Manufacturing

Kenosha-based ASYST Technologies LLC was selected as the 2015 Business of the Year for the 2015 Kenosha County Business Excellence Awards, the Kenosha Area Business Alliance (KABA) and the Kenosha Area Chamber of Commerce announced.

Waukesha-based Hydro-Thermal Corp. recently opened a second facility down the street from its main 36,000-square-foot facility at 400 Pilot Court.

As a result of Johnson Controls' recent decision to pursue spinning off its automotive business into a separate publicly traded company, 197 employees could be affected.

Kenosha-based ASYST Technologies LLC was selected as the 2015 Business of the Year for the 2015 Kenosha County Business Excellence Awards, the Kenosha Area Business Alliance (KABA) and the Kenosha Area Chamber of Commerce announced.

Spectrum Resources Inc., a supplier of print and marketing communication services, has moved from its 16,200-square-foot New Berlin headquarters to a 29,000-square-foot headquarters in Muskego. The new corporate address is W160 S6369 Commerce Drive.

GOP presidential candidate Scott Walker renewed his call Wednesday for President Barack Obama to cancel an official state visit with the president of China, saying the move would not hurt trade with states like Iowa, where he was spending the day campaigning, or Wisconsin.

The Department of Defense awarded Allied Mechanical Wisconsin a $9.9 million defense contract to make 500-pound cast iron practice bombs for the U.S. Air Force.

It was easy to find the drones on display at the Wisconsin Farm Technology Days at the Statz Bros. dairy operation Tuesday because at least one was usually hovering over the 70-acre site that showcases just about every type and brand of farm machinery.

Actuant Corp., a Menomonee Falls-based diversified industrial company, announced today that former president and chief executive officer Robert Arzbaecher is returning to the role effective immediately. He will serve in that position in the interim while the company searches for a new president and CEO.

The Northeast Wisconsin Manufacturing Alliance will present six companies, four educators and three educational organizations with Excellence in Manufacturing/K-12 Partnerships Awards during its annual awards dinner in October at the KI Convention Center.