By Tom Daykin
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
R.B.A. Inc., a Manitowoc industrial mechanical contractor, has acquired a steel fabrication facility in Clintonville, a move that more than doubles the company's manufacturing space.
The expansion will allow R.B.A. to meet increased demand for its fabricating services, according to a statement issued today by the company's corporate parent, Broadwind Energy Inc. (BWEN), based in Naperville, Ill. R.B.A. expects to hire 40 people over the next 12 months for the new facility, bringing its total work force to just under 100 employees.
The Clintonville facility also will house the corporate offices of Badger Transport Inc., a trucking firm that specializes in moving oversize loads. Broadwind announced in April it had agreed to buy Badger Transport. That acquisition is expected to close by the end of June.
Broadwind also announced that its president, Raymond Brickner III, is retiring. Brickner also is president of Tower Tech Systems Inc., another Broadwind subsidiary based in Manitowoc. Brickner founded Tower Tech in 2003 and founded R.B.A. in 1985.
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