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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.
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.
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Sensient expands in South Africa
Milwaukee-based global color, flavor and fragrance manufacturer Sensient Technologies Inc. announced it will build a new facility in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Celebrate Wisconsin’s Clean Water Act
When you pull a walleye from the Wisconsin River, cruise along the Fox River or dine overlooking the Milwaukee River, it’s hard to believe that 40 years ago waters had sludge so thick birds could walk across; that Green Bay dumped perfume into the East River to mask the stench, and that a sulfite liquor spill in the Oconto River discolored the paint on houses.
New union report questions Palermo Villa commitments
The AFL-CIO Center for Strategic Research has released a new report that questions whether Milwaukee-based Palermo Villa Inc. has lived up to its commitments to create family-supporting jobs after receiving $26 million in government subsidies.
Milwaukee Biz Blog: A flatter tax is not a fairer tax
The call for a “flatter” income tax often is accompanied by a call for fairness. In truth, the flatter tax is not fair, according to Jack Norman, author of today’s Milwaukee Biz Blog.