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Roadrunner acquires California firm

Cudahy-based Roadrunner Transportation Systems Inc. announced it has acquired all of the outstanding stock of Central Cal Transportation, a Fresno, Calif.-based provider of intermodal transportation and related services.

Baird unit acquires United Kingdom company

Baird Capital Partners, the buyout fund of Baird Private Equity, announced its portfolio company Digi-Star LLC of Fort Atkinson has acquired RDS Technology of the United Kingdom.

Northwestern Mutual promotes leaders

Northwestern Mutual has announced the promotion of three executives in Milwaukee.

Associated receives Minority Business Development Award

Associated Bank has received the Minority Business Development Award from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation.

Artisan files for IPO

Milwaukee-based company Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc. has filed for a $250 million proposed initial public offering of Class A common stock.

Latest jobs report has mixed results

U.S. job growth accelerated in October, with the private sector adding a seasonally adjusted 171,000 jobs, exceeding most expectations, but the stubborn unemployment rate ticked one-tenth of a percentage point higher to 7.9 percent, as more people resumed looking for work.
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Women discuss role in manufacturing

Milwaukee played host to the second annual Women in Manufacturing conference last week, attracting women from all over the country who work in the manufacturing industry to the Pfister Hotel.

Weyco Group reports strong quarter

Milwaukee-based Weyco Group Inc. reported third quarter net earnings of $5.2 million, or 48 cents per share, up from $4.4 million, or 40 cents per share, in the same period a year ago.

Restructuring charge clips Johnson Controls

Glendale-based Johnson Controls Inc. reported a fiscal fourth quarter net loss of $8.0 million, or 1 cent per share, compared with net income of $234 million, or 34 cents per share, in the same period a year ago.

Milwaukee manufacturing sector sputtering

The Milwaukee-area manufacturing sector continued its decline in October, according to a report released by the Institute for Supply Management-Milwaukee.

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