Blount International interview questions

I applied for this position on indeed for a small company that had been acquired by Blount. I went through 1 phone interview and 2 video interviews over the course of a month, and was under the impression they were prepared to make an offer, but the wanted me to come see the facility first since I was located in a different state and planning to relocate. They wanted to speak with my references so I got in touch with them, some of which I hadn’t worked with in years, and let them know what was happening. Then I had to do a background check which was much more intensive than other jobs I’ve gotten. They flew me across the country and got me a rental car and hotel, and my references let me know they had spoken to the company, and the calls were quite in depth and took almost an hour. Once I arrived I had a 4 hour tour/interview where I was shown everything in the factory and what my job functions would be. The job would be a lot of work and hours. They did not make me an offer there but I left with the feeling I made a good impression. A few days later I got an email telling me there was no offer. The whole process took around 2 months.

Virtual phone interview about 90 minutes - talked through resume - explained the role yet did not really expose or get into detail of their need nor differentiating candidate qualifications. Seemed that perhaps they'd already identified candidates and in the end decided my profile did not meet their need. There is no follow-up after.