Addressing Food Waste, Abestos Fibers, Consulting Jobs In Wisconsin

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Currently in the U.S. about 40 percent of all food grown ends up in the landfill. Veronica Rueckert and Rob Ferrett explore the problem of food waste in America – and how to address it. Then, we’ll find out what the discovery of asbestos fibers means for a proposed mine in Northern Wisconsin, and why consulting jobs are on the rise in Wisconsin.

Featured in this Show

  • Addressing The Problem Of Food Waste

    Food waste continues to be a major problem, despite the fact that over billion people in the world go hungry. A writer finds out who’s on the cutting edge of dealing with this issue.

  • Asbestos Fibers Found In Rock At Proposed Mining Site

    Absestos fibers have been found in rocks at a proposed mining site in Northern Wisconsin, adding additional fuel to the fire in the mining debate. WPR’s reporter in Superior has the story.

  • Epic Systems Spawns Lucrative Consulting Jobs

    The growth of Epic Systems in Madison has spurred the growth of consulting companies that work with the healthcare software comapny.

Episode Credits

  • Rob Ferrett Host
  • Veronica Rueckert Host
  • Chris Malina Producer
  • Galen Druke Producer
  • Reyhan Harmanci Guest
  • Mike Simonson Guest
  • Kathleen Gallagher Guest

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