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Recent reports indicate a domestic backlash is brewing against firms who outsource IT services to foreign-based companies. Two recent examples took place in late November, when Indiana's governor cancelled a $15.2 million contract with a company in India to upgrade the state's unemployment claims processing...

CHICAGO – When I meet a businessperson, one of the first rituals after shaking hands is to take my other hand and reach out for his or her card. In the business world, it is a reflex reaction. In Japan, the practice is even more...

CHICAGO – Caesar's oracle told him to beware the Ides of March. While many of us worry more about the Ides of April, here in the Midwest technology scene, a far more common fear is the creepy-crawly feeling we get when we get that breathless...

APPLETON, WI– Nearly 60 people heard UW-Madison professor Raj Veeramani and Menasha Corp. research and development manager David Matthias stress the importance of innovation in today’s economy at the first meeting of the Wisconsin Innovation Network (WIN) Foundation in northeast Wisconsin....

Hiring the right people is always challenging, but knowing how to conduct the proper interviews can make a huge difference in the success or failure of getting the right person. If it’s a top executive position for your company, taking time to fully understand the...

Program to develop next generation tech savvy leaders The new University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Strategic Management in the Life and Engineering Sciences (SMILES) MBA degree is an innovative career specialization program housed in the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Management and Human Resources (MHR) department. The program aims to...

CHICAGO – This column isn’t just for Midwestern technology job seekers. It’s also for all Midwestern technology folks. Why have we concentrated so hard on job seekers here? Because so many of us are job hunting?...

WTN Interviews Rebecca Ryan of Next Generation Consulting about what technologies are propelling next generation communities and what her thoughts are on what Wisconsin's tech community will look like in the future.


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CHICAGO – Is the economy still sputtering or are some companies and their executives just using obsolete tools and business models that are extending the slump? Adjunct Northwestern professor James Carlini answers in this week's edition of Carlini’s Comments....