Rassini has been awarded a contract to supply brake rotors for the sixth-generation Ford Mustang from its Mt. Morris Township, Michigan facility. The contract has increased the workforce at the facility by more than 10%.
Nucor Corporation has announced the acquisition of Southland Tube, a Birmingham, Alabama-based manufacturer of hollow structural section steel tubing, for $130 million. The deal was announced on December 7, 2016.
Boeing has awarded a three-year contract worth 12.5 million DKK to Multicut for the production of seven different parts for the AH-64 Apache helicopter. The contract was announced on December 7, 2016.
PL Developments plans to create 450 jobs at a new factory and warehouse in Greenville County, South Carolina, with a $45 million investment in phases, starting in an existing 200,000 sq. ft. building.
B&W Fiberglass is launching its first South Carolina operations by acquiring an existing 450,000-square-foot weaving facility in Slater, Greenville County. The company is investing at least $5 million and creating 46 new jobs.
Saf-Holland Inc. received Ohio tax credit approval and expects to create 30 full-time positions in West Chester Twp., Ohio, with over $2 million in new annual payroll.
Georgia-Pacific Corrugated won Ohio tax credit approval for a $3.8 million expansion of its 178,000-square-foot West Chester Twp. facility, with nearly $18 million in machinery investment and up to 29 new jobs.
Mexican auto component maker Rassini has won an order to supply high carbon brake rotors for the sixth-generation Ford Mustang, produced at its US facility.
Russel Metals agreed to sell its Blytheville, Arkansas property to Nucor Corp. for about $40 million CAD ($30.182 million USD) and lease back two buildings totaling 200,000 sq ft for 20 years to continue coil processing.
Qorvo US, Inc. is seeking tax incentives for a $43 million expansion of its Apopka, Florida plant, which would add 100 high-wage jobs and include 33,000 sq ft of office and 7,000 sq ft of lab space.
Schneider Electric invested in a new 100,000 square foot manufacturing facility in West Chester, Ohio, to produce prefabricated data center modules for the US market.
Rassini was awarded a contract to supply brake rotors for the sixth-generation Ford Mustang, with production at its Mt. Morris Township, Michigan facility, adding more than 10% to its workforce.
Global Aviation Services, a subsidiary of Air T, Inc., was awarded a five-year contract by Delta Air Lines for ground support equipment maintenance at 28 locations, with anticipated annualized revenue of approximately $8.1 million.
Magna International broke ground on a $29 million, 230,000-square-foot seating plant in Moore, South Carolina, expected to open in June 2017 and create 480 jobs.
Sorma USA, part of the Sorma Group, opened a new 100,000-square-foot facility in Visalia, California, in December 2021, housing printing operations, machines, materials, and staff.
Everest Textile, a Taiwan-based fabric supplier, plans to establish a manufacturing facility in Forest City, North Carolina, investing $18.5 million over five years and creating 610 jobs.
Red Star Contract Manufacturing Inc. announced plans to add a second facility in Larwill, Indiana, tripling manufacturing space and adding 18 jobs. The $450,000 investment will support manufacturing and clean room packaging for medical devices.
Honeywell announced that Delek Refining, Inc. will use Honeywell's Connected Performance Services (CPS) offering, specifically the Process Reliability Advisor, to improve performance at its refinery in Tyler, Texas.
Veyance Technologies received a $77 million contract from the U.S. Defense Logistics Agency for Abrams tank track assemblies. Work will be performed in Ohio and is expected to be complete in 2017.
Ormat Technologies signed a $36 million EPC contract with a subsidiary of Cyrq Energy to supply one air-cooled Ormat Energy Converter for the Soda Lake 3 geothermal project in northern Nevada, expected online in the first half of 2018.
Flexan acquired Medron, a medical device contract manufacturing services firm based in Salt Lake City, Utah. Terms were not disclosed.
Kampi Components received a $571,670 contract from the Defense Logistics Agency to supply 20 power transformers manufactured by Basler Electric.
Edgewater Capital Partners completed the acquisition of DanChem Technologies from Ensign-Bickford Industries. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Daikin's new $417 million Texas Technology Park in Houston produced its first Goodman brand air conditioning unit. The facility, nearing completion, will encompass 4.1 million square feet and employ more than 5,000 people, consolidating all of Goodman's U.S. operations.
Nanogate AG has agreed to acquire an approximately 80% majority stake in Jay Plastics, the plastics division of Jay Industries Inc. in Mansfield, Ohio, for a mid-double-digit million euro purchase price. The transaction is expected to close in early 2017.
W.M. Kelley Co. Inc. announced plans to invest nearly $2 million to expand and equip its manufacturing facility in New Albany, Indiana, adding a 14,000 square-foot addition and creating more than a dozen jobs by 2019.
Interlake Mecalux opened a new 113,021-square-foot distribution center in Dallas, Texas, its sixth in North America. The facility includes customer service offices and warehouse space to serve the American market.
The Subsea Integration Alliance of Schlumberger, OneSubsea and Subsea 7 won a deepwater EPCIC multiphase boosting system contract from Murphy Exploration & Production for the Dalmatian Field in the Gulf of Mexico. The scope covers subsea and topside systems and a 35km umbilical.
Bimba, a pneumatic and motion solutions company, has acquired Vaccon Company, a Massachusetts-based maker of vacuum pumps, vacuum cups and end-of-arm tools. Vaccon will keep operating from its current location under its existing management.
Hubbard-Hall celebrated a $650,000 expansion of its laboratory at its Inman, South Carolina facility, increasing lab space from 600 to 1,600 square feet to accommodate three more lab technicians.
Jushi USA will break ground on a $300 million fiberglass manufacturing plant in Pineview Industrial Park, Richland County, South Carolina. The plant will employ 400 workers and produce 80,000 pounds of fiberglass thread per year.
Northern Indiana Public Service Company contracted Walbridge to disassemble a coal dumper car and install a new one at its Michigan City Gen Station, in association with Heyl & Patterson.
Modine completed its $418 million acquisition of the Luvata Heat Transfer Solutions business and merged it with Modine Coils to form the new Modine Commercial and Industrial Solutions division.
The Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division awarded contracts worth up to $9.8 million to Laguna Components, LC Engineers, and Pacific IC Source to supply electronic components for air-to-ground weapons development over five years.
Elementia, SAB de CV acquired a 55% controlling stake in Giant Cement Holding Inc., USA, from Cementos Portland Valderrivas SA for US$220 million, adding three plants with 2.8Mta capacity, three limestone quarries, two aggregates quarries, and six cement terminals.
Harsco Rail announced sales of rail grinders to RailWorks Corp., with a third unit entering service in November and a potential fourth unit sale anticipated in the first half of 2017, with combined value approaching $20 million.
Harsco signed a multi-year extension of its steel mill services contract at the Evraz Pueblo facility in Colorado, adding scrap management services and expected to generate additional revenues of close to $50 million.
B&W Fiber Glass Inc. took over the fiberglass manufacturing operation at Slater Mill in Greenville County, South Carolina, formerly operated by JPS Composite Materials. The new operation will be called Poseidon Advanced Materials. B&W plans to employ 46 people and spend at least $5.25 million on improvements.
Bratney Companies constructed a new 12,000-square-foot fabrication facility on a six-acre plot in the Marshalltown Gateway Centre, as part of its expansion into a manufacturing division.
UACJ will invest $160 million (including a previously announced $50 million) to add a casting line and cold-rolling mill at its Tri-Arrows Aluminum facility in Kentucky, with the casting mill coming online in July 2018 and the cold-rolling mill in April 2019.
Woodard & Curran has acquired RMC Water & Environment, a 125-person California-based environmental engineering company. The acquisition expands Woodard & Curran's national footprint to 26 offices in 12 states.
Sonoco will invest $20 million in a new packaging center in a leased Atlanta-area facility to support Duracell's North American battery packaging operation. Full production is expected in the fourth quarter of 2018 under a five-year contract.
Fluence, together with partner SD&C Inc., built a 25,000 GPD MABR-based municipal wastewater treatment plant in Bordeaux, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. The plant has been operating since December 2016.
Lenzing Fibers Inc. announced a $293 million investment to nearly triple production at its Axis, Alabama plant, building a new Tencel fiber plant with capacity of 90,000 tons per year. The expansion will create 163 new jobs.
Carrier Corp. agreed to invest $16 million over two years and preserve 1,100 jobs at its Indianapolis gas furnace plant, in exchange for $7 million in tax breaks over 10 years. The deal was announced with President-elect Donald Trump.
Dominion Virginia Power held a groundbreaking ceremony on December 1, 2016, for its Greensville County Power Station in Emporia, Virginia. The 1,588 MW combined cycle plant will use three M501J gas turbines from Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems (MHPS).
Lockheed Martin was awarded a $133,434,778 foreign military sales contract from France for two C-130J-30 Super Hercules military transport aircraft. Work will be performed in Marietta, Georgia, with completion expected by August 30, 2020.
United Technologies will invest $16 million in its Carrier Indiana operations and receive $7 million in state tax breaks over 10 years, saving 1,100 jobs. However, 600 jobs will still be outsourced to Mexico.
EthosEnergy was awarded an $8 million, five-year contract for full operations and maintenance by Quantum Utility Generation for the Nevada Cogeneration Associates #2 plant in Nevada, US.
Spirit AeroSystems delivered the first thrust reverser to Boeing for engines on the 737 Max, featuring a key component redesigned to meet production ramp-up targets.