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Power Designers, a Wisconsin-based supplier of battery management products, has been acquired by a private equity firm. The company will now operate as Power Designers USA LLC. ... Old Dominion Freight Line has opened a service center in Pocatello, Idaho. The new facility is a spinoff of the carrier's Idaho Falls facility and will permit Old Dominion to provide earlier morning service and later pickup service to the Pocatello area. ... LXE is opening a new Canadian service center in Ottawa to service Canadian customers and partners. ... Nilfisk-Advance has acquired Cyclone Environmental Technologies. Cyclone is an industrial cleaning technology manufacturer that emphasizes environmentally friendly technologies. It is based in Tempe, Ariz. ... The Reusable Pallet & Container Coalition (RPCC) is changing its name to the Reusable Packaging Association (RPA). The association says the name change reflects its emphasis on promoting the use of reusable packaging, rather than specific reusable products. ... Navigation Capital Partners has purchased James Brown Contracting and its subsidiaries Brown Trucking Co. and JBT Brokerage. Based in Lithonia, Ga., Brown is a leading dedicated freight transportation service provider to the paper and packaging industry. ... TGW Logistics Group has opened a new office in Poznan, Poland, according to TGW-ERMANCO, the North American branch of the TGW Logistics Group. ... Honeywell has acquired Metrologic Instruments, a manufacturer of laser and mobile imaging and remote scanning. Metrologic will now be a part of Honeywell Imaging & Mobility, a line of business within Honeywell Security that also includes Hand Held Products. ... Flow Rite Controls has broken ground on an addition that will nearly triple the size of its manufacturing facility in Byron Center, Mich. ... Agility has signed a conditional agreement to purchase Cosa Freight, a full-service ocean freight forwarder with offices in China and a presence in Hong Kong, Canada, and the United States. Agility has also acquired CF Geologistics, a Danish freight forwarder specializing in air and ocean freight solutions. ... ADSI (Advanced Distribution Solutions Inc.) has bought the shipping and warehouse management solutions of Adonix Transcomm. ... Old Dominion has relocated its San Antonio, Texas, service center. The new 99-door facility will allow it to better serve customers in the growing San Antonio market.

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