Manufacturing

Sheboygan-based Rockline Industries, one of the world's largest private-label manufacturers of consumer wet wipes and coffee filters, has announced that it has acquired a 240,000-square-foot facility on a 30-acre site in Russellville, Ark. to continue its expansion plans.

Milwaukee-based Sensient Technologies Corp. has hired Sam Lteif as president of its flavors business.

Nannette “Nan” Gardetto will receive the 2014 BizTimes Woman Executive of the Year Award.

The 2014 Governor’s Trailblazer Awards for Women in Business were presented to 12 woman-owned Wisconsin businesses today.

Exemplary business leaders from across the state, including several from local companies, will be honored at the 2014 Wisconsin Business Hall of Fame induction ceremony and benefit dinner tomorrow.

Milwaukee-based mining equipment manufacturer Joy Global Inc. has agreed to acquire certain assets of Ontario-based Mining Technologies International Inc. for $46.5 million.

The 2014 BizTimes M&A Forum will be held on Friday, May 2, to offer professional insight for those who are considering buying or selling a business. The forum will take place from 7:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Milwaukee Marriott Downtown in Milwaukee.

Thermo Fisher Scientific is permanently closing its Brown Deer facility, affecting 54 employees.

Milwaukee-based mining equipment manufacturer Joy Global Inc. has agreed to acquire certain assets of Ontario-based Mining Technologies International Inc. for $46.5 million.

Milwaukee-based Sensient Technologies Corp. has hired Sam Lteif as president of its flavors business.