Ashley Smart
Ashley covers startups, technology and manufacturing for BizTimes. She was previously the managing editor of the News Graphic and Washington County Daily News. In past reporting roles, covering education at The Waukesha Freeman, she received several WNA awards. She is a UWM graduate. In her free time, Ashley enjoys watching independent films, tackling a new recipe in the kitchen and reading a good book.
Hydro-Thermal planning brewery in Pewaukee to test new technology
Waukesha-based Hydro-Thermal Corp., a manufacturer of hydroheaters, is seeking a conditional use permit from the city of Pewaukee to open a demonstration brewery.
Family from Cudahy charged after alleged involvement in cryptocurrency scam
A Cudahy family is being charged with securities fraud after allegedly taking peoples’ funds to invest without being legally certified to do so and then refusing to return those funds.
🔒 Briggs & Stratton will begin layoffs at Burleigh facility in...
Wauwatosa-based Briggs & Stratton is a few weeks away from beginning previously announced layoffs at its Burleigh facility located at 3300 N. 124th St.
🔒 Menomonee Falls-based JAX planning Franklin facility
Menomonee Falls-based JAX Inc., a manufacturer of industrial lubricants, plans to open a second area facility, in Franklin.
Madison-based Immuto Scientific awarded $2.5 million national grant
Madison-based Immuto Scientific, a biotechnology company providing drug discovery services, is the recipient of a $2.5 million Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
🔒 Pat’s Heating & Air Conditioning acquired by Heartland Home Services
Oconomowoc-based Pat’s Heating & Air Conditioning has been acquired by Grand Rapids, Michigan-based Heartland Home Services, an HVAC, plumbing and electrical home services company. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Hartland-based Wearable Technologies’ device aims to predict emergency events
It's often true that the innovation behind creating new technologies is spurred due to the existence of some problem. For Deepak Arora, chief executive...
Harley-Davidson hit with lawsuit related to customers’ right to repair
A federal lawsuit filed against Harley-Davidson in Wisconsin’s Eastern District Court this week seeks to recover any damages consumers who bought a Harley motorcycle...
🔒 StratCap buys Franklin data center for $9.5 million
Greenwich, Connecticut-based investment firm StratCap, through its real estate division StratCap Data Centers, has purchased a 28,500-square-foot data center in Franklin for $9.5 million.
🔒 All Integrated Solutions purchases fastener distributor
Franksville-based All Integrated Solutions (AIS), a value-added distributor of industrial fasteners and components, MRO supplies, and assembly tools, has acquired Holtsville, New York-based Tower Fasteners, a fastener distributor and manufacturer of electronic hardware.
🔒 HPS|PayMedix names new president
Milwaukee-based Health Payment Systems, Inc. (HPS) and PayMedix, a health care payment processing system, have named Brian Marsella as president.
🔒 Milwaukee Tool opens West Bend plant
Milwaukee Tool hosted a celebration Wednesday for the opening of its newest manufacturing plant, located in West Bend, marking the first time the company has done manufacturing work in the state since the mid-2000s.
