DuPont Nutrition & Health is expanding its probiotics production at Eastman Business Park in Rochester, New York, adding 48 jobs as part of a multi-phased, $100 million plan announced in November 2016. The project includes adding 25,000 square feet and new high-volume fermenters, with completion expected in 2018.

Boeing and Triumph Group have entered an agreement to extend Triumph's support for the V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft under a third multi-year contract with the U.S. Navy. Triumph will supply components through 2024.

Orbital ATK won an initial five-year, $90 million contract from Northrop Grumman to produce composite components for the B-2 Spirit stealth bomber. Work will be performed at the Aerospace Structures Division facility in Dayton, Ohio.

VietJet Air concluded a 12-year Rate Per Flight Hour maintenance agreement with CFM International to support LEAP-1B engines powering its new fleet of 100 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft. The agreement is valued at $3 billion and covers 215 engines.

Endress+Hauser inaugurated a new $8.1 million temperature manufacturing facility in Greenwood, Indiana, on May 31, 2017. The facility produces advanced thermometers and components for automated production lines, bringing total employment to 410.

Siemens Large Drives motor factory in Norwood, Ohio, invested in a new WFL M80 mill-turn machine tool to upgrade manufacturing capabilities for larger and stiffer rotor shafts used in Above NEMA electric motors.

Package Concepts and Materials is adding a 30,000-square-foot, $3 million expansion to its meat and poultry processing plant in Greenville, South Carolina, to enhance production.

Continental Motors Group, an AVIC subsidiary, will build a new facility of nearly 225,000 square feet in Mobile, Alabama, for engine and parts manufacturing and a corporate office, replacing its 11 existing buildings. It is the first step of a three-year global investment plan.

Stago Group completed the acquisition of HemoSonics LLC, a developer of point-of-care testing solutions, including the Quantra Hemostasis Analyzer and SEER technology.

Ground services equipment provider Tronair, Inc. has acquired Quality Products, Inc., the holding company of Columbus Jack/Regent and GSE Spares, broadening its product and service range.

KPS Capital Partners has signed a definitive agreement to acquire DexKo Global Inc., a leading supplier of running gear technology and chassis assemblies. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Quebec-based steel fabricator ADF Group Inc. has won $51 million in new contracts to manufacture heavy steel components for commercial building projects on the US East and West Coasts.

Eastman Chemical Co. will invest $11.7 million to expand its manufacturing operation in Henry County, Virginia, adding a new equipment line for paint protection and window film, creating 15 jobs.

Sri Lanka-based MAS Holdings will acquire Acme-McCrary Corp. in Asheboro, North Carolina, and invest $20 million to open its first US manufacturing and development center, creating 133 jobs.

Vulcan Materials reached a definitive agreement to acquire Aggregates USA LLC from SPO Partners for $900 million in cash, adding 15 quarries and 16 aggregate distribution facilities in the southeastern US.

A British engineering firm agreed to acquire Chromalox, an O'Hara Township manufacturer, from a New York private equity firm for $415 million.

Exotic Automation & Supply, a Michigan fluid power distributor, acquired Sidener Engineering, a Noblesville, Indiana fluid power and safety products distributor; Amherst Partners advised the buyer.

GECOM, a subsidiary of Mitsui Kinzoku ACT, will invest $26.29 million to launch three new manufacturing lines at its Greensburg, Indiana plant, creating up to 30 new jobs by 2019.

Daikin Texas Technology Park, a $417 million HVAC manufacturing plant near Houston, Texas, has opened. The facility covers 94 acres under one roof and is expected to employ about 5,000 people.

ArcelorMittal USA Plate secured a contract to supply steel plate for the One Vanderbilt skyscraper in New York City. The heavy section plate products are being produced at the Coatesville facility.

Phenomenex opened a new 15,000-square-foot facility in El Dorado Hills, California, for manufacturing and developing its Zebron gas chromatography columns, replacing Sutter Creek production and doubling capacity.

Munters Group signed a significant order worth approximately SEK 275 million from a global data center operator for a project in the United States, to be delivered in phases. The order is for IEC units providing indirect evaporative cooling.

Deflex Composite Inc. signed a lease for a 9,600-square-foot facility in Berlin, New Hampshire, for its first U.S. manufacturing plant. The company has a contract to produce bumpers for Volvo buses.

Veeco Instruments completed its acquisition of Ultratech, Inc. for approximately $862.3 million, consisting of cash and stock. The deal creates a leading equipment supplier to the advanced packaging industry.

Skanska USA was awarded a $200 million contract by Inspira Health Network to build the 467,000-square-foot Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill in Harrison Township, New Jersey. The project broke ground on May 24, 2017.

Nippon Electric Glass Co Ltd signed an agreement to acquire PPG Industries' glass fiber business, including all shares of PPG Industries Fiber Glass Products, Inc. and related IP, for $545 million. Transaction expected to close in H2 2017.

Spirax-Sarco Engineering agreed to buy Pittsburgh-based thermal technology company Chromalox from Irving Place Capital for $415 million on a cash-free, debt-free basis, financed by new bank debt. Chromalox has five manufacturing facilities across North America, France and China.

Nemak is expanding its two plants in Glasgow, Kentucky, using $8.6 million in New Markets Tax Credit allocation from Enhanced Capital. The expansion includes upgrades to facilities, machinery, and technology such as robotics integration, to fulfill new contracts with automotive industry leaders.

Palmer Bus Service will buy 9 acres in the North Mankato industrial park for a new facility to house its school buses.

Blue Star Power Systems Inc. will buy 18.5 acres in the North Mankato industrial park to construct an 84,000-square-foot manufacturing facility for diesel and gas generators. Construction is expected to begin in 2018, with completion by early summer 2019.

Nucor Corporation is investing $176 million to build a hot band galvanizing and pickling line at its Nucor Steel Gallatin sheet mill in Ghent, Kentucky. The line will have an annual capacity of 500,000 tons and create 75 jobs.

GE Aviation is investing over $200 million to construct silicon carbide ceramic fiber and ceramic-matrix composite prepreg facilities on a 100-acre campus in Huntsville, Alabama.

Goodman Global Group, a North American subsidiary of Daikin Industries, held an opening ceremony for its new base, Daikin Texas Technology Park (DTTP), in a Houston suburb. The facility will manufacture all products sold in the United States, including residential and commercial air conditioning systems and heating equipment, and will integrate four existing factories and a logistics base.

Oracle Packaging, a provider of flexible packaging solutions, has introduced a new extrusion line to its North Carolina manufacturing facility.

Arizona Polymer Flooring (APF), a manufacturer of high-performance flooring products and concrete coating systems, has relocated into a 50,000-sq.-ft. manufacturing facility in Phoenix.

Eckhart has been selected by Volvo to design and integrate tooling for its first US automobile plant in Ridgeville, South Carolina. The multi-million-dollar deal began in May 2017.

Wood Group acquired CEC Controls, a US designer and builder of industrial and process control systems, for $44 million in cash plus up to $15 million deferred consideration, expanding its automation capabilities.

Tri-Arrows Aluminum will invest $125 million to locate a cold rolling mill at Logan Aluminum in Logan County, Kentucky, creating 60 jobs. Production of the first coils is expected in spring 2019 after construction finishes in early 2019.

Krones Inc. acquired Javlyn, a Rochester, New York process systems integrator serving food, dairy and beverage industries; terms were not disclosed.

Borealis will construct a new automotive polypropylene compounding plant in Taylorsville, North Carolina, to produce Daplen and Fibremod compounds. Operations are scheduled to begin in early 2019.

Daikin Industries held a ceremony to mark the launch of a $410 million air-conditioner factory in Waller, Texas, replacing four older factories.

Ritchie Bros. received U.S. Department of Justice approval to complete its $758.8 million acquisition of online auctioneer IronPlanet.

Moog announced a $53 million expansion in Western New York, including a new 95,000-square-foot aircraft manufacturing facility in Elma, expected to be finished by December 2018, and a space propulsion facility in Wheatfield, expected by December 2021. The expansion is expected to add 200 new jobs.

South Davis Sewer District selected CLEARAS Water Recovery's ABNR technology for a $24 million upgrade of its South Plant in West Bountiful, Utah. The project broke ground in May 2017 and is expected to take 14 months.

Pyrolyx AG signed a long-term contract with a leading masterbatch manufacturer to supply 36,000 tonnes of recovered carbon black, and a 10-year supply contract for 400,000 tonnes of scrap tires in the USA, supporting its planned plant in Terre Haute, Indiana.

South Davis Sewer District selected CLEARAS Water Recovery's Advanced Biological Nutrient Recovery technology for a $24 million plant upgrade at its 4 million gallon per day South Plant. The project broke ground in May 2017 and is estimated to take 14 months.

Canada-based Shaw Almex opened a manufacturing facility in Wayne County, West Virginia, for development of new bulk material handling and conveying products, planning to hire 10-15 employees in the first year.

WestRock agreed to acquire five corrugated converting facilities in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Louisiana from U.S. Corrugated Holdings for about $192 million in cash and stock. The deal is expected to close in June 2017.

Emerson Climate Technologies, a manufacturer of HVAC and refrigeration products, is planning a $73 million renovation and expansion of its campus in Dayton, Ohio. The project includes adding to the current facility and rebuilding laboratory space.

Three D Metals, a metals service center based in Valley City, Ohio, acquired Williams Metals and Welding Alloys, which specializes in processing and distributing copper, aluminum, bronze, and brass.