Manufacturing

The ABB Group in New Berlin has started manufacturing a product, the Terra 51, that can fully recharge electric cars in as little as 15 minutes.

The 48th annual Wisconsin International Trade Conference will take place on Tuesday, May 8, at the Italian Community Center.

Spancrete, a Waukesha-based provider of building materials and precast concrete, today announced it will hire 30 new employees in the next 45 days to keep up with its expected workload over the next few months.

Milwaukee-based Weyco Group Inc. reported fiscal first quarter net earnings of $4.1 million, or 35 cents per share, up from $3.5 million, or 30 cents per share, in the same period a year ago.

The stock market gained ground today as a key U.S. manufacturing gauge showed continued improvement in production in April.

The Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce will host Lead and influence change—inside your company and in your community on Tuesday, May 1, from 7:30 to 9 a.m. at the Milwaukee Athletic Club, 758 N. Broadway in Milwaukee.

Top Floor Technologies, an industrial web development and Internet marketing company in New Berlin, has been recognized for its work at the Business Marketing Association Bell Awards.

Riding the recovery of the American automotive industry, Strattec Security Corp., a Milwaukee-based automotive parts supplier, reported fiscal third quarter net income of $2.7 million, or 82 cents per share, up from $55,000, or 2 cents per share, in the same period a year ago.

Koss Corp., the Milwaukee-based high-fidelity headphone company, reported fiscal third quarter net income of $896,715, or 12 cents per share, up from $640,962, or 9 cents per share, in the same period a year ago.

Badger Meter held its annual shareholder meeting Friday at Racine Federated Inc. in Racine, which the company acquired on January 31.