Manufacturing

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.

Grant Van Driest was a fledgling winemaker when he decided to try his hand crafting his preferred drink, vodka, from scratch.

In response to U.S. stocks tumbling and fears of an economic slowdown in China, presidential hopeful Gov. Scott Walker said Monday that President Barack Obama should show “some backbone” and not meet next month with the president of China — a country that also is a top trading partner with Wisconsin.

Focus on Energy has announced plans to offer approximately $6.4 million in anaerobic digester funds for Wisconsin small dairy farms. Small farms are defined as fewer than 700 cattle. According to Focus on Energy, the program will help bridge the gap between the state’s dairy majority and access to locally-produced energy, organic products and manure management.

Milwaukee-based Olympus Group plans to expand its corporate headquarters and add 50 jobs in Milwaukee over the next three years.

Seda North America plans to build a 125,000-square-foot addition to its facility in Mt. Pleasant. Including the cost of equipment, the expansion cost is estimated at $24.5 million.

Milwaukee-based Kangaroo Brands Inc., a manufacturer of specialty breads and frozen handheld sandwiches, recently spent more than $1 million to convert 2,500-square-feet of storage space into production space.

Indian motorcycle manufacturer Royal Enfield plans to establish its North American headquarters in the 101-year-old Mitchell Leather Factory & Retail Store building in Milwaukee's Historic Third Ward.

Despite a spate of dry weather, the state’s corn and soybean crops are progressing ahead of the five-year average, according to the latest data from National Agricultural Statistics Service.