Gulfstream Aerospace completed a 142,000-square-foot expansion at its Savannah manufacturing facility for the G400, G500 and G600 aircraft. The $150 million investment is expected to add 1,600 new jobs.

Toyota announced an additional $8 billion investment and 3,000 jobs at Toyota Battery Manufacturing North Carolina in Liberty, bringing total investment to $13.9 billion and jobs to over 5,000. Eight new BEV/PHEV battery lines will be added, with production reaching over 30 GWh annually by 2030.

Asahi Kasei announced a ¥40 billion investment to install new coating lines for Hipore lithium-ion battery separators at existing facilities in the US, Japan, and South Korea. The expansion adds 700 million m²/year of coating capacity, with start-up from the first half of fiscal 2026.

Freeport-McMoRan and Caterpillar announced a collaboration to convert 33 Cat 793 haul trucks to an autonomous haulage system at the Bagdad copper mine in Arizona. The three-year project aims to improve safety and reduce emissions.

Hwashin, a Korean automotive parts supplier, will establish a new manufacturing facility in Dublin, Georgia, investing over $176 million and creating over 460 jobs. The plant will produce chassis components for OEMs including Hyundai and Kia, with production starting in late 2025.

Hello Bello, a brand of baby and family care products, announced it has reached an agreement in principle to be acquired by Hildred Capital Management, a healthcare-focused private equity firm.

McNeilus Steel, Inc. announced it will invest USD23.4 million to build a new manufacturing and distribution facility in Morrison, Warren County, Tennessee. The project will create 55 new jobs and will be the company's second Tennessee plant, providing steel distribution services.

AMETEK Dynamic Fluid Solutions and the former Bison Gear and Engineering Corp. have merged to form Bison, a business of AMETEK, Inc., making fluid-moving and motor drive products such as motors, blowers, pumps and gear motors. Manufacturing is in the US and Mexico with China facilities.

Fouts Bros. Inc. is expanding its fire and rescue truck manufacturing in Milledgeville, Georgia, with a $4 million project adding nearly 100 jobs in 2023 and 70 more in 2024.

Korean auto interior maker Daesol Ausys Georgia is opening a $72 million facility in Harris County, Georgia, creating more than 140 jobs. The plant begins operations in late 2024 and supplies Kia, Hyundai and General Motors.

Hyundai Motor Group and LG Energy Solution are investing another $2 billion in their battery cell joint venture at the Metaplant in Bryan County, Georgia, raising total JV investment above $4.3 billion and creating 400 jobs.

CJ Foodville, a subsidiary of CJ Group, is opening a $47 million bakery and food processing facility in Hall County, Georgia, to support its TOUS les JOURS brand. At full capacity in 2025 it will produce more than 19,000 tons of products a year.

DAS Corp, a supplier to Kia and Hyundai, is opening a $35 million facility in Metter, Georgia, to make auto seat structures. The plant will create 300 jobs and begin production in late 2024.

Pratt Industries is building a 496,000-square-foot production facility in Warner Robins, Georgia, its 13th site in the state, opening in 2024. The company's total investment in Georgia will exceed $800 million.

Hubbell Incorporated entered a definitive agreement to acquire Northern Star Holdings (Systems Control), a manufacturer of substation control and relay panels, for $1.1 billion in cash.

Prysmian signed a deal worth about 900 million euros with a consortium to supply a submarine and land HVDC cable system for the Clean Path New York renewable energy project.

Nouryon has started full-scale production at its new Expancel expandable microspheres plant in Green Bay, Wisconsin, to serve customers in packaging, construction, mining, and automotive industries.

The Norwood Company began construction on a new medical device facility for RP3 Group and Thrombolex in Malvern, Pennsylvania. The facility will include a cleanroom for sterile manufacturing of a device to treat pulmonary disorders.

NEXGEL's subsidiary CG Converting and Packaging executed a supply agreement with AbbVie to supply gel pads for use with AbbVie's Rapid Acoustic Pulse device for cellulite treatment.

Simpson Strong-Tie will invest $110 million to expand in Gallatin, Tennessee by locating a new facility on Airport Road, creating 37 new jobs. The new location will allow the company to relocate a portion of its fastener manufacturing operations.

Allegro MicroSystems completed the acquisition of Crocus Technology, a leader in TMR sensor technology, for $420 million in cash. The acquisition accelerates Allegro's TMR roadmap and strengthens its position in magnetic sensing.

Munters received an order worth $137m from a leading US data centre colocation operator for SyCool Split dry cooling systems and field service. Delivery is scheduled for 2025.

American Packaging Corporation opened its flexible packaging Center of Excellence in Cedar City, Utah, in August 2023. The project had an estimated investment of $100m, was announced in July 2021, and is expected to create more than 135 jobs.

Edwards plans a new dry pump factory at the STAMP park in Genesee County, New York, initially creating about 280 jobs and producing 10,000 dry pumps per year, expandable to 20,000. It is scheduled to be operational in 2025.

Chicago-based Wind Point Partners confirmed its acquisition of Pine Bluff's Central Moloney Inc., a transformer manufacturer. The purchase price was not disclosed.

Baker Hughes executives said during the Q3 2023 earnings call that the company is on track to book almost $9 billion of LNG equipment orders across 2022 and 2023, including major awards for liquefaction equipment for an FLNG project and a contract from Venture Global LNG.

Calumet Electronics announced a $50.98 million investment to build a 60,000 sq. ft organic substrate facility on its campus in Calumet, Michigan, assisted by a $7.5 million state grant. The facility will mass-produce organic substrates for semiconductors, creating 270 jobs over three years.

The Raytheon-Rafael Area Protection Systems joint venture will invest $33 million to build a new facility in East Camden, Arkansas, to produce Tamir and SkyHunter missiles for the Iron Dome system. Groundbreaking is expected before end of 2023, with production starting in 2025.

Chism Automation will expand its existing operation in Somerset, Kentucky, with an $800,000 investment to double the machine build area to 16,000 square feet and increase power supply, creating 10 full-time jobs.

Aqua-Hot, an AIRXCEL brand, acquired a 44,000-square-foot building at 7755 Miller Drive in Frederick, Colorado, to house its operations, manufacturing and distribution center. The company moved into the building in September 2023.

Solenis completed the acquisition of CedarChem LLC, a water and wastewater treatment products company headquartered in Cedartown, Georgia.

LyondellBasell has acquired a 25% equity ownership in Cyclyx International, a joint venture between Agilyx and ExxonMobil focused on plastic waste recycling. The deal aims to accelerate circular economy infrastructure for plastics.

American Niagara (ANC) of Norcross, Ga. has purchased ZIM International (ZIM) of Smyrna, Ga. The combined company will be headquartered at ANC's Norcross location, and all ZIM team members will be retained.

Chism Machine and Gage Inc. (Chism Automation) announced on October 26, 2023, an USD800,000 expansion of its Somerset, Kentucky facility, doubling the machine build area to 16,000 square feet and upgrading electrical capacity. The project will create 10 full-time jobs.

Asahi Kasei has invested in US-based startup NFW, a producer of non-petroleum-based leather alternative MIRUM® for automotive interiors. The partnership aims to develop and manufacture fully circular leather alternatives for global automakers.

RTX, in partnership with Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, will build a $33 million manufacturing facility in East Camden, Arkansas to produce the Tamir missile for the Iron Dome Weapon System and its U.S. variant, the SkyHunter missile. The facility will create 30 new jobs.

Vitro has expanded its contract with First Solar to supply glass front sheets for thin-film photovoltaic solar panels, representing approximately USD 1.3 billion in sales over 10 years. Vitro will invest USD 180 million to upgrade a furnace at its Meadville, Pennsylvania plant and adapt other facilities.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awarded Unico Mechanical a contract worth more than $9.1 million to refurbish two 216-inch butterfly valves at the Fort Peck Dam in Montana. Work is estimated to finish May 28, 2025.

Charlotte Pipe and Foundry held the grand opening of a new $460 million foundry in Oakboro, North Carolina, on 700 acres in Stanly County. It replaces the company's century-old Uptown Charlotte cast iron foundry.

Schneider Packaging Equipment, a Pacteon Group company, announced a strategic licensing agreement with ITW Hartness Division to offer high-speed robotic palletizing solutions, including the Hartness High-Speed Layer Palletizing Tool.

Adient Aerospace announced on October 25, 2023, plans to open a manufacturing plant in Santa Maria, California, occupying an 82,000-square-foot facility on Skyway Drive. The plant is expected to create several hundred full-time jobs.

Alcon broke ground on October 25, 2023, on a USD70 million expansion of its medical device manufacturing facility in Greenbottom, Cabell County, West Virginia. The project adds 70,000 square feet and renovates 50,000-60,000 square feet, consolidating operations under one roof and securing 500 jobs.

Mojave Energy Systems announced it will begin manufacturing its ArctiDry product in Anderson, South Carolina, investing over $4 million and creating at least 200 jobs over five years.

General Kinematics celebrated the grand opening of a 42,000-square-foot expansion of its primary manufacturing space in Crystal Lake, Illinois. The expansion includes high bay ceilings for 80-ton cranes and additional storage, bringing the facility to 262,000 square feet.

Boeing selected a joint venture between PARIC Corp. and Barton Malow to build a 1 million-square-foot expansion of its Air Dominance production site near St. Louis Lambert International Airport. Construction is expected to begin in Q1 2024.

Chromalox announced a major upgrade and expansion to its Ogden, Utah, facility that produces electric thermal heating technology. The company is investing more than $58 million to increase capacity, create jobs, and implement new manufacturing technology.

Asahi Kasei decided to invest in U.S.-based startup NFW, a producer of non-petroleum-based leather alternative MIRUM for car interiors. The partnership aims to develop and manufacture sustainable materials for automotive OEMs.

Inditex signed a three-year agreement to buy a significant portion of Ambercycle's annual cycora® recycled polyester production for over €70 million, supporting construction of Ambercycle's first commercial-scale textile regeneration factory.

Vitro will invest approximately $180 million to upgrade a furnace at its Meadville, Pennsylvania plant and adapt other facilities to supply glass front sheets for First Solar's photovoltaic panels. Production is expected to start in Q1 2026.

XFS Global, LLC acquired HeyTex USA, Inc., manufacturer of Bondcote performance engineered fabrics, based in Pulaski, Virginia. The acquisition was financed by Lake Country Capital and is part of XFS Global's strategic growth plan.