Manufacturing

Milwaukee-based headphone company Koss Corp. reported that its net income for the first quarter of its fiscal year was down 50 percent to $280,597, or 4 cents per diluted share, compared to $562,859, or 8 cents per diluted share, in the previous fiscal year’s first quarter.

Racine-based Modine Manufacturing Inc. reported fiscal second quarter net earnings of $1.4 million, or 3 cents per share, compared to a net loss of $16.7 million, or 36 cents per share, in the same period a year ago.

Johnson Controls Inc. reported record fiscal fourth quarter net income of $538 million, or 78 cents per share, up from $449 million, or 66 cents per share, in the same period a year ago.

Inesa LLC will establish its flagship North American operation in Milwaukee’s Menomonee Valley, Milwaukee 7 and city officials announced.

Harley-Davidson Inc. is recalling about 308,000 motorcycles to fix a switch problem that can cause failure of the brake lights and possibly even the rear brakes themselves.

Milwaukee contract manufacturer Super Steel LLC has teamed up with Milwaukee Area Technical College and staffing agency Aerotek to attain a grant for training new welders.

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Jason Inc., a Milwaukee-based parent company to a global family of manufacturing leaders in the seating, finishing, components and automotive acoustics markets, announced its acquisition of Morton Manufacturing Company of Libertyville, Ill.

Milwaukee-based Badger Meter Inc. reported third quarter net earnings of $6.9 million, or 46 cents per share, down from record net earnings of $9.0 million, or 60 cents per share, in the same period a year ago.

Harley-Davidson Inc.’s remarkable recovery continued in the third quarter, as the Milwaukee-based company’s net income grew to $183.6 million, or 78 cents per share, from $88.8 million, or 38 cents per share, in the same period a year ago.