Spartan Motors, Inc., Charlotte, Mich., announced its wholly-owned subsidiary, Spartan Motors USA, Inc., entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Smeal Fire Apparatus Co., an innovator and manufacturer of fire apparatus based in Snyder, Neb., and its subsidiaries for $36.3 million.

Johnson Controls, Milwaukee, Wis., and Tyco, Princeton, N.J., entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Johnson Controls, a global multi-industrial company, will combine with Tyco, a global fire and security provider.