Money

Series: The Flu And Wisconsin's Public Health

Wisconsin Hospitals Adjust To Unusual Length Of IV Bag Deficit

Scott Gordon

WisContext

Healthcare providers across the United States are longing to get back to a steady drip.

Series: The Flu And Wisconsin's Public Health

A Demanding Flu Season Tightens Squeeze On IV Bag Supplies

Scott Gordon

WisContext

A spike in flu cases comes as healthcare providers continue to deal with a shortage of one of their most common and crucial tools: pre-filled IV bags.

Series: Wisconsin's 21st-Century Workforce

In Rock County, Hopes Rise For The Business Promise Of Nuclear Medicine

Sarah Varney

Kaiser Health News

Past the shuttered General Motors plant and the Janesville Terrace trailer home park, a facility not seen in the United States in three decades could soon rise: a manufacturing plant that will make a vital radioactive isotope used to detect cancer.

Series: Wisconsin's 21st-Century Workforce

Wisconsin Guesses At What Younger Workers Want

Scott Gordon

WisContext

Gov. Scott Walker and state economic development officials want to spend about $7 million on a marketing campaign to entice young, college-educated workers to move to Wisconsin.

Series: Help For The Holidays

Make A List And Check It Twice To Balance Holiday Budgets

Peggy Olive

UW-Extension

As the winter holiday season arrives, many people travel to visit family and friends, give gifts and prepare traditional foods. But the many special occasions can place a strain on budgets.

IV Bag Shortage Stretches On At Wisconsin Hospitals After Hurricane Maria

Scott Gordon

WisContext

One impact of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico may continue to plague hospitals in the mainland United States for quite some time.

Series: Waukesha And Lake Michigan Water

As Southeastern Wisconsin Grows, How Will Cities Source Water?

Scott Gordon

WisContext

Waukesha's agreement with Milwaukee reflects the challenges that southeastern Wisconsin, the state's most populous region, will face in supplying its population with clean drinking water over coming decades.

Series: Wisconsin's Rural-Urban Continuum

Series: Growing Rural Wisconsin's Economy

5 Crucial Differences Between Job Growth In Rural And Urban Wisconsin

Tessa Conroy

UW-Madison

When it comes to jobs in Wisconsin, there are unique differences between the urban communities of Milwaukee and Madison, with their legacy-industry manufacturing and government-education tandem, respectively, compared to agriculture-, manufacturing- and tourism-intensive rural counties.

Hurricane Maria Accelerates Slow Drip Of Medical Supply Shortages

Scott Gordon

WisContext

Healthcare providers across the continental U.S. have been scrambling to handle a shortage of assembled IV bags, among other materials, since Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico.

Series: Wisconsin's 21st-Century Workforce

When A City Loses Its Best Jobs

Hayley Sperling

WisContext

When economic recession struck in 2008, big banks weren't the only industry dealt a blow. Manufacturers suffered major setbacks, too, particularly automakers. Their struggles sent a ripple effect across the United States, but were felt in one Wisconsin city in particular.