Coldwater, Ohio-based Coldwater Machine Co. (CMC), a manufacturer of assembly automation and machines for the automotive, appliance, energy, and aerospace industries, has entered into an exclusive manufacturing agreement with LSP Technologies, a provider of laser peening and bond inspection...

Mitsubishi Caterpillar Forklift America Inc. has announced plans to build a 71,000-sq.-ft. manufacturing facility and distribution center in Houston. The building is part of a joint venture between the company and material handling equipment provider Jungheinrich AG, Hamburg,...

The U.S. Commercial Service offers the 2016 U.S. Country Commercial Guides (CCG). The guides cover more than 140 countries and contain information on high-demand industry sectors, economic overviews, selling techniques, investment climate considerations, trade financing options, and business travel...

Fiat Chrysler has announced plans to modernize plants in Warren, Mich., and Toledo, Ohio, part of a $1 billion investment that is expected to create 2,000 jobs. The Michigan plant will be prepared for production of the Jeep® Wagoneer® and Grand Wagoneer® SUVs. The Ohio plant will receive new...

The ATLAS® Products division of PennEngineering®, Danboro, Pa., has won a first-place Supplier Award for 2016 from Fastenal®, a Winona, Minn.-based distributor of threaded fasteners. The award in the Direct Ship class of Fastenal’s annual Supplier Scorecard program recognizes outstanding...

Napoleon, Ohio-based LaserCoil Technologies LLC has entered into a strategic alliance with The Bradbury Group, Moundridge, Kan., a provider of roll forming and coil processing equipment. Through this agreement both companies will promote turnkey coil-fed laser blanking systems to Bradbury’s...

Miro Mfg. Inc., a Waukesha, Wis., metal fabricator serving the power generation and lawn and garden markets, has announced plans to expand into an existing 19,700-sq.-ft. building. The renovated facility is expected to open in May 2017, creating 10 to 15 jobs. The company currently employs 48...

New York-based Praesidian Capital, a provider of senior and subordinated capital for small and midsized businesses, has exited its $8.5 million investment in Arc Machines Inc., a Pacoima, Calif., manufacturer of automated orbital welding equipment. The investment was made initially to support a...

Cincinnati-based GE is accepting applications from schools for the GE Additive Education Program (AEP). The company will invest $10 million over the next five years in two educational programs to develop pipelines of future talent in additive manufacturing. Enabling educational institutions to...

Middle-market private equity firm One Equity Partners, with offices in New York and Chicago, has signed a definitive agreement for the acquisition of Anvil Intl., an Exeter, N.H.-based manufacturer of pipe fittings and system components, from Mueller Water Products. Anvil sells Anvil, Beck,...

A new rule issued by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) dramatically lowers workplace exposure to beryllium, a material that can cause lung diseases. The new beryllium standards for general industry, construction, and shipyards will require...