Milwaukee-based Briggs & Stratton Corp. announced today it will complete its delivery of nearly $1 million in donated generators and pressure washers to an additional 58 American Red Cross chapters nationwide.

Generac Holdings Inc., a Waukesha-based designer and manufacturer of generators and other engine powered products, today announced it expects strong financial results for the third quarter of 2012, and as a result is raising its outlook for full-year 2012.

Wisconsin Public Service Corp. (WPS), a subsidiary of Integrys Energy Group, announced today it has agreed to buy Fox Energy Company LLC. The $440 million purchase includes $390 million for the Fox Energy Center, a 593-megawatt combined cycle generating facility in Kaukauna, and $50 million for the early termination of the existing tolling agreement between the entities.

Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett has declared Monday, Oct. 1, as Food For Families Day to kick off the Hunger Task Force's annual Food For Families campaign, which collects non-perishable food items throughout the holidays for Milwaukee-area families in need.

While Batzner Pest Management, a pest control company based in New Berlin, will celebrate National Customer Service Week from Oct. 1 to Oct. 5 with a staff cookout and office games, the highlight of the week rests with its annual Madagascar Hissing Cockroach race set for Tuesday, Oct. 2.

A homeownership rally uniting concerned community members with elected officials will take place Tuesday, Oct. 2, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at O'Donnell Park in Milwaukee, 910 E. Michigan Street. Sponsored by the Metropolitan Builders Association, the Wisconsin Builders Association, and the National Association of Home Builders, the Rally for Home ownership will draw attention to significant housing issues in the face of the Nov. 6 Presidential elections.

Though the housing market has gone through its share of ups and downs in recent years, when it comes to attitudes regarding homeownership, there appears to be one constant for most Americans. They still consider that owning a home is very much a part of the American Dream.

Wixon Inc., a leading food and beverage ingredient provider based in St. Francis, has donated $19,000 from its annual golf tournament to the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Wisconsin.

The Funding Information Center of Marquette University’s Raynor Memorial Libraries has published the 2012 Foundations in Wisconsin directory both online and in print and has made it available for purchase to the public.

BizTimes Milwaukee invites southeastern Wisconsin nonprofit organizations to take advantage of a year-long marketing opportunity by submitting information to be featured in the 2013 BizTimes Giving Guide, a print and digital publication to showcase nonprofit organizations seeking support from the business community.

BizTimes Media is currently accepting submissions to update its online and print business directories. Organizations may submit a listing to any of the directories any time throughout the year, but submissions will only be featured in the print directory if completed by the deadlines as noted below. Contact sales and marketing intern Emalee Frase at emalee.frase@biztimes.com with questions about submissions.