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Truck parts distributor Transaxle with facilities in 11 states is closing after an unsuccessful attempt to sell the company.

XPO has opened its largest operation, a 273,000-square-foot facility on 121 acres near Carlisle, Pa., that is one of 28 former Yellow facilities that XPO purchased for about $800 million.

Reading, Pa.-based Penske Truck Leasing plans to acquire Star Truck Rentals, a transportation services company that operates facilities in Indiana and Michigan.

Ikea announced this week it plans to invest $2.2 billion in the United States over the next three years, opening new stores and “Plan and Order Points” as well as hundreds of pickup locations.

Swift Logistics will close its warehouse in Springettsbury Township, Pa., on Dec. 31, and 56 employees will be laid off.