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La Crosse is the home and current global headquarters of several corporations and organizations, including: Allergy Associates of La Crosse and Allergychoices, Inc., national allergy clinic and allergy services organization; Altra Federal Credit Union, regional credit union [45] City Brewing Company, former Heileman Old Style brewery [46]
Sometimes the prewritten obituary's subject outlives its author. One example is The New York Times' obituary of Taylor, written by the newspaper's theater critic Mel Gussow, who died in 2005. [7] The 2023 obituary of Henry Kissinger featured reporting by Michael T. Kaufman, who died almost 14 years earlier in 2010. [8]
Main Hall, now known as Maurice O. Graff Main Hall, is the original campus building. The university was founded as the La Crosse State Normal School in 1909, the eighth of nine state normal schools established in Wisconsin between 1866 and 1916 for teacher preparation. [15]
Pabst Blue Ribbon, also known as "PBR", is the namesake of the Pabst Brewing Company products. Originally called Best Select, and then Pabst Select, the current name came from the blue ribbons that were tied around the neck of the bottle, a practice that ran from 1882 until 1916, and discontinued due to a silk shortage during World War I.
In 2018, the median household income was $99,280 and the per capita income for the town was $54,601. [28] About 3.7% of families and 6.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.3% of those under the age of 18 and 9.6% ages 65 or older.