Manufacturing

For the fifth straight year, Milwaukee-based Harley-Davidson Inc. was the No. 1 seller of new street motorcycles (all engine sizes) in the United States to young adults ages, 18-34, women, African-Americans and Hispanics, as well as Caucasian men ages 35 plus. The newly available data from Polk shows that Harley-Davidson experienced a double-digit market share gain from 2008 to 2012 in the U.S. with these customer groups.

Over the years, Milwaukee has been called the brewing capital of the world, the toolbox of the world and most recently, the freshwater capital of the world. But it can also add another moniker to its mantel. It is the spice capital of the world.

Mequon-based Kendall Packaging Corp. will break ground on a 56,000-square-foot expansion to its plant in Jefferson on April 26.

The manufacturing sector has some of the greatest potential for recycling and is a key contributor to establishing the recovered materials economy of the future. However, it is also prone to delaying implementation of a recycling program or simply not realizing its full benefits.

Kenosha-based tool and equipment manufacturer Snap-On Inc. has formed partnerships with more than 70 technical schools across the U.S. to offer Snap-On Certifications in several disciplines.

Briggs & Stratton Corp. today reported fiscal third quarter net income of $38.5 million, or 78 cents per share, down from $39.9 million, or 80 cents per share, in the same period a year ago.

UAW Local 469 members at Master Lock will hold an informational picket near the company's plant in Milwaukee on Friday, April 19 at the corner of North 32nd and Center streets to protest the company's current contract offer. The action is not a strike and the union said it is encouraging members to continue working.

Kenosha-based tool and equipment manufacturer Snap-On Inc. today reported first quarter net earnings of $82.8 million, or $1.40 per diluted share, up 16.6 percent from net earnings of $71 million, or $1.2 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2012.

Mequon-based Kendall Packaging Corp. will break ground on a 56,000-square-foot expansion to its plant in Jefferson on April 26.

On a trade mission to China, Gov. Scott Walker announced that the Ginseng Board of Wisconsin has signed an agreement with a Chinese medicine company to use the Trademark Seal on their purchases of Wisconsin ginseng from the Ginseng & Herb Coop over the next ten years.