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Fair Housing Council files complaint
The Metropolitan Milwaukee Fair Housing Council today filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development alleging housing discrimination by Bank of America.
Johnson Controls plans restructuring
Johnson Controls Inc. has released details of the restructuring activities it has planned for the fourth quarter.
Briggs warns of potential damages from E-15 fuel
Wauwatosa-based Briggs & Stratton Corp. is advising owners of outdoor power equipment be aware of a new fuel with a higher level of ethanol that could harm small engines.
Johnson Controls to acquire assets of bankrupt company
Glendale-based Johnson Controls Inc. has entered into an agreement to purchase the automotive business assets of A123 Systems Inc., a Waltham, Mass., company that filed for bankruptcy protection.
Badger Meter reports strong quarter
Milwaukee-based Badger Meter Inc. reported increased sales, earnings and earnings per share for the third quarter.
A.O. Smith raises earnings guidance
Water technology company A. O. Smith Corp. reported third quarter net income of $37.0 million, or 79 cents per share, down from $182.3 million, or $3.91 per share, in the same period a year ago.
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Snap-on Inc. reports strong quarter
Snap-on Inc. reported third quarter net earnings of $74.1 million, or $1.26 per share, up from $67.8 million, or $1.16 per share, in the same period a year ago.
Newsweek to cease printing
Newsweek, which is printed by Sussex-based Quad/Graphics Inc., will become an online-only publication next year, ending 80 years as a printed magazine.
Drought takes toll on Briggs & Stratton
Drought conditions that resulted in lower lawn mower sales prompted Briggs & Stratton Corp. to report a fiscal first quarter net loss of $13.2 million, excluding additional restructuring charges.
Region’s industrial real estate market posts major Q3 gains
The southeastern Wisconsin industrial real estate market is in better shape than it has been in years, according to data from the latest Xceligent and Commercial Association of Realtors Wisconsin (CARW) market report.
