Manufacturing

London-based professional services firm Ernst & Young LLP has named Aaron Jagdfeld as winner of the Entrepreneur of the Year 2012 Award for the manufacturing category in the Upper Midwest.

Kelly L. Rudy has been promoted to vice president of operations at The Paranet Group Inc.

Greenwood, Wis.-based Grassland Dairy Products Inc. said it plans to double its milk plant capacity to churn more butter and dairy products.

Plano Molding Company of Plano, Ill. has acquired Frabill Inc. of Jackson. Corporate Financial Advisors of Milwaukee represented Frabill in the transaction.

Cargill Inc. has acquired the global Envirotemp FR3 fluid business and brand from Waukesha-based Cooper Power Systems Inc.

Menomonee Falls-based ZBB Energy Corp., a leading developer of intelligent, renewable energy power platforms, said it has completed its previously announced underwritten public offering of 31.6 million shares of its common stock at a price to the public of 38 cents per share.

The Fisher-Barton Group of Waukesha has acquired Lund Precision Products Ltd., Ireland, from Lund Precision Group.

The U.S. Department of Labor announced a $2,055,188 grant to assist about 755 workers affected by the closure of four companies in Wisconsin's manufacturing sector: Joerns Healthcare Inc. of Stevens Point, SNE Enterprises Inc. of Mosinee, Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. of Two Rivers, and Wausau Paper Printing and Writing LLC of Brokaw.

Milwaukee-based Lakefront Brewery Inc. was awarded seven medals at the Los Angeles International Commercial Beer Competition.

Milwaukee metal fabrication contract manufacturer Super Steel LLC will host a job fair on Saturday, July 14, from 8 a.m. to noon.