Manufacturing
Get the latest news on manufacturing companies, innovation, and economic impact across southeastern Wisconsin.
Manufacturing Matters! promotes industry
The Wisconsin Manufacturing Extension Partnership will host its annual Manufacturing Matters! Conference on Thursday, Feb. 27, from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Hyatt Regency Milwaukee, 333 W. Kilbourn Ave. in Milwaukee.
Johnson Controls sells automotive electronics business
Glendale-based Johnson Controls Inc. has agreed to sell its automotive electronics business to Visteon Corp. for $265 million.
AmeriSign changes name to Brilliant DPI
Glendale-based AmeriSign & Graphics, a full-service sign, design, digital imaging and offset printing company, announced that it has changed its name to Brilliant DPI.
CEOs optimistic about 2014
Sixty-five percent of Wisconsin chief executive officers expect moderate state economic growth in the first half of the year, according to a recent survey by Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce
Paranet surveying area manufacturers
The Paranet Group, a Milwaukee-based manufacturing development organization, is polling area manufacturers about the past year in its 2013 End of Year Manufacturing Survey.
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Brady appoints Miller to CTO
Milwaukee-based Brady Corp. has named John Miller senior vice president and chief technology officer.
Super Steel promotes leaders
Milwaukee-based Super Steel LLC has shifted several leaders within the contract manufacturing company to support its ongoing business growth.
Charting a new direction: Wandell kicks Harley back into gear
Keith Wandell, new to his position as chief executive officer and president of Harley-Davidson Inc. in 2009, faced horrendous business conditions. After 20 years of unbridled success, H-D's business landscape shifted as the recession moved into high gear. Credit became virtually impossible to secure from conventional lenders; bike foreclosures were at an all time high; residual value, a hallmark of the Harley-Davidson brand, plummeted from 85 percent to 60 percent.
Cargo volume climbs at Port of Milwaukee
Total tonnage moving through the Port of Milwaukee in 2013 was expected to reach 2.7 million metric tons, according to a recent report. That is a significant increase from 2 million tons shipped through the Port in 2012.
