Manufacturing

Menomonee Falls-based Herker Industries, which specializes in precision machining, contract welding and mechanical assembly, has hired David Barta as...

New Berlin-based Midland Plastics Inc., a distributor of plastic stock shapes and a manufacturer of plastic custom components, plans to build a 40,000-square-foot addition to its 75,500-square-foot facility at 5405 S. Westridge Court.

Two clients of Butler-based medical device components and assemblies manufacturer MRPC have returned their manufacturing operations to the United States from China.

Racine-based Johnson Outdoors Inc., a global leader in innovative outdoor recreation equipment, has appointed Casey Sheahan and Katherine Button Bell as independent directors, expanding the board's size to eight members.

SEEK Careers/Staffing Inc. is scheduled to host a safety summit on Thursday from 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. The event, which will be held at SEEK's Grafton corporate headquarters, 1160 Opportunity Drive, is a moderated panel discussion on building a successful safety culture.

Glendale-based multi-industrial firm Johnson Controls Inc. announced today a significant reorganization of its Building Efficiency business that includes the succession of a new division president. The company said the move was made to better align the division with the company's long-term strategies and to position it for profitable global growth.

Pewaukee-based Waukesha County Technical College is extending the deadline to raise $2 million for a new Integrated Manufacturing Center to Tuesday, Sept. 30. The previous deadline was Sept. 8.

Milwaukee-based Palermo's Pizza will be donating more than 50,000 pizzas to food banks across the country, including one in Milwaukee, during the company's 50,000 Pizza Giveaway for Our 50th Anniversary campaign. In partnership with key grocery retailers, the national frozen pizza manufacturer will tour the country, marking each donation with an event at local grocery stores across the Midwest and southern regions of the U.S., as well as at the Fort Bragg military base.

Two clients of Butler-based medical device components and assemblies manufacturer MRPC have returned their manufacturing operations to the United States from China.

Milwaukee-based Brady Corp. today reported a fiscal 2014 net loss of $110.4 million, compared to a loss of $177.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2013.