New Orleans Cold Storage promoted Mark Blanchard to president & CEO.

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.

Retail giant Wal-Mart Stores Inc. honored C.R. England Inc., Salt Lake City, Utah, as Wal-Mart's "2008 Dedicated Grocery Carrier of the Year."

Reiser began construction of a new state-of-the-industry Customer Center at its Canton, Mass., headquarters.

Fresh and frozen fruit and vegetable processing giant Dole Food Co., Westlake Village, Calif., will outsource transportation sourcing activities to Transplace, a third-party transportation and logistics management services.

Thermoform packaging and sealing equipment supplier Sencorp Inc., Hyannis, Mass., said it merged with White Systems,a Kenilworth, N.J.

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.

Powerit Solutions, Seattle, said it will use millions in new funding to build its business energy management and efficiency systems.

Temperature-controlled logistics services provider Richmond Cold Storage (RCS), Richmond, Va., said it will pursue additional warehousing and logistics opportunities.