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The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development is making up to $850,000 in state grants available to businesses, trade associations, and colleges for the training of high-tech workers. Grants will be offered to train workers in biotechnology, advanced manufacturing, stem cell research, and renewable energy. ...

Judy Lemke, executive vice president and CIO for the Green Bay-based Schneider National, doesn't have to worry much about establishing boardroom credibility. Lemke, who was recruited by Schneider after she had retired in the Twin Cities, came to the company with boardroom "cred," and now...

The all-digital Saint Clare's Hospital has provided caregivers with real-time access to patient information, and its information technology officer was able to design its technological profile from the ground up. Before St. Clare's treated its first patient, Tanya Townsend and a multi-disciplinary team were laying...

The information technology talent pool is shallower than it used to be, and that's creating all kinds of challenges for companies in Wisconsin and beyond. In this first part of our series on IT workforce development, WTN looks at some unfavorable demographics that practically compel...

Instructors at Madison Area Technical College would like to see more women going into information technology careers. The percentage of women preparing for IT careers at MATC has dropped below 20 percent, but the college is trying to change that with a series of programs...

The venture capital picture in Wisconsin, while improving, still lags behind other states that also are trying to grow knowledge-based economies, but venture capitalist Paul Carbone is among the optimists. Carbone, managing partner of Baird Venture Partners, says some historical perspective is needed to accurately...

With all the buzz about the need to align information technology with the business, organizations may be forgetting another crucial piece to successful IT implementations - engagement between IT and upper management throughout the process. Rick Davidson, senior vice president of global information services for...

“You don't get Superman by paying Jimmy Olson wages,” observes columnist James Carlini, which means that downsizing and other cost-cutting personnel decisions made at the height of the dotcom bust are now coming home to roost. In this edition of Carlini's Comments, he notes that...

Has a new Madison business truly found a disruptive new technology for the voice-recognition market? The proprietors believe so, and if they are correct, their voice-recognition technology could save law firms, healthcare facilities, and insurance companies countless hours of transcribing dictations and voice mails....

Gov. Jim Doyle views increased support of the University of Wisconsin System as a key to driving future economic growth. In this Guest Column, he writes that schools in the system, which have taken a back seat to K-12 in terms of state funding support,...