Business

La Crosse County finances a little better than expected during shutdown

Published

4 years ago

May 21, 2020

The coronavirus has led to massive business problems and very high unemployment in the U.S., and La Crosse County is no exception.

Only 9 county employees have been furloughed, and about 300 are doing their jobs from home.

Brad Williams

A native of Prairie du Chien, Brad graduated from UW - La Crosse and has worked in radio news for more than 30 years, mostly in the La Crosse area. He regularly covers local courts and city and county government. Brad produces the features "Yesterday in La Crosse" and "What's Buried on Brad's Desk." He also writes the website "Triviazoids," which finds odd connections between events that happen on a certain date, and he writes and performs with the local comedy group Heart of La Crosse. Brad been featured on several national TV programs because of his memory skills.