EVERETT, Wash.—Students entering engineering, vocational technology, and industrial trades are often inspired along the way by a teacher, family member, neighbor or mentor. To celebrate John Fluke Sr.’s inspirational career and the 70th anniversary of the company that bears his name, Fluke Corporation, maker of test tools, invites them as well as professionals in the trades to share stories of who inspires them the most.

ST. LOUIS—Emerson announced it has agreed to acquire Intelligent Platforms, a division of General Electric. Intelligent Platforms’ programmable logic controller (PLC) technologies will enable Emerson, a producer of automation for process and industrial applications, to provide its customers broader control and management of their operations. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.