Manufacturing

New Berlin-based Nassco Inc. has acquired of Messner Inc. of Madison.

Grafton-based Kapco Inc., which is projecting 20-percent annual sales growth in each of the next several years, is launching a new initiative to expand its vendor base and augment its growth.

Racine-based Modine Manufacturing Co. reported a fiscal second quarter net loss of $12.0 million, or 26 cents per share, compared with net earnings of $1.4 million, or 3 cents per share, in the same period a year ago.

Rexnord Corp. reported fiscal second quarter net income of $19.2 million, or 19 cents per share, up from $4.5 million, or 6 cents per share, in the same period a year ago.

Port Washington-based Allen Edmonds Shoe Corp. is receiving a $20 million loan from Green Bay-based Associated Banc-Corp for expansion plans that include a lease of 30,000 square feet of existing warehouse space in Port Washington and plans for two additional stores in China.

MillerCoors LLC today reported a 74-percent increase in quarterly profits, sparked by continued growth in its Coors Light and Tenth and Blake Beer Co. brands.

Menomonee Falls-based Magnetek Inc. announced it is expanding international distribution of its radio control products in China.

Briggs & Stratton Corp. announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Companhia Caetano Branco of Brazil for approximately $60 million, subject to post-closing adjustments.

Talgo Inc. has filed a lawsuit against the state of Wisconsin, alleging the state violated the commitments in a contract and has not paid for two high-speed trains that are sitting idle in the company's Milwaukee plant.

Milwaukee-based Briggs & Stratton Corp. has responded to Hurricane Sandy by providing powerless Long Island, N.Y., residents with hundreds of portable generators to power polling stations on Election Day.