Industries

Wisconsin Energy Corp. reported first quarter net income from continuing operations of $172.1 million or 74 cents per share, up from $170.9 million, or 72 cents per share, in the same period a year ago.

Fiserv Inc. reported first quarter net income of $132 million, or 94 cents per share, up from $112 million, or 76 cents per share, in the same period a year ago.

Milwaukee-based Brady Corp. has acquired Runelandhs Forsaljnings AB, a direct marketer of industrial and office equipment in Kalmar, Sweden.

Process Retail Group Inc., a New Berlin-based integrated designer and manufacturer of custom permanent retail environments, announced it has acquired substantially all of the assets of Accent Industries Inc. of Kenosha.

Milwaukee-based Robert W. Baird & Co. Inc. launched the Baird Small Cap Value Fund.

Robert W. Baird & Co. Inc. saw record results in some areas of its business last year, including equity capital markets, asset management and private wealth management.

The ABB Group in New Berlin has started manufacturing a product, the Terra 51, that can fully recharge electric cars in as little as 15 minutes.

ZBB Energy Corp. today reported a fiscal third quarter net loss of $3.5 million, or 9 cents per share, compared with a net loss of $2.9 million, or 12 cents per share, in the same period a year ago.

Milwaukee-based Robert W. Baird & Co. Inc. today launched the Baird Small Cap Value Fund.

Marcus Theatres, a division of The Marcus Corp. in Milwaukee, today announced that the new CaptiView Closed Caption Viewing Systems and Fidelio Descriptive Audio Systems are now available at virtually all of its digital cinema locations throughout the Midwest.