Industries

A partnership with the U.S.-China Chamber of Commerce, the Changzhou Municipal Government, Asia- America Chamber of Commerce, World Trade Center Wisconsin and the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce will present "Changzhou Meets The USA: A Seminar on Bilateral Trade & Investment."

The United Performing Arts Fund (UPAF) announced today that the 2013 UPAF Campaign raised a record-setting $11 million for the performing arts in southeastern Wisconsin, exceeding its goal.

Menomonee Falls-based Actuant Corp. announced today that its board of directors has authorized a plan to sell the company’s Electrical segment.

The board of directors for Community Bankers of Wisconsin (CBW) is calling for passage of a U.S. Senate bill that will require the nation's largest banks to increase their capital requirements.

Herb Kohler, chairman and chief executive officer of Kohler Co., announced the expansion of the company's Global Power business at three locations in Wisconsin.

Sheboygan Falls-based Johnsonville Sausage LLC has unveiled two new smoked-cooked sausage flavors for the 2013 grilling season.

Lake Geneva-based Trostel Ltd. announced that Steven Dyer has been appointed president and chief executive officer of the firm, which manufactures custom seals, precision molded rubber products and custom rubber compounds.

The board of directors of Smithfield Foods Inc., the parent company of Patrick Cudahy LLC, has entered into an agreement to be acquired by Shuanghui International Holdings Limited, which is China's largest meat processing company for $7.1 billion, including the assumption of Smithfield's net debt.

Milwaukee-based Joy Global Inc. reported second quarter net income of $181.6 million, or $1.69 per share, down from $213.6 million, or $2.00 per share, in the same period a year ago.

The United Steelworkers said that negotiators for Local 1343, representing about 800 union workers at the Caterpillar Inc. plant in South Milwaukee, have reached a tentative labor agreement with the company.