Manufacturing

Kenosha Beef International Ltd. is recalling approximately 89,235 pounds of pork sausage patty products that may be contaminated with extraneous materials, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service.

Milwaukee-based mining equipment manufacturer Joy Global Inc. continues to face major headwinds with the slumping mining industry.

Waterford-based HyPro Inc. notified state officials that it will be shutting down its Whitewater facility at 840 Executive Drive. It expects to lay off approximately 62 employees on or after the close of the business on Nov. 2.

The board of directors of MillerCoors LLC named Gavin Hattersley chief executive officer effective immediately. Hattersley, 52, has served as interim CEO since July 1, following former CEO Tom Long's retirement on June 30.

Glendale-based Johnson Controls Inc. will sell its federal security integration business to Springfield, Va.-based Versar Inc. The companies had previously been in a joint venture.

Milwaukee-based Brady Corp. announced a fiscal fourth quarter net loss of $39.4 million, or 77 cents per share, compared with a net loss of $110.4 million, or $1.89 per share, in the fourth quarter of 2014.

Some studies say that happy cows produce more milk and California has claimed for years that its cows are happiest, but new data are proving that Wisconsin’s dairy industry is becoming the bomb for bovines as the Golden State struggles through an epic drought.

The plunging price of oil is forcing a Texas-based company to idle its frack sand processing plant in the city.

The balance owing on a $2 million loan -- made to Palmer Johnson Yachts Inc. given to help the firm emerge from bankruptcy in 2007 – was discussed at the Door County Board Finance Committee this week.

Appvion Inc. has announced a new name, as well as additional changes, for its high-speed inkjet offering, Triumph High-Speed Inkjet Papers.