Liberty Pumps building new material handling center
Liberty Pumps’ new material handling center is under construction and on track to be completed by the end of 2022. The 107,000-square-foot expansion will house both raw and finished component inventory, and allow for more efficient tracking and flow of components to manufacturing. The expansion will also allow for additional manufacturing space in Liberty’s current building when material storage is moved to the new facility.
Milwaukee Tool opens office in Chicago
Milwaukee Tool opened a new office in Chicago. The location will serve as an engineering design and innovation space to accommodate the company’s continued investments in new technology. Over the last decade, the company has experienced double-digit growth globally and employs more than 10,000 people in the U.S.
SJE names chief information officer
Tim Fowler has joined the SJE leadership team as chief information officer, a new position for the company that will oversee IT initiatives and the current IT team. He will be based at SJE in Plymouth, Minnesota. Before joining SJE, Fowler held a series of roles at Polaris Industries.
