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The Chicago Fed’s Midwest Manufacturing Index increased 0.4 percent in June up from -0.5 percent in May.

STAMPSHOW, the nation's largest annual postage stamp show, will be in Milwaukee from Thursday, Aug. 8 through Sunday, Aug. 11.

Cudahy-based Roadrunner Transportation Systems Inc. announced today that it has acquired all of the outstanding membership interests of Springfield, Mo.-based logistics firm Marisol International LLC for a total purchase price of $66 million, plus an earn-out capped at $2.5 million.

Wauwatosa-based Briggs & Stratton Corp. announced today that it expects to report net sales and earnings below the guidance that it provided for fiscal 2013. The lower retail sales due to a late spring in the U.S. and Europe have not yet recovered in the current season, the company said.

Waukesha-based Generac Holdings Inc. announced it has signed a purchase agreement to acquire the equity of Tower Light Srl and its wholly-owned subsidiaries from European private equity fund Ambienta I and a group of minority-share investors.

Sensient Technologies Corp. has named Paul Manning president and CEO, effective February 2. Manning is currently serving as president, COO and director of the Milwaukee-based global color, flavor and fragrance manufacturer.

*Monday, July 29, through Friday, Aug. 2, Downtown Employee Appreciation Week will hit Milwaukee to celebrate the work of...

BizTimes Media’s third annual Giving Guide offers southeastern Wisconsin’s business community an outlet to connect with area nonprofit organizations for philanthropic involvement.

Kohl's Corp. announced on Tuesday the continuation of its partnerships with both the American Cancer Society and the Southeast Wisconsin Affiliate of Susan G. Komen with a $1.7 million donation from Kohl's and its philanthropic platform, Kohl's Cares.

Joseph Property Development LLC, owned by developer Robert Joseph, recently purchased the the five-story former Eisner Museum of Advertising & Design building in Milwaukee’s Historic Third Ward for $2 million from the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design (MIAD).