AGC Glass North America will invest $40.6 million and create 85 new jobs to expand its Church Hill, Tennessee facility, adding over 100,000 square feet and installing a new MSVD coater.

Graphic Packaging has closed its $6 billion deal to buy International Paper's North American Consumer Packaging business, merging it with Graphic's existing operations. The closing took place in early January 2018.

TE SubCom has been awarded a contract by the HAVFRUE consortium (including Aqua Comms, Bulk Infrastructure, Facebook and Google) to supply the HAVFRUE submarine cable system connecting New Jersey, USA to Denmark with a branch to Ireland. The system is expected to be ready for service in Q4 2019.

South Korea-based Taeyang Metal Industrial Co. Ltd. broke ground on its first U.S. facility in Franklin, Kentucky. The 101,000-square-foot plant will produce cold-rolled steel products and fasteners for the automotive industry, with an expected opening in September 2018 and 70-80 new jobs.

Miller Baking Company is adding a second production facility in Milwaukee to meet demand for its Pretzilla pretzel bread line. The facility will create 30 jobs and is slated to open soon.

A consortium including Aqua Comms, Bulk Infrastructure, and Facebook has signed a contract with TE SubCom to supply the HAVFRUE submarine cable system connecting New Jersey, USA, to Denmark, with a branch to Ireland. System ready-for-service is expected in Q4 2019.

Ossia Inc. and Motherson Innovations formed a joint venture to integrate Ossia's Cota wireless power technology into passenger, commercial and public transportation vehicles. The JV aims to have systems deployed by 2021.

Bondex, a technical nonwoven manufacturer, announced an $18.8 million expansion of its Edgefield County, South Carolina facility. The expansion includes a new needlepunch line and will create 13 new jobs.

Solvay has signed an agreement with Boeing to supply advanced composites and adhesives for the 777X aircraft program. The materials will be used in various structural components including stabilizers, nacelle, landing gear doors, wings and interior structures.

FHC Inc., a Bowdoin-based maker of devices for brain surgery, acquired Atanse, a Massachusetts medical device company that develops products for intracerebral drug delivery. The purchase price was not disclosed.

ABB signed an agreement to sell its Huntersville, North Carolina, cable factory to Southwire Company, LLC, for an undisclosed price. The plant produces high-voltage and extra-high-voltage underground transmission cables. The acquisition is expected to close in the third quarter of 2018.

Wright Medical Group acquired a software-based solutions developer for preoperative planning of shoulder replacement surgery.

New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery and pSivida partnered to create an implant that improves knee osteoarthritis pain.

DePuy Synthes, a Johnson & Johnson company, partnered with Johnson & Johnson Finance Corporation to provide financing options for its Hana Orthopedic Surgery Table.

NuVasive signed a definitive agreement to acquire SafePassage, a privately held intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring services provider.

Emerging Implant Technologies finalized its contract with HealthTrust regarding an agreement with Hospital Corporation of America.

Baxter International announced an agreement to acquire two hemostat and sealant products, RECOTHROM and PREVELEAK, from Mallinckrodt plc to broaden its surgical portfolio.

Edward Don & Company, a nationwide distributor of foodservice equipment and supplies, announced the acquisition of Smith & Greene Company, a foodservice equipment and supplies provider based in Kent, Washington. Smith & Greene will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary under its existing leadership.

Evonik will begin construction of an additional compounding line for ACRYLITE PMMA at its site in Osceola, Arkansas, nearly doubling production capacity of specialty molding compounds. Completion and startup is scheduled for Q1 2019.

Applied Industrial Technologies agreed to acquire FCX Performance, a Columbus, Ohio distributor of valves, instruments, pumps and lifecycle services, for about $768 million, with closing expected within 30 days.

Wärtsilä will deliver a 22.7 MW Smart Power Generation plant with two gas-fired 31SG engines under an EPC contract to Cooperative Energy in Benndale, Mississippi, replacing an existing gas turbine plant. Commercial operation is expected in 2019.

ScentLok Technologies is planning to build a 68,000-square-foot manufacturing and warehousing facility at 1285 E. Pontaluna Road in Norton Shores, Michigan, pending site plan amendment approval.

Strata-G Solutions, Inc. acquired Huntsville, Alabama-based WestWind Technologies, Inc. and WestWind Aerospace, Inc. to expand its federal and DOD manufacturing capacity.

National Equipment Dealers acquired Four Seasons Equipment, May Heavy Equipment, Earthmovers Equipment, and some assets of International Iron in a transaction that closed Jan. 5, 2018.

Interstate Group LLC will invest $4.1 million to establish a 100,000-square-foot East Coast manufacturing and distribution operation in the former GE Fairchild Mining Equipment plant in Giles County, Virginia, creating 83 new jobs.

Key Tronic Corporation has been awarded a contract with SkyBell Technologies and has begun manufacturing for them. Once fully ramped over the next few quarters, SkyBell could represent 10% or more of Key Tronic's total revenue.

Alliqua BioMedical announced a definitive agreement for Celularity to acquire its advanced biologic wound care business and therapeutic ultrasound platform products for $29 million in cash. The transaction is subject to stockholder approval.

Airborne Systems North America has been awarded the contract for the Enhanced Multi-Mission Parachute System (E-MMPS) for the United States Marine Corps. The system includes a Hi-5 canopy and Edge harness container.

Zoll Medical won a sole-source contract from the US Defense Logistics Agency to supply Propaq M deployable vital signs monitors to the US Air Force and US Army.

Helius Medical Technologies has contracted with Key Tronic Corporation as its commercial contract manufacturing partner for the Portable Neuromodulation Stimulator (PoNS). The device will be manufactured at Key Tronic's facility in Oakdale, Minnesota.

Nanowear has entered into an exclusive worldwide supply-chain partnership with The Secant Group for scaled manufacturing of its cloth-based nanosensor technology. The partnership includes marketing obligations and production at Secant's ISO 13485 certified facility.

Helius Medical Technologies has contracted with Key Tronic as its commercial contract manufacturing partner for the Portable Neuromodulation Stimulator (PoNS). The device will be manufactured at Key Tronic's facility in Oakdale, Minnesota.

One Rock Capital Partners has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Robertshaw, a global leader in thermal, flow and control management products for appliances, HVAC and transportation. Financial terms were not disclosed.

North Hartland Tool Corporation is expanding its manufacturing plant in North Hartland, Vermont, by 60% in the first quarter of 2018. The company plans to hire CNC programmers, machinists, and automation specialists.

B.Braun, which recently took over the former Gambro manufacturing plant on Mason Avenue in Daytona Beach, is expanding the site with plans to add 175 jobs.

VanTrust Real Estate is completing a 399,000-square-foot distribution center on Clyde Morris Boulevard in Daytona Beach, Florida, which B.Braun has agreed to lease long-term. B.Braun is expected to move in at the end of January 2018.

PaperWorks Industries invested $3 million in a 44,500 sq ft warehouse adjoining its Wabash, Indiana paperboard mill, able to store up to 7,000 tons of coated recycled board rolls, expected operational in Q1 2018.

Nordson Corporation acquired Sonoscan, Inc., a designer and manufacturer of acoustic-microscopes and micro imaging systems, to strengthen its test and inspection business.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' Microwave Electronics Division received an approximately $20 million contract for initial production of microwave electronic products for a new airborne electronic warfare system. Work will be performed at secure Kratos facilities.

Baker Furnace, a division of Thermal Product Solutions, shipped a record number of custom and standard furnaces in 2017, enabled by its new 40,000-square-foot facility in Brea, California.

Saw Mill Capital Partners II, LP and affiliated funds acquired Climate Pros, a provider of refrigeration and HVAC services to grocery retailers and cold-chain customers. Terms were not disclosed.

American Biaxis Inc., a subsidiary of Winpak Ltd., is expanding its production capacity for biaxially oriented polyamide (BOPA) films by 11,000 to 14,000 metric tonnes per year, with an investment of over $40 million USD. The additional capacity is expected to be available in the second half of 2019.

Lyman-Richey Corporation, through its Gerhold Concrete division, is building a new concrete plant just outside of Hastings, Nebraska, with a portable plant being moved from Fremont and installed permanently.

Hindalco Industries, through its US unit Novelis Inc., submitted a non-binding offer for US aluminum producer Aleris Corp., which could value Aleris at around $2.5 billion including debt.

RTI Surgical, Inc. signed an agreement to acquire Zyga Technology, Inc., a spine-focused medical device company with the SImmetry Sacroiliac Joint Fusion System. Terms were not disclosed.

Michelin North America and Sumitomo Corporation of Americas announced a 50-50 joint venture combining their North American replacement tire distribution and service operations to create NTW, the second-largest wholesale tire distributor in the US. The deal is expected to close in late March 2018.

Tandem Diabetes Care announced that its new 50,000 square foot manufacturing facility in San Diego is fully operational, doubling the company's previous manufacturing capacity for insulin pumps and cartridges.

Michelin North America and Sumitomo Corporation of Americas announced a definitive agreement to combine their North American replacement tire distribution and service operations in a 50-50 joint venture, forming the second-largest wholesale tire player in the US. The combined unit will operate under the brand NTW as part of TBC Corporation.

Samuel, Son & Co. acquired Metal Spinners Holdings, which will operate as a separate group within Samuel's manufacturing division. The group includes facilities in Angola, Ind., Rock Falls, Ill., and Saginaw, Texas.

Stallion Oilfield Services Ltd. completed the acquisition of substantially all assets of Basin Wastewater Solutions, LLC, a provider of rig site potable water and wastewater recycling services based in Carlsbad, NM.