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Amazon, which hired 1,000 employees this spring for its new Kenosha fulfillment center, has revealed it is now hiring for another 1,000 full-time positions.

The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation is providing Kapco Inc. with up to $500,000 in state tax credits over the next three years to support the company’s expansion in Grafton–a project expected to create 100 jobs.

Menomonee Falls-based ZBB Energy Corp. is changing its name to EnSync Inc., the company announced Thursday. Additionally, the developer of energy management systems solutions announced the approval of a transaction with Solar Power Inc. that could potentially lead to majority ownership for the China-based company.

An affiliate of STORE Capital, a Scottsdale, Ariz.-based real estate investment trust, purchased the 230,000-square-foot Waukesha Foundry building at 1300 Lincoln Ave. in Waukesha for $11.2 million, according to state records.

Racine-based thermal management product manufacturer Modine Manufacturing Co. has been awarded business supplying round tube plate fin coils to a major North American appliance manufacturer.

MTE Corp. announced it is increasing the capacity of its 44,000-square-foot Menomonee Falls headquarters by 20 percent and investing more than $500,000 in improvements. MTE is a designer, manufacturer and distributor of high-efficiency electrical power quality solutions for commercial and industrial applications.

One of the enduring gripes about Wisconsin's startup and scale-up climate has been the lack of enough angel and venture capital.

Value is perhaps the most illusive word in sales.

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