Harris Corp., Melbourne, Fla., has completed its $85 million acquisition of software supplier Louth Automation.(Brief Article)

The automation company will remain in its Palo Alto, Calif., location and will be operated as an independent business unit of Harris' Broadcast Communications Division, which is headquartered in Mason, Ohio. The automation company, which had 1999 sales of roughly $35 million, will be run by Don Naab, Harris …