Here’s our monthly roundup of manufacturing expansions, mergers, and acquisitions by state.
Georgia
Genuine Parts Company’s (NYSE: GPC) Electrical/Electronic Materials Group acquired Empire Wire and Supply. Empire, headquartered in Rochester Hills, Michigan, is an innovative provider of custom cable assemblies and distributor of network, electrical, automation and safety products.
Illinois
Chicago-based Flack Global Metals and Cleveland, Ohio-based Kenwood Painted Metals have merged. Flack designs and fulfills supply chains for OEMs using flat rolled steel, aluminum and stainless. Kenwood specializes in painted metals.