Manufacturing
Caterpillar negotiations to resume
Caterpillar Inc. and United Steelworkers Local 1343 are scheduled to resume negotiations in South Milwaukee on Wednesday.
Manpower addresses skills gap
Milwaukee-based global workforce solutions company ManpowerGroup has advised manufacturers to solve the skills gap through collaborative industry groups.
Milwaukee manufacturing sector contracts
The Milwaukee-area manufacturing industry contracted in April, according to a monthly report from the Institute for Supply Management-Milwaukee.
BuySeasons lays off dozens of employees
New Berlin-based BuySeasons Inc., an online retailer and supplier of costumes, accessories and party supplies, issued layoff notices last week to between 90 and 100 employees, according to sources.
Demand for generators drives Generac profit surge
Profits for Waukesha-based Generac Holdings Inc. surged in the first quarter by 68.4 percent. The company today reported first quarter net income of $50.7 million, or 73 cents per share, compared to $30.1 million, or 44 cents per share for the first quarter of 2012.
CAT employees return to work without contract
Union members at Caterpillar Inc.’s South Milwaukee plant returned to work today and are waiting to hear whether the company will agree to continue negotiations for a new contract.
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South Milwaukee workers reject Caterpillar contract proposal
The United Steelworkers (USW) today said that members of Local 1343 in South Milwaukee rejected a proposed six-year labor agreement with Caterpillar Inc. and that the union will resume negotiations with the company for a new contract.
Despite defense cutbacks Oshkosh Corp. doubles Q2 profit
Despite U.S. Defense Department spending cutbacks Oshkosh Corp. today reported a surge in second quarter earnings. The company posted fiscal second quarter net income of $85.4 million, or 96 cents per diluted share, nearly twice the $42.8 million, or 47 cents per diluted share, in net income for the previous fiscal second quarter.
Cudahy manufacturer acquires Rhode Island firm
Global diversified manufacturer Handy & Harman Ltd. announced that Lucas-Milhaupt Inc., an indirect wholly owned subsidiary based in Cudahy, has acquired the assets of Wolverine Joining Technologies, a wholly owned subsidiary of Wolverine Tube.
Milwaukee manufacturing sector contracts
The Milwaukee-area manufacturing industry contracted in April, according to a monthly report from the Institute for Supply Management-Milwaukee.
