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Richco Structures will expand its Haven manufacturing facility, and parent company Richardson Industries will move its headquarters to a downtown Sheboygan Falls building.

Allis-Roller LLC has moved from its 43,000-square-foot facility at 9800 S. 60th St. in Franklin to a new 110,000-square-foot facility a quarter of a mile away at 5801 W. Franklin Dr. The company is leasing the building at an undisclosed price.

Racine-based S.C. Johnson has agreed to purchase the Sturtevant building being vacated by Sealed Air Corp.

Tom Cromwell, president of Kohler Engines since 2009, has assumed responsibility for Kohler Co.'s worldwide power operations. He will report directly to David Kohler, president and chief operating officer.

LIFE Corporation, a medical device manufacturer based in Milwaukee, has promoted Taylor Hintz to operations and marketing director, in...

Federal Tool & Engineering LLC held a groundbreaking last Thursday for its West Bend expansion, which is expected to be completed next summer.

Several Milwaukee-area manufacturers will open their doors on Friday in honor of Manufacturing Day, an annual celebration of manufacturing in North America.

Milwaukee-based Harley-Davidson Motor Co. has issued a recall for 126,978 Touring motorcycles from the 2014 model year because of a potential issue with clutches. Of that number, 105,746 were shipped to the U.S.

A panel of accomplished chief executive officers will discuss the challenges and opportunities for competing in a global economy at the 2014 BizTimes Manufacturing Summit.

Milwaukee Downtown, BID #21, has hired Matt Dorner to serve as its economic development director.