Manufacturing

Speculators wondering about which companies are bidding to acquire Allen Edmonds Shoe Corp. can cross Milwaukee-based Weyco Group Inc. off of the list of potential suitors.
 

Milwaukee-area manufacturing activity continued to grow in October, according to the latest report from the Institute for Supply Management-Milwaukee.

With the end of the Iraq War and the drawdown of troops in Afghanistan defense contractor Oshkosh Corp. today reported third quarter net income of $36.3 million, or 41 cents per share, down from $78.9 million, or 86 cents per share, in the same period a year ago.

Milwaukee-area manufacturing activity continued to grow in October, according to the latest report from the Institute for Supply Management-Milwaukee.

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Caterpillar Inc. announced it will close its Kilgore, Texas, plant and move some of the work to South Milwaukee by the end of the year.

Germantown-based Cambridge Major Laboratories Inc. (CML), a global leader in pharmaceutical API development and manufacturing, and AAIPharma Services Corp. today announced the appointment of Patrick Walsh as the chief executive officer of the merged company.

Glendale-based Johnson Controls Inc. today announced record fiscal fourth quarter net income and plans to explore strategic options for its Automotive Interiors business.

Milwaukee-based Garden-Fresh Foods Inc. is recalling 50 more tons of chicken and ham products over concerns of possible listeria contamination.

Milwaukee-based Prolitec Inc. has partnered with Rentokil Initial plc to broaden its reach in Europe, North America, South Africa and the Asia Pacific region.