Manufacturing

The common stock for Glendale-based Johnson Controls Inc. last week reached a new 52-week high of $40.06, above its previous high of $38.33.

Milwaukee-based Badger Meter Inc. reported record second quarter net sales of $88.3 million, up 7.8 percent from $82.0 million for the same period a year ago.

The Paranet Group, a Milwaukee-based manufacturing trade group, will host its 2013 golf outing at Ozaukee Country Club, 10823 N. River Road in Mequon, on Monday, August 12, from 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Private manufacturing companies in Wisconsin pay less than their Midwest counterparts, according to the most recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages.

We have just passed the five-year mark for this column. In an effort to understand where we started, I have revisited and updated my first BizTimes Dispatches From China column as if I was writing it for the first time. As the French say, "The more things change, the more they stay the same."

Swing and a ground ball to third… the runner sprints toward first, while the first baseman rushes to beat him to the bag.

Milwaukee-based Badger Meter Inc. reported record second quarter net sales of $88.3 million, up 7.8 percent from $82.0 million for the same period a year ago.

Total Quality Plastics Inc. in North Prairie has closed its doors, leaving all 32 employees out of work.

The Manitowoc Company Inc. announced that Robert Hund will assume the role of president of Manitowoc's Foodservice segment, effective Aug. 1.

Harley-Davidson Inc. has announced that John Fogerty and Uncle Kracker have been added to the entertainment lineup for the company's 110th anniversary celebration to be held over Labor Day weekend.