Manufacturing
Get the latest news on manufacturing companies, innovation, and economic impact across southeastern Wisconsin.
Pleasant Prairie-based Fair Oaks Foods expanding into Iowa with new bacon facility
Pleasant Prairie-based Fair Oaks Foods is once again expanding, this time with the construction of a new fully cooked bacon facility in Davenport, Iowa.
Husco’s $113 million yearly contract cancelled as client shifts focus to EV work
A little over a month since Waukesha-based Husco International, Inc. announced it had been awarded a $113 million yearly contract, the largest in the manufacturer’s history, the company has now announced that contract is cancelled.
Sentry Equipment acquires Utah firm
Oconomowoc-based Sentry Equipment, a global provider of representative sampling and analysis technologies, has acquired West Jordan, Utah-based Rebuild-it Service Group (RSG). RSG is a rebuilder and installer of clarifier drives and thickeners for municipal wastewater treatment applications.
Enerpac expecting port challenges, but not seeing signs of a slowdown
Executives at Menomonee Falls-based Enerpac Tool Group are expecting to see continued challenges and disruptions in their supply chains, but they are yet to see signs of a slowdown in business.
Century Springs facility in Wauwatosa now producing Alkaline88 water
Genesee Depot-based Century Springs, a bottled water and filtration service company with a co-packing warehouse located in Wauwatosa, has begun production of Alkaline88 water. Alkaline 88 is a product of Scottsdale, Arizona-based The Alkaline Water Company Inc. The company is the largest independent alkaline water producer in the country. Century Springs and The Alkaline Water Company officially entered into a co-packing agreement at the start of the year.
Zurn completes acquisition of Elkay Manufacturing
Milwaukee-based Zurn Water Solutions Corp. has completed its planned acquisition of Downers Grove, Illinois-based Elkay Manufacturing Company.
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Glendale-based car battery maker Clarios revives plans for IPO
Almost a year since Glendale-based Clarios announced and then quickly postponed plans for an initial public offering (IPO), the car battery maker has revived those plans.
$2 million in DWD grants to provide training for 286 southeastern Wisconsin workers
The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development on Thursday announced $2 million in worker training grants, including four grants for southeastern Wisconsin companies that will support training for up to 286 workers in the region.
Region’s manufacturing growth rebounded in June
There may be growing concern about a downturn in the economy in other sectors, but the latest Marquette-ISM Report on Manufacturing suggests strong growth in the southeastern Wisconsin manufacturing sector.
Greendale-based The Kinetic Co. acquired by Las Vegas-based company
Greendale-based The Kinetic Co., Inc. has been acquired by Live Ventures Inc., a Las Vegas-based diversified holding company.
