Manufacturing

Milwaukee-based Joy Global Inc. announced it has priced an offering of $500 million aggregate principal amount of its 5.125-percent senior notes due Oct. 15, 2021.

Twelve of 23 metro area economic indicators tracked by the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce (MMAC) posted year-over-year gains in August, the smallest number of improvements registered in 13 months and is down from the 14 positives posted in July.

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.