Industries

The Milwaukee area manufacturing sector reversed its growth trend by declining in August, according to the latest report from the Institute for Supply Management-Milwaukee.

Hanna Cylinders, a manufacturer of industrial grade tie-rod and custom engineered cylinders, plans to move all of its operations from Libertyville, Ill. to Pleasant Prairie, the Kenosha Area Business Alliance (KABA) announced.

I was recently reminded of the value of manufacturing. A couple weeks ago, I spent some time in Mexico, observing our excellent operations there. Later, I was a speaker at Walmart's summit on American manufacturing. There, we announced an initiative to increase our lighting share at Walmart and create new manufacturing jobs in the U.S.

Sussex-based manufacturer SussexIM has purchased the North American cosmetic compact business of Albea Group.

Carma Laboratories Inc., the Franklin-based maker of Carmex lip balms and skin care products, announced the introduction of a new fragrance-free healing cream.

MillerCoors will reintroduce its original 1975 Miller Lite can for a limited time in the first quarter of 2014.

Milwaukee-based industrial automation company Rockwell Automation Inc. has taken a $6.7 million order from South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering.

The overall confidence among manufacturing workers was up almost a point to 51.9 in the second quarter, according to the Randstad Manufacturing Employee Confidence Index.

Kohler Power Systems has started construction on a 100,000-square-foot addition to its Town of Mosel manufacturing plant.

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