Nexeo Solutions will represent the full coating lines of the Polynt-Reichhold Group in 11 southern US states, effective January 1, 2018.

Orthos Liquid Systems, Inc. announced the official opening of the Orthos Research Center (ORC) at its South Carolina headquarters. The facility includes a 15-foot tall filter test column for validation studies and experiments.

Siemag, Inc. has expanded into a new 5,300-square-foot manufacturing facility in South Carolina, adding eight new CNC machines and one CMM. The expansion creates new jobs.

Thrace-LINQ Inc. announced a $9 million expansion and equipment investment at its operation in Dorchester County, South Carolina, including a new production line creating at least 10 jobs.

WPT Nonwovens Corp. announced a $6 million investment in a second plant in Beaver Dam, Kentucky, to add capacity for nonwovens used in hygiene and filtration products, creating 40 jobs.

Fluence Corporation signed an agreement with Stanford University to deploy, test and evaluate its MABR wastewater treatment technology at Stanford's Codiga Resource Recovery Center.

SUEZ is developing a new laboratory in Tomball, Texas, expected to open mid-2018, for R&D of specialty chemicals and process innovation for the oil and gas industry.

Brose North America will invest $105 million and create 300 jobs at two Michigan operations, continuing to win new business with automakers.

Kaman Corp. received an $85 million order from the U.S. Air Force for Joint Programmable Fuzes, the first order under Option 13 of the contract. Deliveries are expected in 2018 and 2019.

Brose North America plans to invest $105 million over five years at its Auburn Hills headquarters and New Boston manufacturing plant, adding 300 jobs. The expansion is driven by new contracts with automakers.

Gebr. Knauf KG submitted a non-binding indication of interest to acquire 100% of the outstanding shares of USG Corporation. The offer is in cash, but the price is not disclosed.

Novelis announced a $4.5 million manufacturing investment at its Warren, Ohio facility to upgrade pretreatment technology and efficiency for coated aluminum sheet used in beverage can lids.

U.S. Corrugated, Inc. expanded its corrugated box plant in Santa Fe Springs, California, with support from a Southern California economic development team and incentives.

Chromalloy Gas Turbine Corp. and Siemens Power and Gas division will locate their new joint-venture casting operation, Advanced Airfoil Components, in the Tampa, Florida area. The $139 million plant will produce turbine blades and vanes for power generation, creating 350 jobs.

Medtronic Care Management Services commenced launch of new telehealth solutions in support of its national contract with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs for Home Telehealth Devices and Services.

Svoboda Capital Partners sold industrial distributor Blake & Pendleton to Five Points Capital and the senior management team. Svoboda had acquired the company in June 2013 from KLH Capital.

Medical-device maker Cook Group expects to start an expansion project in Bloomington, Indiana.

ABCO Automation signed a Value-Added Reseller agreement with Visual Components to add 3D manufacturing simulation software to its service offerings.

Cargill and PURIS signed a joint venture agreement to accelerate pea protein production for North American and global markets.

AAK USA Inc. announced it is investing in its Louisville, Kentucky manufacturing facility.

Duravant has acquired Ohlson Packaging of Taunton, Massachusetts, a manufacturer of weighing, counting and filling machines, which will operate as a stand-alone company in Duravant's Packaging Segment.

Boeing received a $674 million order from SCAT Airlines for six 737 MAX 8 aircraft and purchase rights for five additional 737 MAX 8s.

Boeing finalized an $11 billion contract with Avolon to supply 75 737 MAX narrow-body aircraft, including 55 MAX 8 and 20 MAX 10, with options for 20 additional MAX 8s.

Amcor Rigid Plastics opened an on-site bottle manufacturing operation at Campbell Soup's Paris, Texas plant, investing $7 million to repurpose 6000 sq ft. The line is expected to produce about 50 million hot-fill PET bottles per year.

Seeley International acquired Integrated Comfort Inc (ICI), a Sacramento-based manufacturer of evaporative pre-cooling products, to expand its presence in the US market.

Dean Machinery Co. is developing a larger facility in Kansas City, Missouri, to replace its 46-year-old Caterpillar sales and repair shop, with cranes and hoists supplied by R&M Materials Handling via ACCENT Sales and Service.

Navantia and Bath Iron Works have partnered to collaborate on the US Navy's FFG(X) frigate program, which involves designing and building up to 20 new frigates. Contract award is planned for 2020.

Turquoise Ridge gold mine took delivery of its first Sandvik MH620 roadheader, enabling a transition to mechanical cutting instead of drilling and blasting.

Barrick Gold Corporation plans to invest $300-325 million in a third shaft at the Turquoise Ridge gold mine in Nevada. The project includes a ventilation shaft that could begin construction in the second half of 2018.

Perryman Company purchased approximately 35 acres of land adjacent to its headquarters in Houston, Pennsylvania, for a new advanced manufacturing campus. The campus will support growth in aerospace and medical industries.

United Technologies Corp. is on track to acquire Rockwell Collins for about $30 billion, with plans to create a new Collins Aerospace Systems business. The deal is expected to close in the third quarter of fiscal 2018.

Nippon Paint Holdings made an all-cash offer to acquire Axalta Coating Systems, after merger talks between Axalta and Akzo Nobel ended without agreement.

SNC-Lavalin was awarded a contract by Producers Midstream LP to fabricate and supply modular gas processing equipment for the Maverick Gas Plant in the Delaware Basin. The plant is expected to commence operation in Q1 2018.

Almco Steel is expanding its operation in Bluffton, Indiana, with a $3.3 million investment in equipment and building renovations, including a 1600T blanking press and a feed line 600 ton press. The expansion will create four new jobs.

Star Cutter Company launched the NTG 6RL, a new 5-axis tool and cutter grinding machine based on NUM's Flexium+ CNC platform, for high-speed production and reconditioning of cutting tools.

TC Transcontinental completed its acquisition of Ultra Flex Packaging Corp., a flexible packaging supplier in Brooklyn, New York with close to 300 employees, on October 1, 2015. The deal was announced September 1, 2015. Price was not disclosed.

Tetra Pak is investing 30 million euros in its Denton, Texas converting factory, including a new laminating machine, and will move part of production from Mexico to Denton. The new machine is expected in production by the end of 2018.

Bobcat began production of the Next Generation R-Series Excavators (E85) at its Bismarck, North Dakota facility, creating over 200 new jobs. The excavators were previously imported from South Korea.

LyondellBasell announced the arrival of the multi-zone circulating reactor for its Hyperzone polyethylene plant at the La Porte Complex in Texas. The $700 million plant will produce 1.1 billion pounds per year of HDPE and is planned to start up in 2019.

Avista Corp. shareholders approved the sale of the company to Canadian utility Hydro One Ltd. for $5.3 billion. The transaction is expected to close in August 2018, pending regulatory approvals.

Key Safety Systems (KSS) has signed a definitive agreement to acquire substantially all of Takata's global assets and operations for $1.588 billion. The deal excludes Takata's PSAN airbag inflator operations.

CRH has agreed to purchase a cement plant in Branford, Florida, from Votorantim Cimentos North America Inc. and Anderson Columbia Co. for $750 million. The deal is expected to close in late 2017.

Nucor announced a new steel mill in Sedalia, Missouri. The announcement was made in mid-November 2017.

GE Healthcare Life Sciences announced a $7 million expansion at its single-use technology manufacturing facility in Westborough, Massachusetts, tripling cleanroom capacity and installing automated production lines. The expansion supports production of single-use products using a new film platform developed with Sealed Air.

EthosEnergy was awarded a five-year Long Term Service Agreement worth approximately $3 million by Island Energy Services for maintenance and support of four Centaur 40 generator packages at the Kapolei plant in Hawaii.

Skybox Packaging plans an 88,000 square-foot expansion of its Mansfield facility at 1275 Pollock Pkwy with a $3.3 million building investment, plus $2 million for machinery and $1 million for inventory. The project is expected to create 28 jobs, announced November 21, 2017.

Valicor Environmental Services, a portfolio company of Wind Point Partners, acquired Midstate Environmental Services, which operates two centralized wastewater treatment facilities and provides used oil collection and processing services in Texas and Oklahoma.

Ardian's North America direct buyouts team reached an agreement to acquire Revere Plastics Systems, a maker of plastic injection-molded parts, from Revere Industries LLC. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Mahindra Automotive North America opened a new North American headquarters and manufacturing facility in Auburn Hills, Michigan, as part of a $230 million investment. The company plans 400 more jobs and an additional $600 million investment by 2020.

TruForm Manufacturing installed new production equipment to service medical customers, adding 21 new jobs and retaining 40 others, with $500,000 total project cost and $350,000 in state incentives.