Manufacturing

A group representing Wisconsin Harley-Davidson motorcycle enthusiasts and state business leaders have announced a major legislative initiative to rename Wisconsin's stretch of U.S. Highway 45 the Harley-Davidson Heritage Highway of Honor.

Milwaukee-based Dohmen chief executive officer Cynthia LaConte announced thedonation of a building that had previously served as the West Bend headquarters for its Restat division.

Milwaukee-based Rexnord Corp. has acquired the assets of Micro Precision Gear Technology Ltd., a UK-based specialty precision aerospace gears manufacturer.

Milwaukee-based Briggs & Stratton Corp. reported a fiscal fourth quarter net loss of $55.0 million, or $1.17 per share, compared with a net loss of $8.4 million, or 18 cents per share, in the same period a year ago.

David Kohler, president of Kohler Co., has been named general chair of the 2015 PGA Championship, which will be held at Whistling Straits near Kohler.

Milwaukee-based Briggs & Stratton Corp. reported a fiscal fourth quarter net loss of $55.0 million, or $1.17 per share, compared with a net loss of $8.4 million, or 18 cents per share, in the same period a year ago.

Milwaukee-based Harley-Davidson Inc. hosted an analyst meeting today, in conjunction with the debut of its 2014 motorcycles during the company's annual dealer meeting in Denver, Colo.

Milwaukee manufacturing trade organization The Paranet Group will host Crisis Communication—What Keeps You Up at Night? from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Thursday at its headquarters, 10000 Innovation Drive in Milwaukee.

The Wisconsin Manufacturing Extension Partnership is collecting responses from manufacturers across the state for the 2013 Next Generation Manufacturing Study.

A complaint filed by a union member against Palermo Villa Inc. in March, which could have delayed a union vote there, has been withdrawn.