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Innovate or die: Are you creative?
Ask the average person whether she is creative. She will tell you that she's not an Einstein, a Mozart or an Edison.
MATC to get $2.6 million from state for worker training
Milwaukee Area Technical College will get $2.6 million in Wisconsin Fast Forward grant funds from the state to train up to 546 workers for in-demand fields, Gov. Scott Walker announced.
ICAFe to acquire Illinois firm
Waukesha coating systems and coating product solutions distributor ICAFe Inc. has agreed to acquire Dove Equipment of East Peoria, Ill.
Wangard plans $14 million industrial space development in West Allis
Wauwatosa-based real estate development firm Wangard Partners Inc. plans to build a two-building, $14 million industrial space development on the former Yellow Freight Truck terminal sites at 11525 and 11406 W. Rogers St. in West Allis.
Johnson Controls opens state-of-the-art crash test facility
Glendale-based Johnson Controls Inc. has opened a new, industry-leading North American crash test facility at its automotive seating headquarters in Plymouth, Mich.
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Briggs & Stratton to acquire Allmand Bros.
Wauwatosa-based Briggs & Stratton Corp. announced that it has agreed to acquire Holdrege, Neb.-based Allmand Bros Inc. for $62 million.
Busch Precision acquires part of Maintenance Service Corp.
Milwaukee-based Busch Precision Inc. has acquired certain assets, including two lines of business, from West Allis-based Maintenance Service Corp.
ZBB Energy gets new China investor
Menomonee Falls-based ZBB Energy Corp.’s Chinese joint venture has received a new $3.24 million cash investment.
Expect recovery to pick up steam
Sparked by robust national jobs data from the U.S. Department of Labor, the Dow Jones Industrial Average pierced the 17,000 threshold for the first time this month.