Manufacturing
Get the latest news on manufacturing companies, innovation, and economic impact across southeastern Wisconsin.
MetalTek acquires Florida fabricator
Waukesha-based MetalTek International has acquired Lakeland, Fla.-based industrial metal fabrication and machining company Specialty Maintenance and Construction Inc.
Auto sales skyrocket
Pent-up demand because of aging automobiles has been helping to drive auto sales for months.
Tickets for Harley celebration will go on sale soon
Tickets to Harley-Davidson Inc.'s 110th anniversary celebration will go on sale this month.
Generac withdraws secondary stock offering
Waukesha-based Generac Holdings Inc. announced that due to market conditions, the secondary offering of shares of the company's common stock by certain selling stockholders is being withdrawn from the marketplace.
Lubar & Co. acquires Marinette manufacturer
Milwaukee-based Lubar & Co. announced it has acquired Marinette-based ChemDesign Inc.
Fiat to merge brands with Case-New Holland
Fiat Industrial S.p.A. and CNH Global N.V. announced they have entered into a definitive merger agreement to combine the businesses of Fiat Industrial and CNH, creating a new company that so far is being called NewCo.
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New Glarus Brewing president visits White House
New Glarus Brewing co-founder and president Deborah Carey was among a group of small business owners who met with President Barack Obama on Wednesday in the White House, where she praised Obama for his work on health care and urged him to consider higher taxes for investors.
Ag products spur growth in Wisconsin exports
Wisconsin's exports totaled $17.4 billion from January to September, which is an increase of 6.4 percent over the same period in 2011, according to a new report by the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) and the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC).
Johnson Outdoors caps strong year
Johnson Outdoors Inc. reported a net loss for the fiscal fourth quarter of $3.2 million, or 32 cents per share, compared with net income of $17.3 million, or $1.77 per share, in the same period a year ago.
Alpha Source sends gifts to needy children
Milwaukee medical equipment parts distributor Alpha Source Inc. has assembled 100 gifts that will be sent to children globally through Operation Christmas Child, a project of international relief nonprofit Samaritan’s Purse.