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Glendale-based global diversified industrial company Johnson Controls Inc. announced that has formally launched Yanfeng Automotive Interiors. It is a joint venture between Yanfeng Automotive Trim Systems Co. Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Huayu Automotive Systems Co. Ltd. (HASCO), which is the component group of Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation (SAIC) and Johnson Controls.

Milwaukee-based Park Place Capital Management Inc. has announced two of its professionals have earned 2015 Five Star Wealth Manager Awards.

Wauwatosa-based WaterStone Bank has created a new program especially for active duty service members, military veterans and Reserve and National Guard service members.

In their Mid-Year Update, Robert W. Baird & Co. Inc. chief investment strategist Bruce Bittles and investment strategist William Delwiche describe the current economic environment as neutral, but see the possibility of a shift toward bullish in the second half of the year.

Change is coming.

These days, the word ‘sustainability’ feels overused. A closer look at what it means for manufacturers, though, points to a strong business case for sustainable practices.

Oak Creek-based pet food manufacturer Stella & Chewy's LLC has voluntarily recalled some of its products after one of its products tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes.

If you’re not in the communication business now, you soon will be. The Internet of Things (IoT) will see to that.

A key measure of Milwaukee-area manufacturing activity once again indicated contraction in June. The seasonally adjusted Purchasing Managers Index was below 50 for now the third month in a row, according to the Marquette-ISM Report on Manufacturing.

A fire occurred at the MillerCoors Milwaukee brewery on June 30 after a grain blower exploded. No one was injured, and production was not affected, according to a company spokesman.