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		<title><![CDATA[Engine maker Briggs & Stratton reports rise in quarterly net income.]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Rick Barrett, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune  Business News    Aug. 6--Briggs & Stratton Corp. said Thursday that fiscal  fourth-quarter  rose on improved performance in the company's  engine division and increased  sales of higher-priced products.    In a conference call...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Aug 2004 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Briggs & Stratton acquires Simplicity Manufacturing.(In the know: news you can use)(Briggs & Stratton Power Products Group LLC)(Brief Article)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[MILWAUKEE, WI --Briggs & Stratton Corporation and its  subsidiary, Briggs & Stratton Power Products Group, LLC, signed an  agreement to acquire Simplicity Manufacturing, Inc. for $227.5 million  in cash, subject to adjustments.       Simplicity, based in Port Washington, WI, designs, manufactures and...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2004 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Briggs & Stratton Corp. has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Simplicity Manufacturing, Inc., of Port Washington, WI, for $227.5 million.]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Briggs & Stratton Corp. has signed a definitive agreement to  acquire Simplicity Manufacturing, Inc., of Port Washington, WI, lot  $227.5 million. Simplicity manufactures outdoor power equipment for  consumers and professionals under the ...    Briggs & Stratton Corp. has signed a definitive agreement to ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2004 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Briggs & Stratton buys Ferris Industries parent]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[MUNNSVILLE - Briggs & Stratton  Power Products Group, LLC has signed a  definitive agreement to acquire Simplicity Manufacturing, Inc. of Port Washington, Wis. for a total consideration of $227.5 million in cash.Simplicity owns Ferris Industries, which employs 300 in Munnsville. Simplicity Manufacturing designs and markets a broad range...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2004 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Technology Helps Outdoor-Equipment Industry Grow.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5553/is_200406/ai_n22179800]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[By Tom Daykin, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune  Business News    Jun. 3--Lawn mowers, snow throwers, leaf blowers and other products  of  the outdoor power equipment industry are becoming more high-tech --  a trend  that's blowing more dollars into the pockets of their...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2004 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Briggs & Stratton Acquisition Could Put Pressure on Power Equipment Makers.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5553/is_200406/ai_n22180286]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[By Rick Barrett, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune  Business News    Jun. 3--Briggs & Stratton Corp. agreed to pay $227 million to  purchase  Simplicity Manufacturing Inc., the Port Washington maker of  lawn-and-garden  equipment, altering the landscape of an industry that  employs thousands...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Briggs & Stratton to Buy Port Washington, Wis.-Based Power Equipment Maker.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5553/is_200406/ai_n22180287]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[By Tom Daykin, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune  Business News    Jun. 3--Lawn mowers, snow throwers, leaf blowers and other products  of  the outdoor power equipment industry are becoming more high-tech --  a trend  that's blowing more dollars into the pockets of their...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Investment Firm Considers Sale of Stake in Wisconsin-Based Lawn Mower Maker.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5553/is_200404/ai_n22154337]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[By Tom Daykin, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune  Business News    Apr. 22--A New York investment firm is considering selling its 70  percent  stake in Port Washington-based Simplicity Manufacturing Inc.,  Jim Wier, the  manufacturer's chief executive said.    Kohlberg & Co....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2004 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Port Washington, Wis., Manufacturer to Double Sales with Acquisition.]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Thomas Content, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune  Business News    Oct. 24--Simplicity Manufacturing of Port Washington would double  its  sales and expand its reach in the southern United States under a  deal  announced Wednesday to acquire Snapper Inc. of McDonough, Ga. ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Oct 2002 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Simplicity Manufacturing and Rotary Corporation.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb4316/is_200103/ai_n15049347]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Simplicity Manufacturing and Rotary Corporation have reached an  agreement for Rotary to supply Simplicity dealers with aftermarket parts  for service and repair of tractors and mowers not built by Simplicity.  The move provides Simplicity dealers to repair most brands of outdoor  power equipment.   ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2001 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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