Manufacturing

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Coca-Cola has announced a $30 million investment and expansion of its bottling plant in Milwaukee at 11800 W. Brown Deer Road.

Gov. Scott Walker last week signed Senate Bill 335, which reimburses tuition costs for apprentices and their employers.

St. Francis-based flavors and seasonings manufacturer Wixon Inc. has hired Steve Padley as corporate chef.

Paul W. Jones, executive chairman of Milwaukee-based A.O. Smith Corp., has been named the National EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2013 Distribution and Manufacturing Award winner by Ernst & Young LLP.

Food and beverage companies are feeling more confident about the coming year’s performance, according to the Grant Thornton 2013 Global Food and Beverage study.

Coca-Cola will announce today a $30 million investment and expansion of its bottling plant in Milwaukee at 11800 W. Brown Deer Road.

Milwaukee-based Rockwell Automation Corp. today announced it has agreed to purchase Erlanger, Ky.-based Jacobs Automation, a provider of intelligent track motion control technology.

Allen Edmonds Corp. last week agreed to be acquired by an affiliate of Brentwood Associates, a Los Angeles-based private equity firm founded in 1972 with a track record of successful investments in growth-oriented consumer companies.

Milwaukee-based Briggs & Stratton Corp. unveiled its new 25-kilowatt, liquid-cooled standby generator, which is equipped with commercial-grade features and was designed with residential homes in mind.