MILWAUKEE – Small engine manufacturer Briggs & Stratton Corp., founded in Milwaukee in 1908 by an inventor and an investor, on Monday filed for bankruptcy protection.

Briggs & Stratton is recalling approximately 1,160 Snapper Rear Engine 33” Riding Mowers due to injury hazards related to these grass-cutting machines. In a press release sent out by the U.S ...

Briggs & Stratton has released the Vanguard 400 single-cylinder engine, which has been converted to run on propane and has been certified by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as compliant ...

Podcasts Digging Deeper Briggs & Stratton Pros Discuss the New Vanguard 400 EFI/ETC Engine The new Vanguard single-cylinder engine boasts lower maintenance costs and less downtime.

Briggs & Stratton will lay off about 160 workers as part of changes to the production of its home standby and engine components, the company said Friday.

Syracuse, N.Y. — Small-engine maker Briggs & Stratton says its filing this week for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection will not stop its plan to move the manufacture of lawn tractor and other ...

Briggs & Stratton is moving its engine-component production to Auburn, according to a Wisconsin television station. The company, the world’s largest producer of gasoline engines for outdoor ...

Briggs & Stratton said it has obtained $677.5 million in debtor-in-possession financing, with $265 million committed by KPS and $412.5 million from a group of lenders.