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Milwaukee-based Tower Machining, a manufacturer of precision, close-tolerance machined parts and components, has appointed Scott Pease to general manager. Since Peace joined Tower Machining at its inception in early 2014, the company has seen rapid sales growth, doubled its customer base, and added three vertical mills and two turning centers.

Amazon is now hiring for more than a thousand full-time positions at its 1.1 million-square-foot fulfillment center currently under construction in Kenosha.

Muskego-based Inpro Corp. recently announced the acquisition of Hinkel Inc. Based in Monroe, N.C., Hinkel is a manufacturer of window shades and treatments, cubicle curtains, privacy systems, and decorative and specialty products. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

Milwaukee-based Jason Industries Inc. has acquired the manufacturing assets and customer list of Cleveland-based industrial brush manufacturer Herold Partco Manufacturing Inc.

Franklin-based Meltric Corp., a manufacturer of electrical plugs and receptacles for industrial users, recently moved to a new 90,000-square-foot building at 4765 W. Oakwood Park Drive.

East Troy-based industrial oven manufacturer Wisconsin Oven Corp. has been acquired by White Deer, Penn.-based Thermal Product Solutions.

Wisconsin's wrong-headed plan to sue the Obama Administration over pending regulations to reduce carbon dioxide emissions is another missed opportunity to achieve a high-end, cleaner energy economy – one that attracts clean energy jobs and investment and furthers our state's long tradition of environmental stewardship.

Germantown-based Gehl Foods Inc. has been acquired by Chicago private equity firm Wind Point Partners.

Sheboygan-based Rockline Industries, a private-label manufacturer of consumer wet wipes and coffee filters, was recently awarded the Manufacturer of the Year award by the Sheboygan County Chamber for job creation, community investment and growth.

Chicago-based MillerCoors LLC, which brews much of its beer in Milwaukee, has reached a two-year agreement with Arlington, Texas-based Strike Ten Entertainment to become the “Official Beer Partner of Bowling.”