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The Chartered Financial Analyst Society of Milwaukee will host a 50th anniversary celebration featuring keynote speaker Stuart Varney on Thursday, October 3, from 5 to 9 p.m. at the Wisconsin Club in Milwaukee.

Super Steel LLC's recent designation as the fastest-growing company in the Future 50 for 2013 reflects one of the most remarkable corporate turnarounds in Milwaukee history.

Racine-based Modine Manufacturing Co. a diversified global leader in thermal management technology and solutions, announced it has entered into exclusive negotiations to acquire privately held Barkell Limited, a manufacturer of custom built air handling units located in Consett (County Durham), United Kingdom.

Pereles Bros. Inc., a Milwaukee-based plastic injection molding company, has been was purchased through an equity buyout by business partners Steve Iram and Jim Gannon.

Manufacturing workers in Wisconsin earn an average pay of approximately $52,400 per year, or more than $10,000 per year more than the average pay for all Wisconsin private-sector workers, according to the Department of Workforce Development.

Glendale-based Johnson Controls has completed the $700 million sale of its HomeLink business to Zeeland, Mich.-based Gentex Corporation. The deal was announced in July.

Milwaukee County officials are hopeful that a new agreement between the County War Memorial and Milwaukee Art Museum will ensure the viability and beauty of “two treasures” on the city's lakefront.

BizTimes Media’s 2013 Manufacturing Summit will fuse concepts of design with innovation strategies in manufacturing in a panel event centered on the creative problem-solving process of design thinking.

Super Steel LLC's recent designation as the fastest-growing company in the Future 50 for 2013 reflects one of the most remarkable corporate turnarounds in Milwaukee history.