Staff Sgt. Kurt Lemke, a 19-year member of the Minnesota National Guard, nominated Tony Cremers and Craft Pattern.

The companies will collaborate on steel fabrication in an effort to enhance production.

The facility, which will cast aluminum chassis and powertrain components for passenger cars, will be operational in early 2018 and accounts for an investment of about $50 million.

The addition by the investment caster with clients in the automotive and aerospace sectors is expected to bring 40 new employees.

The move is expected to add more than 800 Signicast employees to Dynacast, which will now employ 9,500 at 27 spots.

Polich Tallix is planning to renovate a 60,000-sq. ft. facility in Walden.

The money was raised from a sale of the limited-edition 2016 Great Smoky Mountains cast iron skillet, with proceeds going to My People Fund that aids people affected by last year’s Tennessee wildfires.

The funds could help Nemak create 70 jobs and help the company develop its products, including aluminum engine blocks.

Falls Art Foundry would replace The Bright Foundry.

A tax abatement has been approved, and EJ hopes to begin construction this spring.