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“JLG parent gets fourth MRAP order - Public Opinion” plus 4 more

“JLG parent gets fourth MRAP order - Public Opinion” plus 4 more

JLG parent gets fourth MRAP order - Public Opinion

Posted: 12 Oct 2009 04:09 PM PDT

MCCONNELLSBURG, Monday, Oct. 12 - JLG Industries' parent company, Oshkosh Corp., received an additional $408.5 million award from the U.S. Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command Life Cycle Management Command for 923 MRAP All Terrain Vehicles to be delivered to the U.S. Armed Forces through March 2010.

This is the fourth award under the M-ATV delivery order first awarded in June 2009, and brings the total number of vehicles Oshkosh will supply to 5,219. The aggregate amount of the four awards is valued at $2.76 billion.

JLG Industries in McConnellsburg has picked up some of the MRAP work.








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Greater Milwaukee Foundation awards grants to Waukesha County agencies - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Posted: 13 Oct 2009 11:00 AM PDT

Oct. 12, 2009 | Michael E. Ravn, chief operating officer of Church Mutual Insurance Co. since 2007, will succeed Gerald Whitburn as chief executive in mid-January, the company said Monday.

Ravn, 57, has been with the Merrill-based insurer of churches and religious institutions in various roles for 23 years.

"Mike Ravn's elevation in January completes a three-year succession planning process within our board," Whitburn, 65, said in a news release. "Mike has been an outstanding business partner for me since I became CEO in 2001. He understands the company, our employees, the industry and the business. He will be a strong leader going forward."

Whitburn, a Merrill native who served as secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Health and Social Services under former Gov. Tommy Thompson, has overseen several milestones during his years as CEO.

In 2004, annual premium volume topped $500 million, and in 2006, Church Mutual's assets exceeded $1 billion for the first time. The insurer opened a 70,000-square-foot-addition to its 160-acre home office campus in 2005. It also has maintained its A+, or superior, rating from A.M. Best Company. »Read Full Article

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Peter Wilt to join the Wave - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Posted: 13 Oct 2009 09:48 AM PDT

Oct. 12, 2009 | Michael E. Ravn, chief operating officer of Church Mutual Insurance Co. since 2007, will succeed Gerald Whitburn as chief executive in mid-January, the company said Monday.

Ravn, 57, has been with the Merrill-based insurer of churches and religious institutions in various roles for 23 years.

"Mike Ravn's elevation in January completes a three-year succession planning process within our board," Whitburn, 65, said in a news release. "Mike has been an outstanding business partner for me since I became CEO in 2001. He understands the company, our employees, the industry and the business. He will be a strong leader going forward."

Whitburn, a Merrill native who served as secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Health and Social Services under former Gov. Tommy Thompson, has overseen several milestones during his years as CEO.

In 2004, annual premium volume topped $500 million, and in 2006, Church Mutual's assets exceeded $1 billion for the first time. The insurer opened a 70,000-square-foot-addition to its 160-acre home office campus in 2005. It also has maintained its A+, or superior, rating from A.M. Best Company. »Read Full Article

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Gates Unveils NaviGates - Drives Parts Cataloging Online - Newsblaze.com

Posted: 13 Oct 2009 09:19 AM PDT

DENVER - (BUSINESS WIRE) - Gates Corporation today unveiled NaviGates, an innovative new online parts application database that enables users to easily search Gates complete line of OE quality aftermarket parts by vehicle category, Vehicle Identification Number (VIN), or part description - all that is required is an Internet connection. With the widespread availability of broadband access, Gates is reshaping the way parts catalogs are being distributed and used in the automotive aftermarket industry.

"Technology improvements are enabling us to dramatically change the way we deliver catalog information. Today, there are new online applications for distributing our content that we believe are more dynamic, efficient and effective." said Lisa Henkel, Manager of Product Data Services. "We also believe that by providing real-time access to the latest parts and application information available from Gates we will continue to drive increased demand for the products we offer in the marketplace."

The next-generation NaviGates replaces Gates eCAT+ online catalog and, for the first time, provides application information for virtually any vehicle cataloged by Gates. This includes passenger cars and light trucks, medium/heavy-duty trucks, buses, refrigeration units, farm tractors, lawn and garden equipment, snowmobiles, ATV's and much more. NaviGates also gives users access to the Gates industry-leading VIN Decoder, product photos, routing diagrams, tech tips, training videos and promotional materials. The new NaviGates application can be downloaded by visiting www.gatesnavigates.com.

About Gates

Gates Corporation (www.gates.com) is one of the world's leading manufacturers of industrial and automotive products, systems and components with operations in 25 countries. Gates maintains sales and marketing operations in every major industrial and automotive market, including North and South America, Europe, Asia, Australia and the Gulf Region. Gates is part of the Industrial & Automotive group of Tomkins plc, a global engineering group listed on both the London (TOMK) and New York (TKS) stock exchanges, and with revenue of $5.5 billion in 2008. Tomkins plc has over 33,000 employees worldwide and enjoys strong market positions and technical leadership across all of its business activities and owns some of the best-known brands in their respective markets.

Gates Corporation
Mari Jane Panek, 303-744-4533
mjpanek@gates.com

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Plasan buys industrial space for armor kits - Bennington Banner

Posted: 13 Oct 2009 04:47 AM PDT

NEAL P. GOSWAMI

BENNINGTON -- Plasan North America has purchased another property adjacent to its Bowen Road manufacturing site to help fulfill a Pentagon contract for armored off-road vehicles.

The40,000-square-foot building, which sits on about 90 acres of land at 78 Bowen Road, was purchased for $1.15 million last week, according to town records. The sale price is more than $300,000 above the property's assessed value of $821,700.

"I would say they paid a fair price. It's probably something that fit their needs. It's not like buying a house where you can go out and look at six of them," said Bennington Town Clerk Timothy Corcoran.

Bennington County Industrial Corp. Executive Director Peter Odierna said the Bennington area has "next to nothing" available for industrial space.

PlasanVice President Dalton Blackwell said the company reviewed severaloptions before purchasing theadjoining Bowen Road site. He said Plasan is now fixing up the facility, which will serve primarily as warehouse space for the time being.

The seller, Green Mountain Prestain, which stains cedar panels for residential housing, also operates a facility in Arlington under the name HBH Prestain.

Plasan North America, owned by Israel-based Plasan Sasa, has seen impressive expansion lately thanks to the U.S. military's need fornewequipmentin Afghanistan.

Wisconsin-based Oshkosh Corp. and Plasan North America were awarded a $1.05 billion Department

of Defense contract in July to help produce 2,244 Mine Resistant Ambush Protected All-Terrain-Vehicles (M-ATV). The vehicle is a smaller, more agile version of a vehicle being used in Iraq by U.S. forces.

The Pentagon then approved a second contract to build an additional 1,700 M-ATVs for an additional $1.06 billion earlier this year. A third, smaller contract, for an additional 352 vehicles, followed.

Plasan announced last week that it has completed and delivered the first 750 armor kits.

The contracts have created at least 100 jobs at Plasan and with area subcontractors, according to company officials. It has also required the company to secure more space to help meet the demands of the M-ATV contracts.

Plasan Sasa also owns Plasan Carbon Composites in Bennington, which produces lightweight auto parts. That subsidiary recently opened a new research and development site apart from its manufacture site at the Maneely Business Park at Shields Drive.

Contact Neal P. Goswami at ngoswami@benningtonbanner.com



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