Manufacturing

A groundbreaking ceremony will be held today to celebrate the start of construction of a 68,000-square-foot plant for Solaris Inc. in the Menomonee Valley Industrial Center.
Solaris, a medical compression garment manufacturer, will move to the facility from its current location in West Allis.

The Northwest Side Community Development Corp. has received a $741,000 federal grant to help finance manufacturer HellermannTyton’s expansion of its facility at 6701-11 W. Good Hope Road in Milwaukee.

Milwaukee-based National Baking Co. Inc. has acquired Oak Creek-based Melody Cookies Inc.

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

On the heels of Koss Corp.’s announcement that it experienced a drop in sales and is halting production in Mexico, the company has released a new product, the BT540i Wireless Bluetooth headphone.

Wisconsin manufacturing companies added 5,796 jobs from July 2013 to July 2014, a 1 percent increase. It’s the third annual manufacturing jobs gain for the state, according to the 2015 Wisconsin Manufacturers Register.

Richco Structures will expand its Haven manufacturing facility, and parent company Richardson Industries will move its headquarters to a downtown Sheboygan Falls building.

Allis-Roller LLC has moved from its 43,000-square-foot facility at 9800 S. 60th St. in Franklin to a new 110,000-square-foot facility a quarter of a mile away at 5801 W. Franklin Dr. The company is leasing the building at an undisclosed price.

Racine-based S.C. Johnson has agreed to purchase the Sturtevant building being vacated by Sealed Air Corp.

Tom Cromwell, president of Kohler Engines since 2009, has assumed responsibility for Kohler Co.'s worldwide power operations. He will report directly to David Kohler, president and chief operating officer.