Manufacturing
Get the latest news on manufacturing companies, innovation, and economic impact across southeastern Wisconsin.
MMAC economic gauge improves
Economic indicators for metro Milwaukee rebounded in February from a weak January performance, according to the latest monthly report by the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce (MMAC).
Corix Utilities to open Madison office
Wauwatosa-based Corix Utilities has been contracted by Itron to install the City of Madison Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) System.
Johnson Controls lands another hybrid battery contract
The United States Advanced Battery Consortium LLC (USABC), an organization whose members are Chrysler Group LLC, Ford Motor Company and General Motors, announced the award of a $5.48 million lithium-ion battery technology development contract to Glendale-based Johnson Controls Inc.
Briggs & Stratton to expand plant in Menomonee Falls
Briggs & Stratton Corp. announced that it will expand its service parts distribution center located in Menomonee Falls and move its parts distribution operations, which include the company's Simplicity and Snapper branded parts, from McDonough, Ga., to Wisconsin.
WMEP to host Manufacturing Matters! conference
The Wisconsin Manufacturing Extension Partnership will host its Manufacturing Matters! conference on May 9, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the Frontier Airlines Center in Milwaukee.
SPX expands Transformer Solutions facility
SPX Corp. revealed its newly completed manufacturing facility addition in Waukesha last week.
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BizTimes Morning Headlines: Mexican company to acquire J.L. French
Sheboygan-based J.L. French Automotive Castings Inc has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Tenedora Nemak S.A. de C. V. (“Nemak”), a subsidiary of ALFA, S.A.B. de C.V.
Weiland retires after 25 years at Hydro-Thermal
Roger Weiland, chief financial officer at Waukesha-based Hydro-Thermal Corp., is retiring. His last day of work as a full time employee for the company is Friday, April. 13. He started as a controller at the company in 1986 and was later promoted to chief financial officer.
Manufacturing is key to economic recovery
Barack Obama and his Republican challengers don't agree about much, but they do agree the U.S. economy can't be turned around, and middle class prosperity saved, without a strong contribution from manufacturing.
Rockwell declares dividend
Milwaukee-based industrial automation and information company Rockwell Automation declared a quarterly dividend of 42.5 cents per share on its common stock.
