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Glendale-based Johnson Controls Inc. has named William Jackson executive vice president of the company's newly created Corporate Development function.

Milwaukee-based Brady Corp. reported a fiscal fourth quarter net loss of $177.3 million, or $3.41 per share, compared with a net profit of $11.7 million, or 40 cents per share, in the same period a year ago.

Waukesha-based DUECO Inc. has introduced an aerial lift truck unit that allows for an extra long reach when trimming trees or performing backyard power line maintenance.

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.

High-yield bonds are commonly referred to as “junk bonds,” but when it comes to the benefits this asset class provides, investors should not be too quick to discard them when building portfolios.

U.S. employers are more optimistic about the final quarter of 2013 than they have been in any fourth quarter since the start of the Great Recession, but Wisconsin employers are lagging behind their national counterparts in the latest Manpower Employment Outlook Survey.

The United Way chapters of Greater Milwaukee and Waukesha County recently kicked off their 2013 fall fundraising campaigns.

Economic indicators in metro Milwaukee posted a solid July performance, according to a monthly report by the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce.

Milwaukee Tool has been pushing innovation in its newest product development and that focus is producing positive results for the company.

Kenall Manufacturing evaluated both northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin for a year before it announced it would move operations from Gurnee, Ill. to Kenosha last week.