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Wisconsin, U.S. Craft Beer Makers Having a Good Year

August 9, 2012 - 2:07pm

Craft beer sales continue to rise across the country, as people can’t get enough of the latest pale ales or coffee porters. Wisconsin’s breweries are also benefiting.

According to the Brewers Association, craft beer sales in the U.S. are up 14% since the beginning of the year.

Sprecher Brewing Company and Wisconsin...

Traffic Jam on Mississippi River Cleared Up

August 6, 2012 - 2:16pm

The Mississippi River has reopened to commercial traffic after a barge got stuck in a sandbar south of La Crosse.

Commercial traffic closed Tuesday afternoon, holding up a number of shipments on the Upper Mississippi River. The Army Corps of Engineers used a private dredging company to essentially scoop out the...

Applications for ‘Travel Green’ Certification Way Up

July 26, 2012 - 5:13pm

A change in green certification fees has led to a jump in the number of tourist-related businesses getting that designation.

In Washburn, three businesses became Travel Green Wisconsin certified this month: Memorial Park and Campground, Thompson’s West End Park and Campground, and the Superior Vistas Bicycle Tour. Washburn City Administrator Scott...

Dispute Over Ownership of New Energy Line

July 25, 2012 - 3:10pm

The fight to own a major transmission power line from La Crosse to Madison may not be over, despite a federal decision on the case.

For years, American Transmission Company has been planning the proposed Badger-Coulee line, a massive energy transmission project stretching from La Crosse to Madison. Xcel Energy says...

Weekend Events Bring Wausau Millions

July 23, 2012 - 1:25pm

The city of Wausau got a big economic boost last weekend from two major sporting events and four festivals. Organizers are now looking at attracting even more events to town.

Last weekend was unprecedented in Wausau. The Junior World Canoe Slalom Championships brought in 300 athletes from 27 different countries. The girls’...

Business Forum Directs Students Towards Growing Industries

July 20, 2012 - 1:56pm

Higher education and business leaders are putting their heads together to find better ways to fill available jobs in industries where prospective workers don't always have the necessary skills.

One of the questions posed at a Madison-area business forum was “How to make manufacturing exciting?” and let students and their parents...

Older Americans Hit Hard by Foreclosures

July 20, 2012 - 1:53pm

A new study by AARP finds that older Americans have been hit hard by foreclosure. While the delinquency rate for people under 50 is still higher than those over 50 years old, AARP's analysis of foreclosures from 2007 to 2011 found that the serious delinquency rate on mortgages grew the...

Wisconsin's June Jobs Report Worst of 2012

July 20, 2012 - 12:48pm

Preliminary numbers show Wisconsin lost more than 13,000 jobs in the month of June, with most of those job losses coming in the private sector.

If the preliminary numbers from a monthly survey of employers hold, they'd represent the state's worst jobs report so far in 2012. In total, the report...

New home construction up in state's major metro areas

July 19, 2012 - 12:54pm

New home construction continues to improve in Wisconsin's major metropolitan areas.

MTD Marketing Services of Wisconsin, an Oshkosh firm that tracks housing starts, reports that so far, this year compared to last, the greater Milwaukee area saw the largest increase: 152 percent, from 181 to 457 homes.

Scott Mathie is with the...

Food prices slightly up

July 18, 2012 - 8:21pm

Food prices have increased slightly at the grocery store, according to the latest Wisconsin Farm Bureau Marketbasket survey.

The total cost of 16 basic food items used to prepare meals was $50.32, up 1.6 percent, or 77 cents, compared to the first quarter of the year. The cost for those...

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Wisconsin, U.S. Craft Beer Makers Having a Good Year

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Applications for ‘Travel Green’ Certification Way Up

Dispute Over Ownership of New Energy Line

Weekend Events Bring Wausau Millions

Business Forum Directs Students Towards Growing Industries

Older Americans Hit Hard by Foreclosures

Wisconsin's June Jobs Report Worst of 2012

New home construction up in state's major metro areas

Food prices slightly up

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