Manufacturing

Roadrunner Transportation Systems Inc., a Cudahy-based asset-light transportation and logistics service provider, reported fiscal fourth quarter net income of $9.9 million, or 31 cents per share, up from $7.2 million, or 23 cents per share, in the same period a year ago.

Milwaukee-based Briggs & Stratton Corp. announced today the opening of a wholly owned subsidiary, Briggs & Stratton Malaysia SDN BHD.

U.S. automobile sales rose in October, despite the sales lost to Hurricane Sandy over the past week.

The Milwaukee-area manufacturing sector continued its decline in October, according to a report released today by the Institute for Supply Management-Milwaukee.

The common stock shares of Generac Holdings Inc. skyrocketed $5.61 to trade at $33.94 per share this morning as investors speculated that demand will grow for the Waukesha company’s portable generators in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.

Koss Corp., the Milwaukee-based high-fidelity headphone company, reported fiscal first quarter net income of $366,153, or 5 cents per share, up from $280,597, or 4 cents per share, in the same period a year ago.

Getting your profits out of China ironically begins before you have made any. The assumption in China seems to be that any business coming here needs to be very specific about every detail of what they intend to do.

Racine-based Twin Disc Inc. reported fiscal first quarter net earnings of $1.3 million, or 11 cents per share down from record earnings of $9.6 million, or 83 cents per share, in the same period a year ago.

Kenosha-based Jockey International Inc. announced the appointment of Byron Norfleet as president and chief operating officer.

Milwaukee-based Harley-Davidson Inc. reported third quarter net income of $134.0 million, or 59 cents per share, down from $183.6 million, or 78 cents per share, as the company restructured its production process at its largest plant in York, Pa.