Altered AIMS

Milwaukee repair operation purchased by Alter Trading Corp. The executive chairman and CEO of Alter Trading Corp., Robert Goldstein, has purchased a longstanding industrial equipment service center in Milwaukee, AIMS (American Industrial Motor Service), the Business Journals reported Sunday. A complex sale for the layman, here’s how it works: Goldstein’s St. Louis-based GGI (Goldstein Group, […]

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IT, Meet OT: Rockwell Adds Digi-Firm

Aim is to bring information technology and plant floor technology together Rockwell Automation, the towering Milwaukee establishment, completed an acquisition of Kalypso, LP, the company announced in a May 4 press release, as part of its emphasis on digitalization. Based in the U.S., Kalypso is a software delivery and consulting firm specializing in the digital […]

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Tragedy in Milwaukee

Six killed including shooter on February 26, city grieves for its most iconic business In a shocking tragedy for the entire country, not only those of us familiar with the industrial spirit of Milwaukee here in the Midwest, a workplace shooting occurred at the Molson Coors brewery in the city on February 26, killing five […]

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Badger Center

$5.5 million facility to be new face of flow instrumentation company Badger Meter, the Milwaukee-based flow measurement and controls manufacturer, is making sure that, if judged by its cover, it produces a positive judgment. The company recently completed construction of a state-of-the-art new “Customer Experience Center” in suburban Milwaukee. Dozens of Milwaukee-area business and community leaders were invited […]

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