Rich Kirchen

Harley-Davidson Inc. extended a loan of up to $100 million to its as-yet unprofitable electric motorcycle company LiveWire Group, in which Harley-Davidson owns the vast majority of shares.

Johnson Controls is ready to proceed on a $22.7 million contract to convert the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center to the federal government’s first fully electric building in the Washington, D.C., region.

The $456 million Baird Center project will easily exceed targets for retaining minority-owned businesses and hiring city of Milwaukee residents but will fall slightly short of the goal for hiring women.

A. O. Smith Corp. hired a new president and chief operating officer from 3M Co., which a Baird analyst said signals an impending change in the CEO position now held by Kevin Wheeler.

With e-commerce shoe sales continuing to escalate, Weyco Group Inc. is making final tweaks amid a $2.5 million project that speeds shrink-wrapping shoeboxes for shipping and adds capacity for future growth.

Harley-Davidson Inc. has reached a tentative contract agreement with its largest labor union in Wisconsin setting the stage for United Steelworkers members to possibly ratify their first new contract with the company since Jochen Zeitz was named CEO.

The Republican National Convention announced its first major contract for the July event in downtown Milwaukee, awarding transportation logistics to Transportation Management Services of Maryland which will retain Wisconsin-based subcontractors including Go Riteway of Oak Creek.

Brookfield-based Rev Group Inc. named a onetime Caterpillar Inc. executive as chief financial officer to fill a position that’s been vacant for nearly one year since Mark Skonieczny was promoted to president and CEO.

Harley-Davidson Inc. unveiled another headliner for this summer’s Homecoming Festival in Milwaukee — blues rock guitarist and singer Kenny Wayne Shepherd — and announced opening ceremonies and tours at its historic headquarters on Milwaukee’s near west side.

A Johnson Controls International spokeswoman declined to comment on a Reuters report that the company is looking to divest another significant business unit — the company’s ADT alarms business in Europe and Latin America.