Westinghouse Electric Company transitioned its planned acquisition of Nuclear Logistics LLC to a teaming agreement with AZZ Inc. to jointly market safety-related equipment solutions to the nuclear industry.

Tyson Foods, Inc. announced Tom Hayes, president, will succeed Donnie Smith as CEO.

Charoen Pokphand Foods, based in Bangkok, entered into a definitive agreement with Centre Partners to acquire Bellisio Foods, Inc. for $1.075 billion.

I.D. Systems, Inc. signed a corporate agreement with Michael Foods to outfit its fleet of 150 industrial trucks with the PowerFleet vehicle management system.

Napasol AG of Switzerland acquired the licensee Napasol North America LLC of Fargo, ND, which commercializes pasteurization equipment for the nut, seeds and spices industry.

Pilgrim's Pride Corporation announced a definitive agreement to acquire GNP Company, a provider of premium branded chicken products in the Upper Midwest, for $350 million.

Werfen and its subsidiary Instrumentation Laboratory acquired all shares of Accriva Diagnostics, a point-of-care diagnostic company. The transaction closed on January 19, 2017. Accriva will operate from its San Diego facility.

Dura-Bond Industries purchased the manufacturing assets of an idled U.S. Steel Corp. steel plant in McKeesport, Pennsylvania. The company plans to restart production, making tubular products for the energy industry, and expects to create at least 100 jobs.

The Naval Research Laboratory awarded Polaris Alpha - EOIR Technologies a five-year IDIQ contract valued at $48 million for research, development, and technical services in optoelectronics and other fields.

Jones Plastic and Engineering Co. LLC announced an expansion of its Camden, TN facility, investing $4.5 million and creating 52 new jobs to accommodate growing demand and new equipment.

Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc., part of Johnson & Johnson, acquired Megadyne Medical Products, Inc., a privately held medical device company specializing in electrosurgical tools. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Daikin produced the first VRV unit at its new $417 million manufacturing facility in Houston, Texas, which consolidates four plants and will employ about 5,000 workers.

Yanfeng Automotive Interiors opened its Chattanooga facility to supply interior components for Volkswagen's Atlas SUV, which is part of Volkswagen's $900 million expansion.

The Watervliet Arsenal has received a $47 million contract to manufacture 145 M776 155-mm howitzer cannon systems for BAE Systems, as part of a $737 million foreign military sale to India. The tubes will be used in M777A2 lightweight howitzers.

Nammo Energetics Indian Head, a wholly owned subsidiary of Nammo Inc., has signed a 30-year Public Private Partnership Agreement with the US Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head to jointly manufacture rocket motors, warheads and provide demilitarization services. Nammo will make a significant capital investment in facilities and equipment.

Tambrands, a Procter & Gamble company, is expanding its Auburn, Maine tampon plant with a $6.2 million, 33,212-square-foot addition to accommodate up to two new production lines. The project broke ground in fall 2016 and is expected to be completed in June 2017.

AAF Flanders agreed to acquire Aire Filter Products, a distributor with 106 employees and nine offices in the western United States, to expand its air filtration services.

Richardson Electronics wants to bring trapped cash back to the U.S. to invest in a manufacturing facility in Lafox, Illinois, for building CT and X-ray tubes, having already invested about $10 million in capital equipment.

JSHP will design, fabricate, test and deliver a 345kV 110MVAR shunt reactor and a 345kV 160MVA transformer for the Bayonne Energy Center Phase II, with a 36-week lead time.

Merger Mines Corporation signed an agreement with Groundhog Mining and Milling, LLC to form a working partnership where Groundhog will be the prime field operator of the Merger Laser Miner for mine rock density characterization, and will act as installer and trainer for purchasers and lessors.

The Chemours Co. broke ground on a new HFO-1234yf production facility at its Corpus Christi plant in Ingleside, Texas, which will triple the company's capacity for its low-GWP refrigerant products.

Madico Inc. signed a definitive agreement to acquire select assets of ClearPlex Corp., a supplier of protection films based in Draper, Utah.

Archer Western was selected to expand the Fowler Wastewater Reclamation Facility in Forsyth County, Georgia, in a $63 million project that will double and later triple capacity.

Geneva Rock invested $8 million in a new compressed natural gas fueling station and 25 CNG ready-mix concrete trucks at its South Salt Lake facility.

Enchanted Rock (ERock) signed a mutually exclusive deal with Power Solutions International and its subsidiary Professional Power Products to supply $240-$335 million of natural gas generators for reliability microgrids. The deal supports ERock's expansion in Texas and North America.

KPS Global opened a new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Goodyear, Arizona, in December 2016, with an investment of more than $2.3 million. The facility produces walk-in refrigeration and freezer panels and is expected to increase headcount.

El Paso Paper Box has invested $7 million in a new seven-color KBA Rapida 106 sheetfed perfector press with full inline UV coating, delivered in late summer 2016 and fully operational in early October 2016, at its 105,000 sq ft facility in Texas.

NORMA Group is investing nearly $1,000,000 to expand its North American test labs and product development facilities in Auburn Hills and St. Clair, Michigan, and test labs in Monterrey, Mexico, to support lighter exhaust, powertrain, and electric-vehicle components.

Schneider Electric Energy and Sustainability Services (ESS) has acquired Renewable Choice Energy, a global provider of clean energy services. The acquisition expands Schneider Electric's renewable energy advisory and renewable energy credit expertise.

Xspec Power and Critical Power Management moved from South Charleston to a new, larger location in Elkview, West Virginia, to meet growing demand for generators.

Velodyne is expanding a megafactory in San Jose, California, to ramp up production to 1 million lidar units annually by 2018. The company is also building a new R&D facility in Alameda, California.

Berry Plastics has completed its acquisition of AEP Industries, expanding its product offerings and production capacity in its Engineered Materials Division. Berry issued 6.5 million shares and paid $297m in cash, and eliminated $164m of AEP's debt.

Italian company Pietro Fiorentini closed on land in the Three Springs Business Park in Weirton, West Virginia, for its first US manufacturing plant. The $9 million investment is expected to create 41 jobs in phase one and up to 150 when fully operational.

Phibro Animal Health Corp. opened a new 63,000 sq. ft. manufacturing plant in Quincy, Illinois, to expand production capacity of its Animate anionic mineral supplement for dairy cows.

Cemex agreed to sell its Rinker Materials concrete pipe and precast business to Quikrete Holdings for about $500 million, plus up to $40 million in additional payments. The deal includes 32 plants in 15 states.

Viracon expanded its flagship manufacturing facility in Owatonna, Minnesota, adding over 360,000 square feet to the existing 1.2 million square foot facility. The expansion was completed in January 2017.

CPI Aerostructures received an IDIQ contract from Bell Helicopter to build engine cowl and support assemblies for the AH-1Z Viper attack helicopter. The contract is valued at $14.8 million and runs through December 31, 2020.

Enchanted Rock, Power Solutions International (PSI) and its subsidiary 3Pi announced a long-term mutual exclusivity agreement for the supply of Microgrid Gensets for microgrid applications in North America, using PSI's 21.9L natural gas engine.

Panasonic will invest $256 million in a solar cell and solar panel factory in Buffalo, New York, to produce solar cells for Tesla's solar panels. Production is expected to start in summer 2017, with capacity growing to 1 GW by 2019. This follows a non-binding letter of intent signed in October 2016.

TAKRAF, a global mining and bulk material handling equipment supplier, acquired the assets of FMC Technologies' Material Handling Systems (FMC MHS) business unit based in Lansdale, Pennsylvania, USA. FMC MHS provides material handling solutions to mining, minerals, power and food industries.

Bio-Rad Laboratories announced it will acquire RainDance Technologies for an undisclosed sum, with the deal expected to close at the end of Q1 2017.

Sparta, Wisconsin-based Multistack LLC has acquired Germantown, Wisconsin-based Desert Aire Corp., a maker of commercial and industrial humidity and climate control systems. Desert Aire will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary.

Arkema is investing $90 million on its Clear Lake, Texas site to replace existing acrylic acid production units with modern facilities using latest technologies.

Colorado Springs-based Packaging Express has a new 30,000 square foot plant in Denver to make custom corrugated boxes for customers on the northern side of Colorado.

Saab will relocate its North American defense headquarters from Ashburn, Virginia, to East Syracuse, New York, with a $55 million investment, creating 260 new jobs.

The Competition Commission of India approved Koch Industries' proposed acquisition of the remaining 55.5% of Guardian Industries' common stock, in an all-cash transaction announced in November 2016.

Inteplast Group's AmTopp division is adding one cast extrusion line each in Charlotte, NC and Phoenix, AZ, creating nearly 40 jobs and adding 65 million pounds of stretch film capacity, with completion in Q1 2017.

Employee-owned private-equity firm Alliance Holdings Inc. bought majority control of HydroWorx, a maker of underwater treadmills, in a deal completed before Christmas 2016.

Eastman Chemical is expanding production capacity for Avra Performance Fibers at the Unifi Manufacturing plant in Yadkinville, NC. Construction is complete and startup of new lines is planned for January 2017.

NFT announced plans to move its corporate headquarters and Colorado manufacturing operations to a new 54,000-square-foot facility in Golden, Colorado, more than doubling its current space. The move is expected to be complete by late March 2017.