Industries

Milwaukee's Bradley Center was renamed the BMO Harris Bradley Center this morning after the bank made an undisclosed investment in the future of the building.

Racine-based Ruud Lighting, a subsidiary of Cree Inc., has landed a global contract to provide outdoor lighting for Walmart stores.

Milwaukee-based Brady Corp. reported fiscal third quarter net income of $27.7 million, or 52 cents per share, down from $28.6 million, or 54 cents per share, in the same period a year ago.

Appleton Papers Inc. and Hicks Acquisition Company II Inc. announced a definitive agreement under which Appleton will engage in a business combination with Hicks in a transaction valued at $675 million.

Janesville Acoustics, a company owned by Milwaukee-based Jason Inc., has opened a 90,000-square-foot plant in central Mexico.

Plexus Corp. announced today it intends to construct a $50 million, 410,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Neenah.

The city of Green Bay is launching a nationwide search for a developer to lead restoration of the old downtown Hotel Northland.

Madison-based RMT Inc., a renewable energy engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor specializing in the design, engineering and construction of wind and solar energy generating facilities, is adding 555 MW to its renewable energy practice in 2012.

MGIC Investment Corp. announced that its Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corp. subsidiary has filed a lawsuit in Federal District Court in Milwaukee against Freddie Mac and the Federal Housing Finance Administration (Freddie Mac's conservator) regarding the pool insurance dispute between MGIC and Freddie Mac.

Funjet Vacations, a Milwaukee-based provider of vacation packages, announced new nonstop value flights for the 2013 peak winter travel period.