Manufacturing

A.O. Smith Corp. is selling its products a little differently this year—through a traveling bus tour.

Manufacturing resources

Second Chance Partners for Education and the Wisconsin Manufacturing Extension Partnership (WMEP)will host the seminar “Manufacturing and Talent Development” at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 4 at State Fair Park as part of the annual Wisconsin Manufacturing & Technology Show.

Generac Holdings Inc. reported that widespread power outages caused by severe weather throughout the Midwest and the East Coast are creating increased sales for its backup power generators.

If proposed cuts are made to the Milwaukee County Transit System, a minimum of 13,553 jobs in locations currently served by MCTS would become inaccessible for people without cars, according to a new report by the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee Center for Economic Development.

Although the stock market has rocked investors confidence in the past week, employers in Wisconsin and Illinois are remarkably confident about their own prospects for the fourth quarter, according to the latest QPS Employment Forecasting Survey.

Milwaukee Alderman Robert Bauman announced he has scheduled a public hearing to assess concerns regarding the We Energies power plant in the Menomonee Valley.

Menomonee Falls-based Actuant Corp. reported fiscal fourth quarter net earnings of $41.4 million, or 55 cents per share, up from a loss of $16.8 million, or 22 cents per share, in the same period a year ago.

Two of the Milwaukee area’s most venerable millwork companies are uniting, as T.J. Hale of Menomonee Falls has purchased A.J. Pietsch Co. of Milwaukee.

The biggest fans at Chase Field Tuesday night will be from Milwaukee.