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Vernon Hills, Ill.-based Rust-Oleum Corp. plans to install a new aerosol spray-paint filling structure on the rear portion of its Pleasant Prairie facility at 8105 95th St., in the LakeView Corporate Park.

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Fontarome Chemical Inc. for 17 serious safety violations following a fire at the company's pharmaceutical manufacturing facility in St. Francis on April 13.

Sussex-based Quad/Graphics Inc. has signed an agreement to acquire substantially all of the assets of Vertis Holdings Inc., a Baltimore, Md.-based company that has filed for bankruptcy, for $258.5 million.

Milwaukee-based Briggs & Stratton Corp. announced it will complete its delivery of nearly $1 million in donated generators and pressure washers to an additional 58 American Red Cross chapters nationwide.

A bill making its way through the state Legislature could provide more incentive for consumers to recycle lead-acid batteries and control costs for battery manufacturers and distributors.

The following quote (courtesy of a blog post by Esther Dyson, savvy internet investor) should be posted on billboards next to every large company, especially in Japan where once-great electronics giants face the Herculean challenge of reversing an accelerating decline:

A 45-foot Ferris wheel is being assembled inside ACUITY’s corporate headquarters in Sheboygan in preparation for the company’s “Cirque du NICU,” a fundraiser to be hosted by the property and casualty insurer on Oct. 13.

BizTimes Media is currently accepting submissions to update its online and print business directories. Organizations may submit a listing to any of the directories any time throughout the year, but submissions will only be featured in the print directory if completed by the deadlines as noted below. Contact sales and marketing intern Emalee Frase at emalee.frase@biztimes.com with questions about submissions.

BizTimes Milwaukee invites southeastern Wisconsin nonprofit organizations to take advantage of a year-long marketing opportunity by submitting information to be featured in the 2013 BizTimes Giving Guide, a print and digital publication to showcase nonprofit organizations seeking support from the business community.

Horizon Home Care & Hospice, headquartered in Brown Deer, is seeking nominations for the 2013 Touching Lives Award, which recognizes community members who have made a significant impact on others’ lives.