Manufacturing

Wauwatosa-based Briggs & Stratton is a few weeks away from beginning previously announced layoffs at its Burleigh facility located at 3300 N. 124th St.

Menomonee Falls-based JAX Inc., a manufacturer of industrial lubricants, plans to open a second area facility, in Franklin.

A federal lawsuit filed against Harley-Davidson in Wisconsin’s Eastern District Court this week seeks to recover any damages consumers...

Franksville-based All Integrated Solutions (AIS), a value-added distributor of industrial fasteners and components, MRO supplies, and assembly tools, has acquired Holtsville, New York-based Tower Fasteners, a fastener distributor and manufacturer of electronic hardware.

Milwaukee Tool hosted a celebration Wednesday for the opening of its newest manufacturing plant, located in West Bend, marking the first time the company has done manufacturing work in the state since the mid-2000s.

The Milwaukee Tool business saw its sales increase 25.8% in the first half of the year.

Mount Pleasant-based InSinkErator, a manufacturer of food waste disposers and instant hot water dispensers for home and commercial use, has been acquired by Benton Harbor, Michigan-based home appliance manufacturer Whirlpool Corp. in a $3 billion all-cash transaction.

Kenosha-based SoFresh, Inc. has raised another $3.3 million that will be used to support the company as it ventures into new food markets. That’s according to an Aug. 2 SEC filing that shows SoFresh has raised a total of $5.6 million over its lifetime.

Following a December oil spill that occurred at Komatsu Mining Corp.’s facility at 4400 W. National Ave. in West Milwaukee, the company has entered the final stage of wrapping up their cleanup project with the DNR.

Generac Power Systems continues to post strong gains in sales and profitability.