Industries

To spark franchise growth and introduce a tempting opportunity to potential business owners, Menomonee Falls-based Cousins Subs has announced a new Founders Program that will put nearly $100,000 back into the hands of franchisees who invest in three to five Cousins Subs properties.

Pewaukee-based Stay-Lite Lighting recently acquired J&J Commercial Lighting, located near Cleveland, Ohio, to strengthen its lighting service and lighting upgrade offerings.

Actuant Corp. has announced that it expects to report a non-cash pre-tax asset impairment charge of approximately $60 million in its fourth quarter operating results.

Glendale-based Johnson Controls Inc., the world's leading supplier of automotive batteries, will stop manufacturing lead-acid batteries at its Kangqiao plant in Shanghai, China.

Nominations are now being accepted for the 2012 Wisconsin Manufacturer of the Year Awards.

Menomonee Falls-based Kohl’s Corp. today announced a partnership with Derek Lam, who will be the second designer for the retailer's DesigNation limited-edition collection.

Port Washington-based Allen Edmonds Shoe Corp. today announced the start of its annual Rediscover America national sale, the company's largest sale of the year.

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Miller Compressing Co. in Milwaukee with two willful safety violations for allowing employees to perform maintenance on a shredder without first isolating the machine’s energy source.

Actuant Corp. has announced that it expects to report a non-cash pre-tax asset impairment charge of approximately $60 million in its fourth quarter operating results.

With winter just around the corner, Milwaukee-based Briggs & Stratton Corp. has unveiled two new snow blower engines.