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Oconomowoc-based Sentry Equipment Corp, a worldwide supplier of industrial sampling products and systems, has acquired the assets owned by Accurate Tool Company, based in Kilgore, Texas.

Gov. Scott Walker's administration sent letters to an estimated 92,000 Wisconsinites today, notifying them that they no longer will be eligible for health care insurance coverage through the state's BadgerCare Plus program.

Brookfield-based Ridgestone Financial Services reported record earnings during the first six months of 2013, with a net income of $4.2 million, up from $219,000 for the first six months of 2012.

Brookfield-based North Shore Bank has completed its conversion of the former Bank of Kenosha offices.

Miller's Bakery plans to expand with a 13,000-square-foot addition to its facility at 8313 N. Steven Road in Milwaukee and will shift all production of its Pretzilla line of pretzel buns there from its headquarters location at 1415 N. Fifth St.

Milwaukee-based solar panel manufacturer Helios USA has closed, and about 24 employees have been laid off.

Trans-Coil International (TCI) will close its facilities in Milwaukee and Menomonee Falls and consolidate its operations in a new headquarters and manufacturing facility in the Germantown Industrial Park.

S.C. Johnson & Son Inc. announced it has reached an agreement to acquire Melvo Holding GmbH, a shoe care company with leading brands sold throughout Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), from a shareholder group led by VR Equitypartner.

The Kenosha Area Business Alliance (KABA) and the Kenosha Area Chamber of Commerce will recognize seven local companies and one individual for their success on Thursday, Nov. 7.

Glendale-based Johnson Controls Inc., a diversified global industrial company in the building and automotive industries, held a signing ceremony with the Shanghai Hongqiao Linkong Economic Zone for its new China corporate headquarters last week.