Manufacturing

Houston-based Tall Tree Foods today announced the acquisition of Milwaukee-based Klement Sausage Co. Inc.

Milwaukee-based Brady Corp. today announced that it has completed the first phase of the previously announced two-step divestiture of its European and Asian Die-Cut businesses to Boyd Corp., a provider of specialty material-based environmental and energy management solutions. Brady announced in February that it reached an agreement to sell its Die-Cut business to Boyd Corp. in a two-step process.

The frigid winter weather at the start of this year helped freeze earnings for Milwaukee-based shoe manufactuer Weyco Group Inc.

Waukesha-based Generac Holdings Inc. today reported first quarter net income of $34.7 million, or 50 cents per share, down from $50.7 million, or 73 cents per share, for the same period of 2013.

Wisconsin companies that export products or services globally or would like to learn how to export are invited to send executives to attend the Wisconsin International Trade Conference to be held on Tuesday, May 13, at the Wisconsin Center in Milwaukee.

Milwaukee-based Klement's Sausage Co. is for sale and could be sold as soon as today.

Wisconsin's overall exports were flat at about $23.1 billion in 2013, virtually unchanged from the year before.

Milwaukee Electric Tool Corp., the Brookfield-based subsidiary of Hong Kong-based Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd., is in the process of acquiring Mukwonago-based Empire Level.

Two companies in the Village of Jackson in Washington County are planning expansions.

The State of Wisconsin Claims Board will consider a $65.9 million claim filed by Talgo Inc. at its Wednesday, April 30 meeting.