Economic Development

Menomonee Falls-based Actuant Corp. reported a second quarter net loss of $64.8 million, or $1.05 lost per share, in the second quarter, compared with net income of $41.4 million, or 56 cents per share, in the second quarter of 2014.

Milwaukee-based The Marcus Corp. reported third quarter net income of $2.8 million, or 11 cents per share, compared with net income of $273,000, or 15 cents per share, in the third quarter of 2014.

Oceanside, Calif.-based Federal Heath Sign Company LLC recently acquired Racine-based DuraColor LLC.

Hartford's CDM Tool & Mfg. Co. Inc. has been acquired by Milwaukee private investment firm Jacsten Holdings LLC. The family company was sold by Pam Priestaf, whose father founded CDM.

New Berlin-based IEWC has acquired UK-based Argosy Components Ltd.

“It's A Seller's Market: How Long Will It Last?” will be the theme of the 2015 BizTimes M&A Forum.

Milwaukee-based life insurance organization Catholic Financial Life has reported record 2014 results.

Milwaukee-based Baird Capital's U.S. Private Equity group has sold portfolio company Digi-Star to Topcon Positioning Group.

Jeff Bradford has been named office managing partner for Grant Thornton LLP's Wisconsin practice, effective August 1.

BMO Harris Bank has announced a new technology is now available at 275 of its Wisconsin ATMs. The Mobile Cash technology allows customers to make ATM withdrawals without removing their wallets from their pockets, saving time and increasing the security of the transaction.