 million in the facility, which is expected to create 120 jobs and be fully operational by the end of 2018.

Komatsu Mining Corp. announced plans to build a new, state-of-the-art headquarters and manufacturing campus in Milwaukee's Harbor District, investing nearly $300 million. The 2.5 million-square-foot South Harbor Campus is expected to be completed in 2022.

Metalex Manufacturing has selected Starrag to supply a large-capacity, multi-axis Droop+Rein portal-type machining centre for its new Center for Advanced Large Manufacturing in Cincinnati, Ohio. The machine is the largest ever installed by the contract manufacturer.

North MS Tool, Inc. is investing $700,000 to expand its production center and relocate operations from Booneville to Ripley, Mississippi. The company began operations in August at a rented facility from CECA Forge.

The US Marine Corps awarded Vertical Protective Apparel a $62,612,464 firm-fixed-price contract to produce and deliver up to 225,886 PC Gen III plate carriers. Work is to be completed by September 2023.

Kirchoff Automotive, a German automotive components manufacturer, will expand its Garland, Texas facility from 94,000 to 115,000 square feet. The company will invest $20 million in new machinery and equipment, with expansion starting in April 2019 and full operation expected by 2020.