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The BrightStar Wisconsin Foundation Inc. today announced it will invest in two new early stage companies.

I once had a plant manager tell me his factory had implemented Six Sigma, but there was not a single statistical process control chart. How is that possible?

Milwaukee-based Brady Corp. reported fiscal third quarter net income of $17.2 million, or 33 cents per share, down from $24.1 million, or 39 cents per share, in the third quarter of 2014.

Milwaukee-based Rexnord Corp. reported fiscal fourth quarter net income of $32.5 million, or 34 cents per share, down from $39.9 million, or 38 cents per share, in the fourth quarter of 2014.

Wauwatosa-based outdoor power equipment manufacturer Briggs & Stratton Corp. recently acquired all the outstanding shares of Billy Goat Industries Inc., a manufacturer of specialty turf equipment, for about $26 million in cash.

Menomonee Falls-based ZBB Energy Corp. plans to change its name to EnSync Inc., according to a proxy statement recently filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

The city of Milwaukee's Redevelopment Authority recently endorsed a plan to provide a $250,000 grant to pay for half of the cost to study the development feasibility of a lakefront site where Glendale-based Johnson Controls Inc. might build a new office building.

Members of the Badger Meter Inc. executive management team rang the Closing Bell on May 26 at the New York Stock Exchange in celebration of the company’s 110th anniversary.

FaB (Food and Beverage) Wisconsin has worked in collaboration with the Food Finance Institute at the University of Wisconsin Extension and the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) to create FaBcap, an accelerator grant program.

Milwaukee-based The Oilgear Company will shut down manufacturing operations by Aug. 1, affecting approximately 45 production and support employees.