Manufacturing
Get the latest news on manufacturing companies, innovation, and economic impact across southeastern Wisconsin.
Popcorn and confectionery maker seeking to quadruple footprint with move to Glendale
Milwaukee-based popcorn and confectionery maker What's Poppin' Inc. plans to quadruple its footprint with a move into and expansion of an office and warehouse facility on North Flint Road in Glendale.
Quad sells Kentucky book plant, still working on sale of others
Sussex-based Quad/Graphics Inc. has sold its Versailles, Kentucky book manufacturing plant to Minnesota-based CJK Group Inc.
Wisconsin exports are down nearly $900 million this year
Wisconsin exports declined by 25% in May and are now down nearly 10% for the first five months of the year, according to new data from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Milwaukee Tool’s planned technology center in Menomonee Falls to be used for product testing, demonstrations
The first new facility that Brookfield-based Milwaukee Electric Tool Corp. intends to build at its planned multi-purpose campus in Menomonee Falls will be used to test its products and showcase them to hundreds of visitors a day, according to documents filed with the village.
Southeastern Wisconsin manufacturing continued to contract in June
There was little change in the direction of the southeastern Wisconsin manufacturing sector in June, according to the latest Marquette-ISM Report on Manufacturing.
Power Test acquires Taylor Dynamometer
Sussex-based Power Test Inc. has acquired Milwaukee-based Taylor Dynamometer in a deal that brings together two local competitors in the powertrain testing market.
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From concept to completion: Monterey Mills’ face masks
Janesville-based Monterey Mills pivoted its manufacturing capabilities in a five-week period to produce 65,000 masks daily for medical personnel...
By the numbers: Shur-Line plans to eliminate 93 jobs
Shur-Line plans to end manufacturing operations at its St. Francis facility by the end of the year, which will...
Briggs & Stratton production change will also eliminate 120 temp jobs
Briggs & Stratton’s decision to move production of a number of product lines to facilities in New York State will result in the elimination of 120 jobs for employees of the staffing firm Adecco.
Construction begins on third building at Sturtevant’s Enterprise Business Park
New York-based real estate investor and developer Ashley Capital LLC has broken ground on its third industrial building at the Enterprise Business Park in Sturtevant.