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Milwaukee startup Wantable Inc. recently raised $1.5 million through a Series A funding round.

Brown Deer-based Badger Meter Inc. has agreed to acquire its Denver-based distributor National Meter and Automation Inc. through a stock purchase.

On December 13, 2013, Governor Scott Walker signed the New Wisconsin Trust Code (WTC) into law. With an effective date of July 1, 2014, the WTC fundamentally changes the law that governs Wisconsin trusts, both trusts that existed before and are created after July 1, 2014.

Milwaukee-based Douglas Dynamics Inc. reported second quarter net income of $14.6 million, or 64 cents per share, up sharply from $5.9 million, or 26 cents per share, in the second quarter of 2013.

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.

MillerCoors reported second quarter net income of $451 million, up from $416.7 million in the second quarter of 2013.

Milwaukee-based Rexnord Corp. reported fiscal 2015 first quarter net income of $12 million, or 11 cents per share, down from $13.6 million, or 14 cents per share, in the first quarter of 2014.

Milwaukee's Lakefront Brewery will spend $1.2 million to expand its cold storage and distribution warehouse to keep up with increasing production.

Cudahy-based Roadrunner Transportation Systems Inc. has agreed to acquire Belleville, Mich.-based Active Aero Group, a supply-chain solutions provider specializing in sensitive or time-critical freight, for $115 million.

The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development will host a job fair Aug. 14 for workers recently laid off from Cargill’s Menomonee Valley beef harvesting facility.