Hormel Foods profit expected to rise in fiscal 4Q as hog costs ease

Earnings Preview: Hormel Foods Corp.

MILWAUKEE — Hormel Foods Corp. reports results for its fiscal fourth quarter on Tuesday before the market opens. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related to the period.

AirTran Airways giving double rewards for Milwaukee travel through Feb. 10

AirTran giving double rewards for Milwaukee travel

Harley-Davidson would become Wisconsin’s official state motorcycle under legislative proposal

Bill: Harley-Davidson as official Wis. motorcycle

Tyson Foods names Donnie Smith as CEO, replacing interim CEO Leland Tollett; Lochner named COO

Tyson Foods names Donnie Smith as CEO

MILWAUKEE — In a move that signals Tyson Foods Inc. believes its chicken business is again profitable, the world’s largest meat maker has named a new CEO to replace interim head Leland Tollett, who had been tapped in January to help weather an industry downturn.

MillerCoors investment helps Discovery World’s water education programs expand into brewing

MillerCoors donates to Discovery World

MILWAUKEE — The public water education programs at Discovery World are going to be expanded — to include beer.

Milwaukee mayor hailed as hero for intervening in confrontation, will run for Wis. governor

Milwaukee mayor hailed as hero to run for governor

Republic Airways to establish hub in Milwaukee, retaining 800 jobs, bringing in hundreds more

Republic Airways to establish hub in Milwaukee

Milwaukee muggers return wallet after finding Army ID, apologize, and say thanks for service

Milwaukee muggers see Army ID, return wallet

Rockwell Automation fiscal 4th-quarter profit falls amid weak demand, restructuring charges

Rockwell Automation fiscal 4Q profit falls

Hunting at home: Alleged Ohio serial killer, with bodies in house, rare among mass killers

Alleged Ohio serial killer rare among mass killers

Fort Hood shooting victims included newlywed, woman inspired to serve after Sept. 11 attacks

Fort victims had different reasons for enlisting

Unemployment rate tops 10 percent for first time since 1983; 190,000 jobs lost in October

President Barack Obama

Milwaukee-based Merge Healthcare, 2 former senior executives settle fraud charges

Merge Healthcare, 2 execs settle fraud charges

Molson Coors 3rd-quarter profit up 37 percent on price increases, cost controls

Molson Coors 3Q profit rises 37 pct on price hikes

Veteran Milwaukee firefighter accused of drugging his wife’s tea after argument

Wis. firefighter accused of drugging wife’s tea

General Motors extends vehicle refund program until Jan. 4, 2010

GM extends vehicle refund program until January

Wis. farmer gets rock-star treatment, shout-out from Bill Clinton after winning genius grant

US President Bill Clinton

Wal-Mart starts selling caskets, urns online; prices undercut funeral homes

Wal-Mart starts selling caskets, urns online

How low can you go? Big brewers come out with ultra-low-calorie beer; some find it too watery

Big brewers battle it out in calorie-cutting

Johnson Controls 4th-quarter profit propped up by cost cuts, restructuring efforts

Johnson Controls posts 4Q profit, backs guidance

Wis. man who launched flare that caused $50M fire at meatpacking plant gets 90 days in jail

Wis. man gets 90 days in jail for $50 million fire

Whirlpool 3rd-quarter profit falls; lifts full-year profit forecast on cost cuts

MILWAUKEE — Whirlpool Corp., the world’s biggest home appliance maker, raised its profit outlook for the year on Friday, saying cost-cutting that has tempered steep sales declines will pay off in the final quarter of the year.

Starwood Hotels 3rd-quarter profit drops as travel continues to slump; room rates low

MILWAUKEE — As Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc., owner of Sheraton, W and other brands, cut room rates in the third quarter to bring travelers back, its profit fell 64 percent, and it expects another tough year.

Marshall & Ilsley selling 136 million shares at $5.75 each, in move to raise cash, repay TARP

MILWAUKEE — Regional bank Marshall & Ilsley Corp. said Wednesday it will raise at least $750 million in a stock offering, and could use some of the funds to repay part of the $1.7 billion it received earlier this year under the government’s Troubled Asset Relief Program.

Journal Communications earns $1.8M on aggressive cost-cutting, matches analysts’ expectations

MILWAUKEE — Media company Journal Communications Inc. says it returned to profitability in the third quarter as it continued aggressive cost-cutting efforts.

Coca-Cola says 3rd-quarter profit rises slightly, foreign sales strong while N. America slips

MILWAUKEE — Sales outside of the Coca-Cola Co.’s home turf of North America helped profit inch higher in the third quarter, although overall sales fell as the stronger dollar continued to take a toll on revenue.

Coca-Cola says 3rd-quarter profit rises less than 1 percent as sales decline

MILWAUKEE — The Coca-Cola Co. said Tuesday its third-quarter profit inched higher, though sales fell as consumers continued to limit soft drink purchases and the stronger dollar took a toll on revenue.

Sheriff: Third person overcome during Arizona sweat lodge ceremony led by self-help guru dies

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — An Arizona homicide investigation now includes three deaths after a woman died more than a week after participating in a sweat lodge ceremony that hospitalized nearly two dozen people.

Ariz. sheriff says deaths of 2 in sweat lodge ceremony being treated as homicides

PRESCOTT, Ariz. — The deaths of two people during a sweat lodge ceremony led by self-help expert James Arthur Ray are being investigated as homicides, authorities said Thursday.

ConAgra Foods plans to reduce sodium in its products by 20 percent by 2015

MILWAUKEE — ConAgra Foods Inc. will cut sodium from the food it manufactures by 20 percent in the next five years, the maker of Chef Boyardee and Hebrew National said Thursday.

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