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Funds affiliated with CCMP Capital are selling all of their 7.02 million shares of stock in Generac Holdings Inc. through a secondary offering, excluding small amounts held by directors and a former director that were given as compensation for service on the board of directors.

Wisconsin Bank & Trust today reported second quarter net income of $1.5 million, the same as in the second quarter of 2012.

Actuant Corp. announced it is acquiring Viking SeaTech, a Scottish offshore oil and gas support company, for about $225 million.

Principal Financial Group employees Ben Trevino, Roric Griffith, Adam Brophy and Susie Allen have been named Million Dollar Round Table members. All four are based at the company’s Wisconsin Business Center in Milwaukee.

Modine Manufacturing Co. reported fiscal first quarter net earnings of $10.6 million, or 21 cents per share, up significantly from a $900,000 loss in the fiscal first quarter of 2013.

“You never know what is gonna come through that door,” is what Rick Harrison says at the opening of each episode of the reality TV show Pawn Stars on the History Channel.

Racine-based Johnson Outdoors Inc. reported a slight fiscal third quarter net sales increase, from $128.6 million in 2012 to $129.8 million this year.

It's summer! Time to take life a little less seriously. For many readers, in colder climates especially, summer is a time to party – packed with picnics, vacations and cook outs. I notice that my clients are more cheerful and upbeat.

Funds affiliated with CCMP Capital are selling all of their 7.02 million shares of stock in Generac Holdings Inc. through a secondary offering, excluding small amounts held by directors and a former director that were given as compensation for service on the board of directors.

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