Economic Development

Snap-On Inc. is the latest Wisconsin manufacturer to post impressive third quarter results, as manufacturing remains one of the few strong spots in the economy.

Milwaukee-based Harley-Davidson Inc. announced the opening of a new permanent Latin America headquarters in Miami, Fla.

Bostik Inc. will consolidate its U.S. headquarters, administrative and research and development functions in Wauwatosa, creating 76 jobs by 2014.

Consumers stepped up their retail spending in September.

Jason Inc., a Milwaukee-based parent company to a global family of manufacturing leaders in the seating, finishing, components and automotive acoustics markets, announced its acquisition of Morton Manufacturing Company of Libertyville, Ill.

Fiserv, Inc., a Brookfield-based global provider of financial services technology solutions, announced that it has signed more than 30 new credit union clients for its Source Capture Solutions within the last 10 months to provide them anywhere, anytime check image capture.

Cross Creek Partners, LLC, a private equity firm with a focus on manufacturing and distribution companies in the upper Midwest, has acquired Airsan Corp., a Milwaukee-based manufacturer of permanent filters.

Tenth & Blake Beer Co., the craft brewery arm of MillerCoors LLC, plans to purchase a minority interest in Athens, Ga.-based Terrapin Beer Co.

Financial resources

Associated Banc-Corp continues to grow its Milwaukee-area team with several new appointments.