Economy
La Crosse is the original home and international headquarters of several corporations, including:
- City Brewing Company, former Heileman Old Style brewery
- Echo Bridge Home Entertainment, video distributor
- Kwik Trip, regional gas and convenience stores
- Logistics Health Incorporated, healthcare
- Trane, air conditioning company, acquired by Ingersoll-Rand in 2008
- S&S Cycle, motorcycle engines, parts and supplies
At one time Mississippi Valley Airlines had its headquarters in La Crosse.
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Famous quotes containing the word economy:
“Unaware of the absurdity of it, we introduce our own petty household rules into the economy of the universe for which the life of generations, peoples, of entire planets, has no importance in relation to the general development.”
—Alexander Herzen (1812–1870)
“The counting-room maxims liberally expounded are laws of the Universe. The merchant’s economy is a coarse symbol of the soul’s economy. It is, to spend for power, and not for pleasure.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)
“Everyone is always in favour of general economy and particular expenditure.”
—Anthony, Sir Eden (1897–1977)