Manufacturing

Milwaukee-based vehicle access control products manufacturer Strattec Security Corp. reported fiscal 2015 second quarter net income of $6.9 million, or $1.58 per share, up from $4.7 million, or $1.09 per share, in the second quarter of 2014.

Manufacturing activity in southeastern Wisconsin and northern Illinois grew more slowly in January, according to a new report.

Milwaukee-based Harley-Davidson Inc. today reported fourth quarter net income of $74.5 million, or 35 cents per share, down from $75.4 million, or 34 cents per share, in the fourth quarter of 2013.

Milwaukee-based Rockwell Automation Inc. today reported fiscal 2015 first quarter net income of $214.2 million, or $1.56 per share, up from $198.1 million, or $1.41 per share, in the first quarter of 2014.

Wisconsin cranberry production totaled 5.04 million barrels in 2014, down from 6.02 million barrels in 2013, according to a new report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Milwaukee-based sign manufacturer Poblocki Sign Co. has been acquired by Chicago-based merchant banking boutique TJM Capital Partners.

About 140 strength training machines made by JHTNA Manufacturing LLC of South Milwaukee are being recalled due to the handle attachment detaching during use.

Wauwatosa-based Briggs & Stratton Corp. reported fiscal 2015 second quarter net income of $6.9 million, or 15 cents per share, up from $702,000, or 1 cent per share, in the second quarter of 2014.

Glendale-based global multi-industrial firm Johnson Controls Inc. has reported fiscal 2015 first quarter net income of $546 million, or 76 cents per share, up from $502 million, or 69 cents per share, in the first quarter of 2014.