ViaSat Inc. was awarded Lot 5 and Lot 5A contracts worth an estimated $88.3 million by the U.S. Navy SPAWAR to deliver MIDS JTRS terminals to the U.S. Navy and Air Force. Work will be performed in Carlsbad, California and Tempe, Arizona, with completion expected by June 2019.

Viega LLC broke ground on June 20, 2017 for a new 55,000-sq.-ft. North American headquarters and a 24,000-sq.-ft. training facility in Broomfield, Colorado. Estimated completion is late 2018.

Jier Machine Tool Group Co delivered its ninth high-end automatic stamping line to Ford Motor Co, installed at Ford's Woodhaven Stamping Plant in Detroit on June 27, 2017. The latest line is expected to begin service in January 2018, marking the first time in 20 years Ford bought complete press equipment from a non-German supplier.

Stirling Development signed a three-year 195,508-square-foot industrial lease with Newell Brands for Distribution Centre 18 in Victorville, California, creating about 200 new jobs.

Oak Ridge-based Protomet Corporation will invest $29.3 million to establish a new facility in Loudon County, Tennessee, rehabbing a 224,000-square-foot former Maremont building. The company will create 200 jobs over five years and expects the plant to be operational in the first half of 2018.

Lynx Equity has acquired G&W Commercial Interiors, a provider of commercial flooring and related services in the Pacific Northwest.

Rockbridge Growth Equity has acquired Kings III Emergency Communications, a provider of emergency monitoring services to building owners and property managers.

Prospect Partners has acquired QMI Security Solutions, a manufacturer of exterior and interior physical security and protection products for commercial and residential applications.

Salini Impregilo and Lane Construction held a groundbreaking ceremony for the $188 million Three Rivers Protection and Overflow Reduction Tunnel in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The 5-mile, 16-foot diameter rock tunnel is expected to be completed in 2021.

Solaria expanded its PowerXT solar cell and module manufacturing line at its headquarters in Fremont, California. By the end of 2017, the company will increase U.S. manufacturing capacity to more than 40 MW per year.

Blue Origin announced plans to build a 200,000 square foot facility in Huntsville, Alabama to manufacture its BE-4 rocket engine. The project involves a $200 million capital investment and will create up to 342 jobs.

BMW announced a $600 million investment in its Spartanburg, South Carolina factory to support future production of X sport-utility vehicles, adding 1,000 jobs. The investment will run from 2018 to 2021.

Galco Industrial Electronics, Inc. announced its acquisition of Lighting Supply Company, completed on May 25, 2017, to expand its lighting product offerings and customer support.

Trelleborg Sealing Solutions acquired Specialty Silicone Fabricators, adding capability for silicone parts for specialty medical products.

Veramaris, a joint venture of DSM and Evonik Industries, has picked a Cargill site in Blair, Nebraska, to build a plant making omega-3 fatty acids from algae.

DuPont will spend $40 million to expand its ethylene cracker in Orange, Texas, by about 90,000 metric tons per year. The addition will be built by CB&I.

Kalmar, part of Cargotec, signed a contract with Ports America Chesapeake to deliver six Kalmar Rubber Tyred Gantry cranes to the Seagirt Marine Terminal in Baltimore. Delivery is scheduled for Q1 2018.

Martin Marietta Materials has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Bluegrass Materials Company for $1.625 billion in cash. Bluegrass is the largest privately-held pure-play aggregates company in the US, operating 23 active sites.

TTS Tooltechnic Systems, parent of Festool, acquired SawStop LLC. The deal is expected to close in July 2017, with SawStop's management continuing to operate from Oregon.

GF Machining Solutions won a significant order from GKN Aerospace New England for high-precision milling machine tools, software, and automation, to be built by Liechti Engineering and delivered between Q3 2017 and Q2 2018.

Sonoco agreed to buy 100 percent of Clear Lam Packaging, a family-held maker of high barrier flexible and forming plastic films, for about $170 million in cash. Clear Lam operates in Elk Grove Village, Illinois and Nanjing, China, and closing is expected in Q3 2017.

FORREST Technical Coatings will host a grand opening event on October 12, 2017 to unveil updated and expanded powder R&D and production facilities in Eugene, Oregon.

The Beadery, a company of the Toner Plastics Group, acquired the assets of Quality Bead Craft Inc., including finished goods inventory, injection molds, and customer list. Financial terms were not disclosed.

LeMond Composites plans to begin construction of a new commercial carbon fiber facility in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, this year. The company also entered into a $44 million licensing agreement with Deakin University for a low-cost carbon fiber production process.

Metal Shark was selected by the US Navy to build up to thirteen 85-foot Defiant-class patrol cutters for partner nations under a contract potentially worth $54 million. The vessels will be built for countries including the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Honduras, Costa Rica, and Guatemala.

Global polymers distributor Emeraude International acquired a controlling interest in Resin Technology LLC, a US supplier of PVC resins and compounds. Terms were not disclosed.

The European Commission conditionally approved Evonik's acquisition of Huber Silica for $630 million, requiring divestments in certain precipitated silica markets to address competition concerns.

Deluxe Feeds Inc., a division of Kent Nutrition Group, will expand its Sheldon, Iowa location by adding five new pellet mills, two processing lines, packaging equipment, robotic palletizers, and a 50,000-square-foot warehouse to increase capacity and versatility.

Gemspring Capital, a private equity firm, acquired Therma Corporation, a specialty mechanical contractor focusing on HVAC, high purity process piping and process controls for cleanrooms and high-tech manufacturing facilities.

GE Aviation is investing $200 million to build two adjacent factories in Huntsville, Alabama, to produce raw materials for ceramic matrix composite components. Production is expected to begin in 2018.

Enel Green Power North America, a subsidiary of Italian utility Enel, agreed to acquire U.S.-based EnerNOC for about $250 million, or $7.67 per share. The deal is expected to close by Q3 2017.

Dal-Tile, a subsidiary of Mohawk Industries, will build a second tile manufacturing plant in Dickson, Tennessee, creating nearly 250 jobs. Construction starts summer 2017, with operations beginning in late 2018.

INNOVA Global won 19 new contracts worth over $52 million for design, supply and installation of gas turbine exhaust scrubbers, silencers and inlet filter houses on gas-fired power projects in North America. One contract worth $13.5 million includes SCR/CO catalyst systems.

Kobelco Construction Machinery USA will increase manufacturing capacity at its Spartanburg, SC facility to 1,800 units/year, adding the SK500LC-10 model in fall 2017 and the SK260LC-10 High & Wide in early 2018. More than 20 new hires are planned.

SF Motors, a subsidiary of Sokon Industry Group, will acquire AM General's commercial assembly plant in Indiana. SF Motors expects to retain all 430 current employees after retooling and will invest approximately $30 million in upgrades.

Braskem's board approved the final investment decision for the Delta polypropylene production line in La Porte, Texas, with up to $675 million investment. The 450 kiloton line is targeted for completion in Q1 2020.

TTcogen LLC, a joint venture of Tecogen and TEDOM, announced its expansion into the US wastewater treatment facility biogas CHP market, offering units from 35 kW to 4 MW.

MGC Contractors Inc. received a $24.7 million contract from the city of Glendale, Arizona, for improvements to the Arrowhead Ranch Water Reclamation Facility. Construction begins in July 2017 and is expected to take up to two years.

INEOS Olefins & Polymers USA and Sasol signed a Memorandum of Understanding to form a joint venture to manufacture high-density polyethylene (HDPE) in southwest Louisiana. The facility would produce 470 kilotons per annum of bimodal HDPE.

Braskem's board has approved a $675 million investment to build the Delta polypropylene production line in La Porte, Texas, with a capacity of 450 kilotons per year. Completion is targeted for Q1 2020.

Siempelkamp has received a €75 million order from GalAg LLC (formerly California Agriboard) to supply the complete machinery for a fiberboard plant in Willows, California. The plant will produce 200,000 cubic meters of fiberboard from rice straw per year, with completion by end of 2018.

Maxco Supply Inc. is planning to expand its operations from its Parlier base to a box factory in nearby Fowler, California.

Cumberland Plastic Solutions plans a $2.1 million expansion in Opelika, Alabama.

RESA Power, LLC has acquired Power Plus Engineering Inc., based in Wixom, MI, to expand its engineering and service offering for power distribution equipment in the Midwest.

CB&I was awarded a contract valued at approximately $40 million by DuPont to provide engineering, procurement and construction for an ethane cracking furnace expansion at DuPont's Sabine River Works ethylene plant in Orange, Texas. The new furnace will have an ethylene capacity of 200 million pounds per year.

WEG S.A. announced the acquisition of CG Power USA Inc., a transformer manufacturer in Washington, Missouri, with three plants and 452 employees, for an undisclosed amount.

NORDAM signed a long-term contract to supply Airbus with anchored honeycomb air-inlet panels for the Leap-1A engine on the A320neo, with deliveries starting in early 2018.

Golden West Packaging Group bought four independent packaging companies in Northern California, Heritage Solutions, Capital Corrugated, PackageOne and Packaging Innovators Corporation, plus their co-owned sheet feeder Cal Sheets, for an undisclosed value.

The MATLET Group will close its 150,000 sq ft Central Florida Press manufacturing operation in Orlando, Florida by the end of summer 2017, affecting about 145 workers, and move the work to its Packaging Graphics facility in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.

Topre America is expanding its Cullman, Alabama plant with a $36 million hot press production line and new facilities, creating 55-65 new jobs over a three-year project.