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Hartford's CDM Tool & Mfg. Co. Inc. has been acquired by Milwaukee private investment firm Jacsten Holdings LLC. The family company was sold by Pam Priestaf, whose father founded CDM.

Oceanside, Calif.-based Federal Heath Sign Company LLC recently acquired Racine-based DuraColor LLC.

The Wisconsin Technology Council will host the second annual Wisconsin Tech Summit today at the GE Healthcare Institute in Waukesha.

Good pay and benefits can only buy an employee’s attention for so long. If you want to reduce turnover AND improve profitability and competitive position, employees must be challenged and developed.

Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) on March 18 joined four other U.S. senators to introduce bipartisan legislation that would designate 25 national universities as “Manufacturing Universities.”

Waukesha-based Miro Tool & Mfg., a manufacturer specializing in metal stamping, fabrication and machining, recently advanced its manufacturing service capabilities with the purchase of a Mitsubishi eX Series 2D CO2 laser.

Glendale-based Johnson Controls Inc. has been awarded an $8.6 million contract from the U.S. Navy to do energy savings performance work at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam near Honolulu.

BizTimes Media’s fifth annual Giving Guide serves the region’s business community as a vehicle to engage with area nonprofit organizations and discover opportunities for philanthropic involvement.

The Milwaukee-based BloodCenter of Wisconsin is teaming up with the Milwaukee Bucks to host the 15th annual Milwaukee Bucks Blood Drive. The drive will be held on Monday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the BMO Harris Bradley Center, 1001 N. 4th St., Milwaukee.