Newsweek, which is printed by Sussex-based Quad/Graphics Inc., will become an online-only publication next year, ending 80 years as a printed magazine.

Snap-on Inc. reported third quarter net earnings of $74.1 million, or $1.26 per share, up from $67.8 million, or $1.16 per share, in the same period a year ago.

Water technology company A. O. Smith Corp. reported third quarter net income of $37.0 million, or 79 cents per share, down from $182.3 million, or $3.91 per share, in the same period a year ago.

Milwaukee-based Badger Meter Inc. reported increased sales, earnings and earnings per share for the third quarter.

Glendale-based Johnson Controls Inc. has entered into an agreement to purchase the automotive business assets of A123 Systems Inc., a Waltham, Mass., company that filed for bankruptcy protection.

The AFL-CIO Center for Strategic Research has released a new report that questions whether Milwaukee-based Palermo Villa Inc. has lived up to its commitments to create family-supporting jobs after receiving $26 million in government subsidies.

Wauwatosa-based Briggs & Stratton Corp. is advising owners of outdoor power equipment be aware of a new fuel with a higher level of ethanol that could harm small engines.

Presence Health plans to move its headquarters to 200 S. Wacker in the Loop, the company and city announced this morning.

Chicago's hotel industry continues its recovery from the great recession doldrums.

Richmond, Va.-based Dominion Resources Inc. today announced plans to close and decommission its Kewaunee Power Station in Carlton, Wis., after the company was unable to find a buyer for the 556-megawatt nuclear facility.

Despite posting a record third quarter today with a 49-percent increase in earnings, Caterpillar Inc. lowered its outlook for 2013.

An Amtrak passenger train hit a regional record of 111 miles per hour on Oct. 19 in a test run of the route between Chicago and St. Louis.