Marketplace - Jan. 29, 2004
Made in Milwaukee
From its old nickname "Workshop To The World" to the fact that more of its population is employed in manufacturing today than almost any other American city its size, Milwaukee provides a lot of goods to the world.
Tags: Carmex, Allen-Edmonds, Koss, Black Bear

Marketplace - June 13, 2002
Black Bear's sodas are a hometown tradition
In 1920, Louis Patmont opened a spring water bottling company at the source of a spring in St. Francis. He named the business Black Bear, and today it is most famous for its flavored sodas, which have grown into a beloved hometown tradition.
Tags: Black Bear, Caruso, soda, Lakefront, Jolly Good, Sprecher, root beer