Commentary

CHICAGO – Watching the Midwest technology job market these days is an exercise in faith. Every day, more and more job openings show up, giving hope that things are truly turning around. ...

Though the news from last week’s H&Q conference in San Francisco is still seeping out (even though press releases were rampant, no “breaking news” made the Wall Street Journal), the overall sentiment from the meeting seems to be one of optimism. ...

If the economy isn't coming back, you couldn't tell it by the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas last week. Mountains of product releases, a near-electric buzz among attendees, and cab lines. Cab lines like you haven't seen at a technology tradeshow in recent years....

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...