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Briggs & Stratton Corp. announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Companhia Caetano Branco of Brazil for approximately $60 million, subject to post-closing adjustments.

Talgo Inc. has filed a lawsuit against the state of Wisconsin, alleging the state violated the commitments in a contract and has not paid for two high-speed trains that are sitting idle in the company's Milwaukee plant.

Kenosha plastic injection molder Xten Industries is adding a fourth shift so it can run 24/7 to keep up with growth.

Northwestern Mutual has announced that its Foundation will increase its charitable donations by $200,000 in fiscal year 2013 to a total of $16.9 million.

U.S. consumer confidence is at its highest level in more than five years, led by brighter views on current conditions, according to the preliminary November reading of the University of Michigan/Thomson Reuters Consumer Sentiment Index.

If you thought that the move from the Industrial Era to the Digital Era was the last major economic...

Express Employment Professionals’ Brookfield office, part of a global staffing firm, will host the “Give the Gift of Employment” hiring drive in partnership with the Food Pantry of Waukesha County to promote employment during the holiday season.

*Sunday, Nov. 11, Bottom’s Up South Tavern will host a Widows’ Ball to benefit breast cancer. The event will...

Milwaukee Brewers owner Mark Attanasio is thanking the team's fans for their support in 2012.

Milwaukee-based Staffpros LLC today announced the formation of JC Staffing and named Julio Zuniga as president and equity shareholder of the new division.