Trissential, a business improvement and project implementation company on a fast-growth track, has earned a 2007 Wisconsin Small Business Success Award. The award is given annually to eight businesses that have achieved success in adapting to new market conditions, business growth, or overcoming adversity. ...
A team led by University of Wisconsin-Madison biochemistry and nutritional sciences professor James Ntambi reports that SCD-1, a gene in the liver, causes mice to gain weight on a diet laden with carbohydrates. Writing in the December issue of Cell Metabolism, Ntambi said the gene...
The Wisconsin Governor's Business Plan Contest is accepting entries online for the 2008 competition. Entries for the first statewide, tech-based business plan competition will be accepted now through 5 p.m. on Jan. 31, 2008. ...
Former State of Wisconsin Investment Board portfolio manager Carrie J. Thome has been named director of investments at the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, where she will manage a $1.8 million investment portfolio. Income and gains from the portfolio are gifted to the University of Wisconsin-Madison...
Much of the attention on Midwest Airlines has been focused on its pending acquisition, but there is a quiet technology revolution occurring within its Oak Creek walls that could have as much to do with the company's future growth as its new ownership. Leading that...
Data security is a journey, not a destination, according to attorney Mark Foley, and his journey actually begins with not one but 12 steps. In this guest column for WTN, Foley outlines those dozen steps for boards of directors that are seeking to provide greater...
If Dane County is any indication, the economy may not be that bad after all. An annual survey in Wisconsin's fastest-growing county demonstrates resilience to a possible economic downturn in 2008. This is especially true of the technology sector, which reported strong numbers in terms...
During the 1990s, the rush by Big Pharma to enhance patient compliance involved going from regular dosage release to controlled release. According to columnist Michael Rosen, this mechanism allowed for better patient compliance and also afforded some additional patent protection and product life. In this...
The Brookfield-based Fiserv has completed its acquisition of CheckFree Corp., a provider of financial electronic commerce products and services. The financial information technology services company also announced that co-founder Norm Balthasar, senior vice president and chief operating officer, will officially retire on Dec. 31, 2007,...
The world of angel investing can teach many business lessons, primarily about the importance of management in overcoming the seemingly insurmountable odds of early-stage ventures, according to columnist and software executive Geoff Bastow. In this edition of Leading IT, Bastow recounts the 10 commandments of...