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Milwaukee-based wealth management firm Robert W. Baird & Co. Inc. has partnered with the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Wisconsin School of Business to fill an expected talent gap in its industry.

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Atmosphere Engineering Co. started out in 2002 in the Milwaukee Enterprise Center, a business incubator formerly owned by Milwaukee Area Technical College.

Menomonee Falls-based Magnetek Inc. reported third quarter net income of $3.2 million, or 88 cents per share, up from $1.1 million, or 34 cents per share, in the third quarter of 2013.

Oak Creek-based SteelWind Industries Inc., a steel fabrication company, announced the acquisition of Universal Industries LLC, a fabrication and machine shop located in Tomahawk, and Hall Steel Co. in Milwaukee.

FaB Wisconsin and the Milwaukee Area Technical College have announced further details about the Food Maker School and Center of Excellence they are forming on the south side of Milwaukee.

Milwaukee-based Rockwell Automation Inc. reported fiscal 2014 fourth quarter net income of $248.7 million, or $1.79 per share, up from $215.3 million, or $1.53 per share, in the fourth quarter of 2013.

Menomonee Falls-based ZBB Energy Corp. reported a fiscal 2015 first quarter net loss of $2.2 million, or nine cents lost per share, compared with a net loss of $2.7 million, or 15 cents lost per share, in the first quarter of 2014.

Kenosha-based Snap-on Inc.’s board of directors has appointed Donald Stebbins as a director, effective Jan. 4.

Milwaukee-based Rexnord Corp. recently announced the launch of a public offering of 14,729,045 shares of its common stock held by certain funds affiliated with Apollo Global Management LLC headquartered in New York City.