Banking & Finance

Is the merger of Journal Communications Inc. and The E.W. Scripps Company good for Milwaukee?

Colliersville, Tenn.-based Helena Chemical Company recently acquired Millard Feed Mill in Walworth County for $3.4 million, according to state records.

Oak Creek-based Master Lock Co. LLC has acquired Sentry Safe, a personal safe and protective security container manufacturer, for $117.5 million.

Brookfield-based Fiserv Inc. reported second quarter net income of $166 million, or 65 cents per share, up from $152 million, or 56 cents per share, in the second quarter of 2013.

Milwaukee-based Rockwell Automation Inc. reported fiscal third quarter net income of $199.7 million, or $1.43 per share, down from $203.7 million, or $1.45 per share, in the same period a year ago.

Milwaukee-based Wisconsin Energy Corp. today reported second quarter net income of $133.0 million, or 58 cents per share, up from $119.0 million, or 52 cents per share for the period a year ago.

Racine-based Johnson Financial Group has appointed Kevin Tan as chief investment officer.

Oshkosh Corp. today reported fiscal third quarter net income of $105.1 million, down from $148.7 million in the third quarter of 2013.

Milwaukee-based Strattec Security Corp.’s stock, which trades on the Nasdaq with the “STRT” ticker symbol, has been added to both the Russell 2000 Index and the Russell 3000 Index, which are indexes that are constructed to provide board based benchmarks for performance of many U.S. equities by market capitalization.

Milwaukee-based Sensient Technologies Corp. reported second quarter net earnings of $29.1 million, or 59 cents per share, down from $32.3 million, or 65 cents per share, in the second quarter of 2013.