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You know the famous saying: It’s the economy, stupid? It’s time that lead technology professionals realize that for them; it’s the bottom line, stupid. Information Week’s Bob Evans spells it all out in a recent column that is an open letter to all chief technologists...

One of the most important principles to remember when looking for a new job is that almost everyone you encounter during your job hunt can be a resource for getting you the right job. That said, one valuable resource is often overlooked: the human resource...

Filament Games is a small Madison firm that wants to be the developer of the "Citizen Cane" of educational games. But these goals may be thwarted, or at least stifled, company founders Dan White and Dan Norton said, if Wisconsin does away with the one-year-old...

Visitors at Blackhawk Technical College's main campus south of Janesville notice one thing almost immediately as they walk its hallways: All of the classrooms are packed with students. Much like other Wisconsin Technical College System campuses during this recession, Blackhawk is enrolling a surge of...

The University of Wisconsin-Stout recently received a grant that will be allocated as scholarships for students studying science. The National Science Foundation awarded a Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics grant of $567,000 to UW-Stout’s applied science program for support of the project...

After hearing rumors that the marketing and communications department that she worked in at the EMD Chemicals Inc. facility in Madison would be relocated to New Jersey, Karren Jeske noticed a job posting made by one of her connections on LinkedIn. Jeske applied for the...

Consulting firm BearingPoint may have filed for Chapter 11 protection, but its CIO has a plan for making sure his top workers don’t flee. In good times, retaining top IT talent is a top priority for CIOs. Now, in the recession, many IT leaders are...

While extra employer scrutiny could slow your employment search, job seekers and many employed workers might want to take steps to avoid the fate of employees whose companies went under and lost both jobs and retirement savings when their companies unraveled, writes James E. Challenger....

Wisconsin’s growing entertainment software industry will be showcased from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Thursday at Madison's Raven Software. The Game On! event is part of an effort to save the state's one-year-old film incentive program by a coalition including Film Wisconsin, Arts Wisconsin and...