Published: August 30, 2010
Tags: Graves, Local 578, Oshkosh Corp., union
OSHKOSH, Wis. (AP) — Union workers at Oshkosh Corp. have rejected a contract extension that offers a 3.5 percent raise.
The company’s one-year extension offer also includes a $750 signing bonus and no increases in health or dental premiums. In a statement, Oshkosh Corp. calls the offer a “very good overall package, especially in today’s economy.”
United [...]
Published: August 17, 2010
Tags: CAMM, Center for Advanced Materials Manufacturing, foundries, Gwen Moore, Herb Kohl, metal-casting, nanostructured materials, Oshkosh Corp., University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, UWM
Backed by a $1.2 million federal grant, the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee has launched a Center for Advanced Materials Manufacturing that will support the transfer of UWM research in bulk nanostructured materials to manufacturing industries in both Wisconsin and the nation.
These futuristic metallic materials hold the potential to revitalize foundries and metal-casting businesses if they can [...]
Published: June 30, 2010
Tags: Army, Oshkosh Corp., Oshkosh Defense, Pentagon, trucks
OSHKOSH, Wis. (AP) — The U.S. Army has ordered more than 2,400 military vehicles from the defense arm of Oshkosh Corp. in a deal worth about $600 million.
According to Oshkosh Defense on Wednesday, the order calls for delivery of about 1,900 heavy-duty tactical trucks and more than 500 supply trucks.
The order is part of a [...]
Published: May 10, 2010
Tags: military, military trucks, Oshkosh Corp., Oshkosh Defense
OSHKOSH, Wis. (AP) — The defense arm of Oshkosh Corp. has received a Pentagon order for more than 2,600 military trucks in a deal worth more than $410 million.
Oshkosh Defense said Monday the vehicles are scheduled to be delivered between March and December of next year.
The trucks are part of an armored family of vehicles [...]
Published: April 8, 2010
Tags: military, Oshkosh Corp., Oshkosh Defense
OSHKOSH, Wis. (AP) — The defense arm of Oshkosh Corp. has received four U.S. Army contracts worth $19 million to repair and deliver nearly 200 military vehicles.
Oshkosh Defense said Thursday the awards extend existing military contracts that will now wrap up in January.
The Oshkosh, Wis.-based company builds heavy-duty vehicles, including a popular class of mine-resistant [...]
Published: April 7, 2010
Tags: Democrats, Department of Commerce, energy efficiency, jobs, Legislature, Mercury Marine, Oshkosh Corp., renewable energy, Republic Airways, tax credits, Wisconsin Assembly
By Ryan J. Foley
AP Writer
Madison (AP) — Democrats who control the Legislature pushed Wednesday for an election-year package of tax credits for economic development projects and key Wisconsin industries including dairy farming and food processing.
The Legislature’s budget committee approved several bills written by Assembly Democrats, part of a push to show they are trying to [...]
Published: February 23, 2010
Tags: contract, military trucks, Oshkosh Corp.
OSHKOSH, Wis. (AP) — The military contracts keep coming for Wisconsin-based truck-maker Oshkosh Corp.
The latest is a deal for 1,460 heavy-duty military trucks that are specially designed to withstand the blasts of roadside bombs. According to the company, the contract announced Tuesday is worth $640 million.
The all-terrain trucks are proving popular with the Pentagon because [...]
Published: February 22, 2010
Tags: Army Reserve, contract, Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Trucks, Oshkosh Corp., Oshkosh Defense
OSHKOSH, Wis. (AP) — Oshkosh Corp. has been awarded another Army contract worth millions.
According to the company, its division, Oshkosh Defense, has been awarded a $13 million contract to deliver over 35 next-generation Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Trucks to the Army Reserve.
The trucks carry up to 13 tons of payload and have off-road capabilities.
Production is [...]
Published: February 13, 2010
Tags: Army, contract, military trucks, order, Oshkosh Corp.
OSHKOSH, Wis. (AP) — Oshkosh Corporation is announcing that the U.S. Army has affirmed a $3 billion contract to build 23,000 military trucks and trailers.
Oshkosh Corp. secured the contract last fall by under-bidding two other companies, BAE Systems and Navistar Inc. Those two companies questioned whether Oshkosh could meet the price it quoted, and in [...]
Published: February 10, 2010
Tags: LVSR, Oshkosh Corp., Oshkosh Defense, trucks
OSHKOSH, Wis. (AP) — The U.S. Marine Corps has ordered more than 400 heavy trucks from the defense arm of Oshkosh Corp., in a deal worth over $158 million.
Oshkosh Defense said Wednesday the order is for LVSRs, which are hulking trucks used to transport supplies across difficult terrain.
The new order extends an existing contract for [...]
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