Manufacturing

The nonprofit organization GPS Education Partners was presented with $487,000 in funding from the AT&T Aspire program during an event held today at Capitol Stampings Corp. in Milwaukee.

The Council of Small Business Executives recently unveiled its list of the “Fastest Five” companies.

Milwaukee-based private equity firm Generation Growth Capital Inc. has acquired St. Lucie, Fla.-based Atlantic Precision Inc.

Manufacturing activity in southeastern Wisconsin and northern Illinois saw an uptick in growth in September, according to a new report.

A groundbreaking ceremony was held last Thursday to celebrate the start of construction of a 68,000-square-foot plant for Solaris Inc. in the Menomonee Valley Industrial Center.

Waukesha-based Generac Holdings Inc., a designer and manufacturer of generators and other small engine powered products, has acquired Bismarck, N.D.-based MAC Inc. and its related entities.

A groundbreaking ceremony will be held on Wednesday to celebrate the start of construction of a new 100,000-square-foot facility for EmbedTek at N7 W23700 Bluemound Road, near the Waukesha County Airport.

Waukesha-based DUECO Inc., the largest privately owned provider of Terex Utilities and Terex Hi-Ranger bucket trucks, digger derricks, cranes, stringing and tension equipment and utility trailers in the nation, has announced two promotions.

New Berlin-based ACS Group, a manufacturer of auxiliary equipment for the plastics industry, has hired Bob Andress as vice president of operations to support the company’s efforts to meet customers’ growing needs in the AEC, Cumberland and Sterling brands.

Glendale-based Johnson Controls Inc. and the World Resources Institute, a global research organization, have announced the creation of the Building Efficiency Initiative to support and accelerate energy efficiency action in cities.