Manufacturing

In a continued effort to attract new riders, Harley-Davidson is tapping into a market centered on offering consumers the same sense of thrill and adventure the company says comes with riding a motorcycle.

Kenosha-based Snap-on Inc. has acquired UK-based Cognitran Ltd. for approximately $31 million, the company announced Thursday. Cognitran provides Software as...

The owners of Iron Town Harley-Davidson in New Berlin are negotiating with two potential ownership groups interested in buying the currently closed dealership, an attorney for the owners told a judge Wednesday.

An affiliate of Milwaukee-based Sellars Absorbent Materials Inc. has raised more than three-quarters of the $12.1 million in debt, options and securities the company is looking to raise, according to a securities filing.

Even with all the changes to Foxconn Technology Group’s plans for its Mount Pleasant campus, the executive chairman of WEC Energy Group says there is still a possibility the utility would at least partially meet the company’s energy needs with a large scale solar array at the site.

The chief executives of Komatsu Mining Corp., Twin Disc Inc. and Badger Meter Inc. will headline the ninth annual BizTimes Next Generation Manufacturing Summit on Oct. 9.

The Wisconsin manufacturing sector maintained its ‘B’ grade in Ball State University’s annual industry scorecard, but the state did see declines in its global reach and expected liability gap grades.

Racine-based Modine Manufacturing Co. plans to sell its stake in Nikkei Heat Exchanger Co. Ltd., a joint venture with Japanese firm Nippon Light Metal Co. Ltd.

Johnson Controls International plc has set aside $140 million to address to environmental cleanup of human-made chemicals at its facilities in Marinette, Wisconsin.

Eight companies have been awarded around $15 million in Foxconn construction contracts for work on the company’s power substation on its Mount Pleasant campus.