Emergent Cold Latin America (Emergent Cold LatAm) acquired a cold-storage distribution facility in Recife, Brazil. This is the company's second investment in Brazil's northeast region.

Funding has been secured for the construction of Origo Cold Storage, a California-based 254,000 ft² cold-storage almond facility. Almonds are harvested within a three-month period and require storage until they are used by processors.

The newly opened Guangzhou Nansha International Logistics Center includes a 587,709 ft² cold-storage warehouse dedicated to refrigerated and frozen cargo, making it the largest of its kind in China. According to a report, the facility covers an area of approximately 2.2 million ft².

Aurora Capital Partners, a middle-market private equity firm, acquired Universal Pure Holdings LLC, an independent provider of high pressure processing (HPP) and related food safety and technical services for cold-chain-oriented human and pet food customers.

Atlanta, Ga.-based Agile Cold Storage started construction on its third cold-storage warehouse in Macon, Ga. Phase 1 of the 275,000 ft² multi-temperature facility is targeted to open in the summer of 2023.

Indianapolis-based Ambrose Property Group is developing a 298,000 ft² facility in Mount Comfort, Ind., that will include approximately 223,000 ft² of freezer and cooler space and a 65,000 ft² cold dock.

Netherlands-based NewCold will open a cold-storage distribution facility in McDonough, Ga. The $333 million investment will create 170 jobs.

Arcadia Cold Storage & Logistics announced plans to establish operations in Dorchester County, S.C. The more than $70 million investment will create 69 new jobs.

RLS Logistics, through its affiliate RLS Partners, opened a full-service refrigerated warehouse in Sturbridge, Mass. The 83,000 ft² temperature-controlled facility includes 18,000 pallet positions with the support of a mobile racking system. 

Emergent Cold Latin America (Emergent Cold LatAm) expanded its temperature-controlled facility in Panama City, Panama. The planned expansion will add more than 8,300 pallet positions to the facility, bringing its total capacity to 28,300 pallets.