Manufacturing

Milwaukee-based Briggs & Stratton Corporation has promoted Mark Schwertfeger to senior vice president and chief financial officer, effective today, as his predecessor, David Rodgers, ascends to senior vice president and president, Engines Group, at the company.

Milwaukee ranks highest in the nation in manufacturing job growth, according to a new report by the New York City-based statistics firm Wanted Analytics.

Wisconsin's cranberry growers have predicted a record year for the crop, which would put the state at the top of national production.

The Oilgear Company notified state officials that it plans to shut down manufacturing operations at its Milwaukee facility by Dec. 31. The company said it anticipates permanently laying off approximately 70 professional and technical employees.

Ariens Co. said Tuesday it will invest more than $9 million in its research and development facility over the next three years.

Germantown-based Basic Metals Inc. plans to open a 26,000-square-foot manufacturing and distribution center in Goodyear, Ariz. Basic Metals is an independently-owned aluminum service center and supplier.

Racine-based Johnson Outdoors Inc. today reported higher sales and profits for its fiscal third quarter.

Titan Spine, a Mequon-based medical device surface technology company, today announced that it has achieved more than 50 percent sales revenue growth from Jan. 1 through June 30, compared to the same period in 2014. Titan Spine attributes the growth to “the ongoing rapid surgeon adoption” of its titanium spinal interbody fusion devices.

At Johnsonville Sausage, turning a Sheboygan delicacy into an international brand is all about getting the little things right.

Compo Steel Products Inc., a metal fabricating facility in Milwaukee, is requesting a $1.4 million loan from the Milwaukee Economic Development Corp.