BizTimes Staff

Fox Point-based real estate development firm General Capital Group is seeking a $3.2 million loan from the Milwaukee Economic Development Corp. for the 53,160-square-foot multi-tenant industrial building that it plans to build in the Century City Business Park. The total cost for the building development is estimated at $4 million.

The Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. will lift the moratorium on the historic preservation tax credit, Gov. Scott Walker announced today.

The PGA of America and Kohler Co. have extended corporate hospitality sales for the 2015 PGA Championship to accommodate strong and continuing demand for on-course hospitality chalets.

Milwaukee-based Harley-Davidson Motor Co. has issued a recall for 66,421 motorcycles because of a problem with the front brake line.

Wauwatosa-based Briggs & Stratton Corp. plans to close its McDonough, Ga. manufacturing plant and consolidate production in Wauwatosa and New York. The move will create 220 new full-time jobs and about 150 temporary seasonal jobs in Wauwatosa.

Nick Pinchuk, president and chief executive officer of Kenosha-based Snap-on Inc., said at a recent IndustryWeek Best Plants Conference in Milwaukee that manufacturing careers are rejected by Americans because of a lack of respect for the value of the jobs.

One of the truly bright spots in the U.S. economy is the auto industry which had tanked in 2008-09 like never before. General Motors and Chrysler went bankrupt and had to be bailed out by the Federal Government. Even with Uncle Sam involved, Chrysler ended up as a division of Fiat, leaving us with only two major U.S. owned auto companies – GM and Ford

Glendale-based Sprecher Brewing Co. recently earned five medals at the 2014 U.S. Open Beer Championship.

The Paranet Group will host “International Business: Exporting for Small to Medium-Sized Companies” on Thursday, July 24, from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. at its headquarters, 10000 Innovation Drive, Suite 105 in Wauwatosa.

Executive editor Steve Jagler shares highlights from the BizTimes Mid-Year Economic Forecast with radio host Mitch Teich on WUWM’s Lake Effect this week.

Jackson, Wis.-based Lake Consumer Products, a subsidiary of Wisconsin Pharmacal Company LLC, has acquired the exclusive North American rights to sell and distribute a clinically tested, over-the-counter product that addresses many of the key symptoms associated with Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS).

Prolific restaurateur Joe Bartolotta officially opened his latest venue, Miss Beverly’s Deluxe Barbeque, today in downtown Greendale.