Ideas

Milwaukee-based Super Steel LLC is launching a contract painting division called SS Coaters.

Glendale-based Johnson Controls Inc. reported first fiscal quarter net income of $354 million, or 52 cents per share, down from $424 million, or 62 cents per share, in the same period a year ago.

U.S. factory production rose in December for the second straight month, buoyed by more output of autos, electronics and business equipment.

Kenosha-based multifacturing company Xten Industries LLC has partnered with Kenosha-based Gateway Technical College to offer a scholarship and an internal training program.

Milwaukee-based Growing Power is mourning the passing of Jerry Kaufman, its longtime board president.

In a changing funding market, nonprofit leaders must make innovation a cultural norm, replacing outdated habits with new ideas and measurable action plans, according to BizTimes columnist and business strategist Christine McMahon.

The Milwaukee Art Museum has welcomed Lisa Sutcliffe as the new curator of photography.

Midwest BikeShare, based in Milwaukee, has been awarded a $45,000 grant by the Funder’s Network for Smart Growth and Livable Communities to advance the planning, installation and oversight of shared bicycle kiosks throughout Milwaukee.

The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF) Wisconsin Chapter will accept nominations for honorees to take part in its second annual Milwaukee's Finest Campaign through Friday, Feb. 15. Interested participants can also apply to be honorees, themselves, through Friday, Feb. 22.

U.S. Bank has funded a $20,000 grant to Fisher House Wisconsin to support the construction of the nonprofit’s onsite facility at the Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center in Milwaukee.