Industrial Info Resources (IIR) Sugar Land, Texas, said North American food and beverage processors spent an estimated $26.7 billion for facility projects during 2009.
The Illumination Engineering Society of North America recently gave an "Illumination Award" to Stellar's Michael Vranesh for his work on the Solon, Ohio Customer Innovation Campus of Nestle Professional.
The Haskell Company, a Jacksonville, Fla., design and construction services provider, said it acquired PTS Engineering, an Atlanta-based process engineering firm specializing in the food and beverage industries.
Packaging equipment supplier Bradman Lake Inc., Charlotte, N.C., said it will provide an integrated, multi-leg packaging system to one of North America's largest food processors.
Nelson-Jameson Inc., Marshfield, Wis., said it has become an exclusive distributor of in-plant cleaning chemicals and sanitizers from A&L Laboratories, Minneapolis.
Stellar, a Jacksonville, Fla., design, engineering, construction and mechanical services firm, said it joined with customer United States Cold Storage (USCS), Voorhees, N.J., to donate $3,000 for a child in California's "Wish Upon a Star" program.
The Jacksonville, Fla., design, engineering and construction firm Stellar said it expects by this summer to complete a 140,000-square-foot addition to United State Cold Storage Inc.'s (USCS) public refrigerated warehouse.
Eighteen food and beverage facility professionals at Stellar, a design, engineering, construction and mechanical services firm, have achieved LEED accreditation.