Manufacturing

Ajita Rajendra plans to retire from his role as executive chairman of Milwaukee-based A.O. Smith Corp. on May 1, the company announced Wednesday.

American Friction Welding has relocated its operations from the town of Brookfield to a new facility at 505 Northview Road in Waukesha.

Twin Disc’s products generally allow it to continue operating, but Batten said it is challenging to be productive with uncertainty from a number of sources.

An employee from Quad/Graphics’ West Allis facility passed away on April 8 from COVID-19, the Sussex-based company said in a statement Monday.

Angelic Bakehouse saw sales increase by 70% in March and would have sold even more bread if it could have kept up with customer demand.

In a normal year, this would be a slower part of the year for residential products at Waukesha-based generator maker Generac Holdings Inc.

Nearly 70% of the 580 employees working in Wisconsin for Foxconn and its subsidiaries at the end of 2019 started their current positions in the fourth quarter of last year, according to a BizTimes review of data the company submitted to state officials.

Foxconn Technology Group says it created more than the minimum 520 jobs required for it to earn any tax credits for 2019 under its $2.85 billion incentive package with the state of Wisconsin.

Zilber Property Group is planning to develop a nearly 105,500-square-foot industrial building in the Towne Corporate Park of Granville, on Milwaukee's far northwest side.

Rockwell Automation Inc. plans to give its manufacturing employees a one-time additional payment for their continued work during the coronavirus, even as the company cuts salaries for other employees.