Category: Commerce

WISCONSINREPORT.COM (9292014) [COMMERCE] – It’s cranberry harvesting season again in Wisconsin. According to the Wisconsin State Cranberry Growers Association (WSCGA), between 55 percent and 60 percent of the nation’s crop is produced by the 235 growers and about 275 cranberry farms in the Badger State.

WISCONSINREPORT.COM (09/24/2014) [WORKFORCE] – The Department of Workforce Development (DWD) says the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ (BLS) estimates of unemployment and employment statistics for metro areas, major cities and counties in the state of Wisconsin indicates an Unemployment Decrease in Wisconsin Metro Areas.

WISCONSINREPORT.COM (09/20/2014) [Business] – The brewer of one of our once favorite beers, Pabst Brewing Company is being sold again. This time it will become the property of Oasis Beverages of Russia. Preliminary indications are that the once all-american Pabst will continue to be headquartered in Los Angeles, where the offices currently are located.

WISCONSINREPORT.COM (09/20/2014) [Health] – The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) has awarded Iron Data Solutions, Inc. (Iron Data) a contract to implement its robust case management solution called the Intelligent Case Manager (ICM). Iron Data has also subcontracted with Social Solutions, to provide its Efforts to Outcomes performance management software.

WISCONSINREPORT.COM (09/19/2014) [Sports] – NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said Friday there have been too many recent examples of the NFL “doing wrong” and “that starts with me,” and followed it up with a goal of implementing new personal conduct policies by the Super Bowl. Goodell was short on specifics for a new policy. More defiant than contrite as he was hammered with questions, Goodell said he has not considered resigning amid increasing criticism that the league hasn’t acted quickly or emphatically enough concerning domestic abuse cases.