Commentary

Wisconsin has a world-class university, an emerging biotech industry, a well-educated work force and citizens who are proud of their state. Wisconsin also has a $3.2 billion budget deficit and a per capita income almost $1,000 under the national average. We also...

High-growth technology companies add octane to the Wisconsin economy and promise challenging, rewarding and well-paying careers that can help us retain and attract the best and brightest. Wisconsin is an innovative state with many research-intensive companies and institutions, such as the UW-Madison,...

In the last 24 months, many Wisconsin businesses have had to find new ways to compete. They discovered that previous paths to success no longer worked and most CEOs have taken a hard look at their company’s value proposition. At the same time, these companies...

It is clear that businesses today want to evolve their technology expenditures from mere business expenses into having a defined return on investment in a reasonable period of time. As legacy systems reach the end of their life cycles, CIOs and technology...

The truth is that Wisconsin’s real economic decline – not only employment and per capita income growth rates, but critical broader economic trends compared to its neighboring states – began more than 20 years ago....

Wisconsin’s economy prospered greatly during the agricultural and industrial revolutions. And today we stand on the precipice of another turning point for Wisconsin’s economy; the innovation revolution. If we harness our resources correctly, Wisconsin will also be a leader in the...

Healthcare must transition itself to the information age similar to what the business world did six to eight years ago to increase the productivity of our staff, reduce costs, and improve our quality of service. This transformation process is a considerable...