Commentary

As he stood before a crowd at the annual economic forecast luncheon of the Wisconsin Bankers Association, Gov. Scott Walker was upbeat about what 2017 promises for the state. His caveat, however, was all about people. To be specific, Walker wants to ensure there are enough...

Everyone is shouting about how dramatically the global world of commerce has evolved, changed and moved forward, but how about us and our own smartness? Victory constantly surrounds all of us all the times and taps us to open up and become victorious...

There's been a positive change in the enterprise computing business of late; more product announcements truly are focused on how technology can help a company do business. I wish I could go back in time and figure out when the IT sector made the transition...

If you aren’t delivering on-time results, these 5 factors may be preventing your success. How would you rate your leadership brand? If timely results aren’t part of your identity, five significant roadblocks may be stopping you. We ask clients these questions: Are they delivering on-time results? If...

For many years in Wisconsin, the number of success stories in the high-growth sectors of the economy were few and far between. Epic in Verona, Plexus in Neenah, Logistics Health in La Crosse and Promega in Fitchburg remain among the most familiar stories of companies born...

The latest round of investment in Midwestern BioAg Inc. caught many eyes simply because of its size: The 33-year-old company has raised $21.3 million to continue a $40-million recapitalization that began in 2014. It also deserved notice because of a phrase used to describe the...

Economy laid flat on the long marble slab in a very large hall, dead from eating the poisoned apple while under the spell of witchcraft. The air in the hall is foggy and still; it reaches high into the rafters of this massive white marble...

The rise of the Internet of Things makes the use of default passwords especially perilous. There are better options. Earlier this month, an underground forum released the code for the Mirai malware, which lets attackers hijack the thousands (and counting) of Internet of Things devices that...