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The two new motorcycle models recently unveiled by Milwaukee-based Harley-Davidson Inc. will be manufactured at the company's plant in Kansas City, Mo., according to a report by The Kansas City Star.

Waukesha Metal Products announced it has signed a letter of intent to acquire the assets of Mexico-based Revstone Fabrication San Luis Potosi S de RL de CV.

Glendale-based Johnson Controls Inc. has strengthened its commitment to the Central and South American automotive battery market by acquiring 90 percent ownership of Colombian battery supplier MAC.

While creativity is a critical force in any company's vision for long-term growth, many businesses fail to make the kind of “imaginative leaps” needed to drive that creativity, according to Luc De Brabandere and Alan Iny, both of The Boston Consulting group.

Milwaukee-based Wipfli LLP has launched a weekly newsletter, Manufacturing Tomorrow, that will include innovation and technology news, ideas and analysis focused on the manufacturing industry.

A diverse group of 48 political, cultural, business, labor, real estate and civic leaders will serve on a task force that was officially set in motion recently by the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce (MMAC).

Talgo Inc. filed a claim with the state last week seeking $65.9 million, accusing the Walker administration of failing to live up to a deal to purchase two sets of the company's trains.