Industries

Milwaukee-based Journal Communications Inc. and Cincinnati-based The E.W. Scripps Company have agreed to merge their broadcast operations and spin off and then merge their newspapers, creating two focused and separately traded public companies.

Colliersville, Tenn.-based Helena Chemical Company recently acquired Millard Feed Mill in Walworth County for $3.4 million, according to state records.

Oak Creek-based Master Lock Co. LLC has acquired Sentry Safe, a personal safe and protective security container manufacturer, for $117.5 million.

Wauwatosa-based Waterstone Financial Inc. reported second quarter net income of $3.8 million, or 11 cents per share, down from $4.9 million, or 14 cents per share, in the second quarter of 2013.

Vesta, a Franklin-based contract manufacturer for the global medical device industry, has been acquired by Wickliffe, Ohio-based The Lubrizol Corp., a Berkshire Hathaway company.

Hartland-based RC Insurance Services Inc. and Hartland-based Group Health Planning Inc. have merged, effective Aug. 1.

Jody Filo has been promoted to vice president-compliance officer at Cornerstone Community Bank. She has worked at Cornerstone for...

A panel of accomplished chief executive officers will discuss the challenges and opportunities for competing in a global economy at the 2014 BizTimes Manufacturing Summit.

Racine-based Fischer Precise USA Inc., a precision machine tool spindle manufacturer, is changing its name to Fischer USA Inc.