Manufacturing

Since Paul Stangl became president of Radiant Electric Heat in 2009, he has moved the heater manufacturer to a much larger facility and tripled the number of employees.

Most of the media coverage of President Barack Obama’s recent tour of the Master Lock Company’s Milwaukee plant focused on his speech.

Nate Kogler has been promoted to group product manager at Bradley Corp. in Menomonee Falls.

The Wisconsin Manufacturing Extension Partnership will host a Manufacturing Matters! Conference on Wednesday, May 9, at the Frontier Airlines Center in Milwaukee.

Harold M. Stratton II, chairman and chief executive officer of Milwaukee-based Strattec Security Corp., announced today he will retire from the company on Sept. 1 and will be succeeded by Frank Krejci.

West Allis-based architectural sign manufacturer Poblocki Sign Company plans to open a new office in Chicago.

Manufacturing activity in southeastern Wisconsin and Northern Illinois continued to grow in February, according to the latest Institute for Supply Management (ISM) Milwaukee Marquette University Manufacturing Report on Business.

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Wisconsin’s 21st century economy will be built on the same cornerstones that carried the day for the state in the 20th century: manufacturing, agriculture and mining. Read more in the cover story of the latest edition of BizTimes Milwaukee.