GE Healthcare lays off 140 in Madison
A decline in the demand for ventilators and anesthesia machines is the reason behind today’s announcement by GE Healthcare that it has laid off about 140 employees at its Madison facility.
A decline in the demand for ventilators and anesthesia machines is the reason behind today’s announcement by GE Healthcare that it has laid off about 140 employees at its Madison facility.
Middleton-based Springs Window Fashions will acquire B&C International, a European window treatment supplier based in the Netherlands.
Midwest Prototyping in Blue Mounds is a 3D printing operation founded by Steve Grundahl 20 years ago. In July, the company won a Dane County Small Business Award — not only for its technological innovation, but for its ability to pivot to produce hundreds of thousands of face shields in the battle against COVID-19.
Damon Baker, 43, has been a proponent of Lean manufacturing systems ever since landing jobs with two of the largest consultancy firms in the world — Argo Consulting and Danaher.
Don Wahlin founded Stoughton Trailers in 1961. The Stoughton company has grown to be a top-10 international supplier of semitruck trailers, the fifth-largest semitrailer manufacturer in the nation, and the second largest manufacturer in Dane County. It makes semitruck trailers for over-the-road trucking, as well as agricultural trailers and other specialty equipment.
Madison-headquartered Spectrum Brands has partnered with the private equity firm CVC Capital Partners in an attempt to acquire the personal care company Conair Corp.
Many a parent of young children has walked into a previously neat and tidy room, seen the chaos that results from even the briefest of play sessions among kids, and remarked, “This is why we can’t have nice things.”
Stoughton Trailers, in response to sales growth, is recruiting new employees by boosting its base pay.
Waunakee’s Plan Commission has recommended amending a Tax Incremental Finance District for Octopi’s planned brewery expansion.
While President-elect Joe Biden has yet to have his victory over President Donald Trump certified, planning for the early days of his administration is already well underway. One promise Biden made on the campaign trail regarding the fight against COVID-19 — to use his powers as president to invoke the Defense Production Act (DPA), a Korean War-era law that allows the president to order businesses to manufacture products necessary for national defense — could have a big impact on Wisconsin manufacturers.
The United States bankruptcy court has approved the sale of NessAlla LLC, a kombucha manufacturer located in the Garver Feed Mill.
Foxconn Technology Group has not created enough jobs in 2019 to earn tax credits, the second year it has missed its targets.
Hydrite Chemical Co. exceeded its hazardous air pollution permit limits and has agreed to pay a $480,500 fine for violations at a plant in Cottage Grove.
The Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. will award a total of $3 million to companies with innovations that address the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Four Dane County companies are producing products that have made the cut for the Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin contest, as C.C. Moo LLC, DynaVap LLC, Demco Inc., and Stoughton Trailers will continue to the next round.
Stoughton Trailers LLC announced plans to hire 300 new employees for entry-level, skilled labor, and professional positions at its Stoughton and Brodhead facilities.
The fourth facility of Automation Components is complete and the company opened the location for operations this week.
Slide Gourmet Potato Chips, a company that produces nine varieties of hand-packed chips made from Wisconsin potatoes, is one of 10 businesses chosen by the Food Finance Institute FaBcap Accelerator’s Class of 2020-21.
Madison-based manufacturer Aprilaire has announced plans to hire more than 80 new positions due to an increased national demand for clean air products.
PLAYTEC, a Verona-based company, has launched a line of nontoxic compounds to prevent the spread of bacteria and viruses on indoor and outdoor recreational equipment and aquatic environments.