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Genesee & Wyoming Inc., Greenwich, Conn., completed the acquisition of RailAmerica, Inc. and entered into a new five-year Senior Secured Credit Facility comprised of a $1.875 billion term loan and $425 million revolving credit facility. 

Smithfield Foods, Inc. released a detailed report of its sustainability results for fiscal 2012 on its newly updated website, www.smithfieldcommitments.com. 

McCain Foods USA, Lisle, Ill., will begin a major capital improvement and renovation project for its Burley, Idaho, potato plant.  

Mondelez International, Inc., formerly Kraft Foods Inc., completed the spin-off of its North American grocery business, Kraft Foods Group, Inc. 

Romer Labs, a global supplier of food safety diagnostics, acquired the assets of the food safety and GMO businesses of Strategic Diagnostics Inc., Newark, Del. 

FORTE, a Mason, Ohio, design-build leader in the supply chain distribution sector, introduced a new blog, http://www.forte-industries.com/blog.aspx, designed to serve as a conduit to share information about the distribution sector of the supply chain.

ConAgra Foods, Omaha, Neb., announced plans to expand its Russellville, Ark., facility to produce Bertolli and P.F. Chang’s frozen meals. 

Hussmann Corp. opened what is said to be the industry’s most comprehensive client-collaboration center for learning and strategizing at is Bridgeton, Mo., headquarters location.