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Modine Manufacturing Co. reported a fiscal first quarter net loss of $1.2 million, or 3 cents per share, compared with net earnings of $12.6 million, or 27 cents per share, in the same period a year ago.

Milwaukee-based Briggs & Stratton Corp. reported a fiscal fourth quarter net loss of $8.4 million, or 18 cents per share, which was an improvement over a net loss of $17.8 million, or 36 cents per share, in the same period a year ago.

MillerCoors LLC, which operates a brewery in Milwaukee, said its second quarter net income increased 9.1 percent from the same quarter a year ago to $436.0 million, driven by positive pricing, favorable brand mix and cost management.

Menomonee Falls-based Magnetek Inc. reported second quarter net income of $3.2 million, or 99 cents per share, up from $1.2 million, or 37 cents per share, in the same period a year ago.

Milwaukee-based Strattec Security Corp. reported fiscal fourth quarter net income of $3.2 million, or 97 cents per share, up from $2.7 million, or 81 cents per share, in the same period a year ago.

In the late 1800s, Frank Lloyd Wright pioneered the Prairie-Style home, which resulted in a residential architecture revolution across the country. The debut exhibit at The S.C. Johnson Gallery: At Home with Frank Lloyd Wright explores the transformative style and examines Wright's impact on the American home.

Since the terrible acts of violence committed last Sunday at the Sikh Temple in Oak Creek, our entire state has been focusing on supporting the victims, their families, and the survivors of this tragedy and on helping the entire community and state to heal. Our prayers remain with them, as we all struggle to comprehend the kind of evil that causes someone to take the life of another.

The Milwaukee Rescue Mission is teaming up with Disney and Hanes in a sock drive running until Sept. 3. The Milwaukee sock drive is part of a national initiative spearheaded by the Association of Gospel Rescue Missions along with The Walt Disney Studios and Hanes. As an AGRM member, the Milwaukee Rescue Mission sits at the forefront of the Milwaukee drive.

The Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra has appointed Linda Edelstein as executive director.

Brewers Community Foundation Week will kick off Thursday, Aug. 16, with a mission to rally Milwaukee Brewers fans for fun and community outreach. In its third year, the week-long celebration opens up Miller Park to baseball lovers for a number of events seeking to both educate the public about the foundation's charity efforts and ignite team spirit.