What's the best way to ensure the causes of the nation's financial crisis never repeat themselves? In this edition of Boardroom Perspectives, columnist and accounting executive Ron Kral says corporate America's persistence in not separating the chairman and CEO positions from being held by the...
Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle is announcing the launch of a new (and free) employment connection Internet site called JobCenterOfWisconsin.com. In this WTN Guest Column, the Governor explains why JobCenterofWisconsin.com is replacing the state's JobNet system, which was created in 1993 and has become outdated. ...
Red Prairie, a Wisconsin-based software company, plans to anchor a state-of-the-art technology campus in the Waukesha County community of Delafield. The company will partner with RP Technology Development Group to develop a 120,000-square-foot headquarters as part of the new technology park. ...
Madison, Wis. - Senior biotechnology and medical device executives in Wisconsin remain optimistic about the prospects for their own companies despite a dramatic shift from a year ago in their perceptions of capital availability, according to the new Wisconsin Biotechnology Index. The new quarterly index, a...
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Brookfield, Wis. - iStream Imaging, a technology company in the business of managing payments, reached a major milestone of $750 million payments in September for its Remote Deposit Capture solution. The company is on target to reach $1 billion payments per month by January 2009. Since...
Amid worries about how venture capital will fare during the financial crisis, Inside Wisconsin columnist Tom Still doubts that Wisconsin angel and venture capital markets will collapse. Since this capital tends to flow away from the economy's problem children, Still believes these markets could well...
The annual Wisconsin Biotechnology & Medical Device Association will do a little matchmaking this week when it convenes for its annual conference. The event, which features keynotes by U.S. Senator Russ Feingold and U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan, will teach Wisconsin life-science companies about the partnering...
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Computerworld has sung the praises of Northwestern Mutual as a top information technology employer, noting that 36 percent of its IT staff, and 31 percent of its IT managers, are women. How does the Milwaukee-based life insurance firm do it? With a progressive culture and...