Magnate Worldwide, Oakbrook Terrace, Ill., acquired Premium Transportation Logistics (PTL), Toledo, Ohio, to continue serving the ground expedite market in North America.

The Raymond Corp., Greene, N.Y., partnered with faculty at Binghamton University, State University of New York, Binghamton, N.Y., to develop and demonstrate a new energy storage process and solution for warehouse energy management.

FPS Food Process Solutions (FPS), Canada, opened its new manufacturing and support center in Zhongshan, China.

Brain Corp, a San Diego, Calif.-based artificial intelligence (AI) company for the robotics industry, opened its European headquarters in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners, Canada, announced plans to acquire Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (G&W), Darien, Conn., for approximately $8.4 billion.

Wind Point Partners, Chicago, and portfolio company A&R Logistics, Louisville, Ky., acquired Blue Water Plastic Transport, LLC, a St. Clair, Mich.-based provider of specialty bulk transportation and logistics services to the plastics industry.

CBRE Group, Inc., Los Angeles, released its 2018 Corporate Responsibility Report, which highlights the company’s accomplishments in responsible business practices.

Nearly 82% of U.S. companies say they would like to expand into new markets, including 36% that are eyeing expansion opportunities in the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) and MINT (Mexico, Indonesia, Nigeria and Turkey) countries, according to a survey released by Vuealta, London.

Standex Refrigerated Solutions Group, Salem, N.H., announced that a major fire destroyed the New Albany, Miss., warehouse where Master Bilt leases warehouse space.

RELEX Solutions, Atlanta, acquired Zenopt, a Finland-based provider of advanced workforce optimization systems.