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Milwaukee-based BMO Harris Equipment Finance Co. announced it has hired Jennifer Stamps to expand the company's equipment finance footprint to Houston, Texas.

Milwaukee-based Journal Communications Inc. has acquired all of the 3.3 million outstanding shares of its Class C common stock (4.5 million shares on a Class A-equivalent basis), all of which were owned by members and successors of the Grant Family.

Roadrunner Transportation Systems Inc. announced it has acquired all of the outstanding stock of Expedited Freight Systems Inc., a regional overnight less-than-truckload (LTL) provider based in Kenosha, for approximately $10 million plus an earnout over four years.

Milwaukee-based travel agency Funjet Vacations has acquired Boston-based travel agency TNT Vacations.

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.