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Warren, Mich.-based Production Tool Supply Co. has acquired Menomonee Falls-based KM Tool Supply Ltd.

William Nasgovitz, chairman, chief investment officer, and portfolio manager at Heartland Advisors Inc. in Milwaukee, has been quoted in a new book, “The Art of Value Investing: How the World’s Best Investors Beat the Market” by John Heins and Whitney Tilson.

Mary Isbister, president at Mequon-based GenMet, will be the next chair of the Council of Small Business Executives board of directors.

Warren, Mich.-based Production Tool Supply Co. has acquired Menomonee Falls-based KM Tool Supply Ltd.

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee has awarded the Melvin Lurie Prize to Strattec Security Corporation and United Steelworkers 2-232.

The 2013 Wisconsin Manufacturing & Technology Show will be held Tuesday, October 8 through Thursday, October 10 at Wisconsin State Fair Park in West Allis.

Employers are invited to attend the fifth annual BizTimes Get Smarter Conference, which will focus on how companies can use apprenticeships, internships and mentorships to develop their future workforce and become more productive.

I’m at a corporate conference about to give my 90-minute, customized, personalized talk. I spent hours preparing it – as I do all my talks – and I’ve spent the last 20 years improving my speaking, presentation, and performance skills.

Port Washington-based Allen Edmonds Shoe Corp. announced the start of its annual Rediscover America national sales event, the company's largest sale of the year.