FITCHBURG -- The rule of thumb about Wisconsin’s economic boom-and-bust cycle has always been that the “booms” weren’t as high as the nation as a whole and the “busts” weren’t as low....
CHICAGO – Last week, as part of our 2003 year-end biotech wrap up, I reviewed the performance of the Midwest biotech publicly traded companies. The region had an incredible year for this group. ...
Had it not been for the war in Iraq, 2003 might have passed into history as the little year that time forgot. Certainly, in the world of information technology, that may still be the case. Nothing much happened in 2003. Things happened slowly. Customers took...
Let’s start with the good in Midwest biotech in 2003. What’s clearly striking is the outstanding performance of the publicly traded Midwest biotech companies as measured by the ePrairie Midwest Biotech Index, which evaluates the top 20 biotech stocks of the region. Last week, I commented...
Technology companies require a very special breed of person to staff customer support centers. These specialists must be able to diffuse caller's frustrations caused by a breakdown of a complicated computer system, and then be able to sort through all the complex issues to fix...
Madison, Wis. – During the height of the “mad cow” scare in Great Britain, the parody newspaper “The Onion” ran a story headlined “English beef approved for Irish consumption.” The headline was good for a laugh – but it also carried a smidgeon of truth...
Plymouth, Wis. - Now that the promise of Silicon Valley has joined the doom of Y2K in the ash heap of history, it is an appropriate time to revisit the importance of technology to Northeast Wisconsin. After billions and billions of dollars have been spent...
The Wisconsin Technology Network (WTN) just turned one! It is both rewarding and inspirational to look back and see what we have accomplished in just 12 months of online publishing....
MADISON – Was 2003 a year in which Wisconsin’s “real-time” economy gained time – or lost it? A review of the year’s top technology news stories suggests the state is becoming a place where innovation, intellectual property and investment are welcome....
MADISON -- A source close to the toy industry has once again leaked an advance copy of Santa’s perks list for Wisconsin politicians. Here’s what the good (and not-so-good) boys and girls in Madison and Washington may find in their stockings this Christmas morning. But...