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Groundbreaking ceremony to be held for Oberlin Filter HQ facility
A groundbreaking ceremony will be held on Wednesday to celebrate the start of construction of a new headquarters facility for Oberlin Filter Company in Waukesha.
Wisconsin Safety Hall of Fame to induct Johnsonville Sausage president
Bill Morgan, president of Sheboygan Falls-based Johnsonville Sausage LLC, will be honored as the 14th inductee into the Wisconsin Safety Hall of Fame.
FirsTime Design reports jump in profits
New Berlin-based clock manufacturer and distributor FirsTime Design Ltd. has reported first quarter net income of $218,000, or 14 cents per share, up 57 percent from net income of $139,000, or 9 cents per share, in the first quarter of 2014.
Erik Buell Racing closes, affecting 126 employees
East Troy-based Erik Buell Racing LLC permanently ceased operations on Wednesday at noon. The racing motorcycle manufacturer, located at 2799 Buell Drive, had 126 employees.
Gehl family gives $3 million in gifts to employees
After they sold their company in Germantown in March, members of the Gehl family gave generous cash gifts of gratitude to the employees at Gehl Foods Inc.
ZBB forms partnership with Solar Power Inc.
Menomonee Falls-based ZBB Energy Corp. announced on Friday its intention to enter into a supply agreement with Solar Power Inc. for energy storage systems with total combined power output of 40 megawatts over a period of four years.
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U-Haul buys former Harley plant in Wauwatosa for $5.25 million
An affiliate of Phoenix-based U-Haul International Inc. purchased the 395,000-square-foot former Harley-Davidson plant in Wauwatosa, which the company shut down in 2011, for $5.25 million, according to state records.
Modine plans to close Iowa manufacturing facility
Racine-based thermal management product manufacturer Modine Manufacturing Co. announced conditional plans to close its manufacturing plant in Washington, Iowa. The company said the decision is dependent upon the conclusion of bargaining with the union at the Washington facility. The closure would impact approximately 245 full-time employees.
E.R. Wagner receives $2 million loan for new equipment
Milwaukee-based E.R. Wagner Manufacturing Co. recently received approval for a $2 million loan from the Milwaukee Economic Development Corp. The loan is to help finance the company’s plans to purchase $5 million in new equipment.
Johnson Controls begins Start-Stop vehicle battery production in China
Johnson Controls is expanding its manufacturing operations in China by beginning production of advanced lead-acid batteries for Start-Stop vehicles. The technology is said to help automakers meet increasingly strict fuel economy and emission regulations.
