Industries

West Allis-based nonprofit organization Industries for the Blind Inc. recently purchased a 100,000-square-foot industrial building at 340 Maple Ave. in Hartland for $2.34 million from Milwaukee-based C. Coakley Relocation Systems.

Stephanie Klett, secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Tourism, has been appointed honorary chair of the 24th annual AIDS Walk Wisconsin, scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 5, at Milwaukee's Summerfest Grounds.

The National Trust for Historic Preservation and the Milwaukee Preservation Alliance have debuted a free walking tour app that combines historical photos and audio narration with historical facts about the Milwaukee Soldiers Home Historic District.

Fast-food workers in seven cities, including Milwaukee, will walk out from their jobs next week, in protest for a higher minimum wage.

The Marcus Corp. today reported fiscal fourth quarter net earnings of $3.5 million, or 13 cents per share, down from $6.7 million, or 23 cents per share, in the same period a year ago.

Harley-Davidson Inc. today reported second quarter net income of $271.7 million, or $1.21 per share, up from $247.3 million, or $1.21 per share, in the same period a year ago.

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John Caruso has been inspired by elements of design since his earliest days of childhood. Caruso, associate professor of industrial design at the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design (MIAD), grew up in a Midwestern household bustling with creativity ignited by a full-time mother, whom he remembers as a frustrated fashion designer.

Innovative Heights Milwaukee LLC plans to open a 30,000-square-foot recreational indoor trampoline facility at W229 N1420 Westwood Dr. in Waukesha.

Milwaukee-based Briggs & Stratton Corp. on Tuesday unveiled Infohub, a wireless electronic monitoring application that keeps homeowners up to date about their electric generator's current status.