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Glendale-based Johnson Controls Inc. reported a fiscal fourth quarter net loss of $8.0 million, or 1 cent per share, compared with net income of $234 million, or 34 cents per share, in the same period a year ago.

Briggs & Stratton Corp. today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Companhia Caetano Branco of Brazil for approximately $60 million, subject to post-closing adjustments.

Milwaukee?based developer Mandel Group Inc. announced it has completed the sale of East Pointe Marketplace, a 58,000-square-foot retail center developed by the firm as part of its East Pointe corridor redevelopment in downtown Milwaukee.

Milwaukee-based Douglas Dynamics Inc., the North American leader in the design, manufacture and sale of snow and ice control equipment for light trucks, announced third quarter net income of $2.3 million, or 10 cents per share, down from $4.0 million, or 18 cents per share, in the same period a year ago.

Racine-based Modine Manufacturing Co. today reported a fiscal second quarter net loss of $12.0 million, or 26 cents per share, compared with net earnings of $1.4 million, or 3 cents per share, in the same period a year ago.

ZBB Energy Corp., a Menomonee Falls-based developer of intelligent, renewable energy power platforms, announced a fiscal first quarter net loss of $2.9 million, or 4 cents per share, compared with a net loss of $1.7 million, or 5 cents per share, in the same period a year ago.

Menomonee Falls-based Magnetek Inc. today announced it is expanding international distribution of its radio control products in China.

Dear Brewers Fans:



On behalf of everyone at the Milwaukee Brewers, I want to thank you for your tremendous support this year. More than 2.8 million fans attended Brewers home games in 2012, which once again placed us among the top teams in the National League. For the sixth consecutive season, over 2.75 million came through the turnstiles to cheer on the team, making the Brewers one of just nine teams in all of baseball to achieve that consistent level of fan loyalty and passion. It is no wonder that we have the most wins in MLB at home—106—over the past two seasons.

Milwaukee played host to the second annual Women in Manufacturing conference last week, attracting women from all over the country who work in the manufacturing industry to the Pfister Hotel.

U.S. job growth accelerated in October, with the private sector adding a seasonally adjusted 171,000 jobs, exceeding most expectations, but the stubborn unemployment rate ticked one-tenth of a percentage point higher to 7.9 percent, as more people resumed looking for work.

Milwaukee-based Briggs & Stratton Corp. has announced the opening of a wholly owned subsidiary, Briggs & Stratton Malaysia SDN BHD.