With President Barack Obama talking about recovery and creating jobs from building next-generation cars, why is Illinois like the Chicago Cubs when it comes to winning big time? The Illinois all-star politicians have dropped the ball. With the dire need to create real jobs in...
One week ago, I knew nothing about Bernard Lachance when I received an invitation from a friend to attend his concert at the Chicago Theatre. What I didn’t realize was that I’d witness the greatest piece of musical entrepreneurism and viral marketing I have ever...
Ben Hobbins didn't win the statewide Governor's Business Plan Contest in 2007, the year IronClad Soft Bait Brands competed with about 280 other entries. But like the patient fisherman he is, Hobbins refined his plan and kept casting his line in the water. In the June...
The recession, which has already caused payrolls to shrink by more than 5 million jobs, will make it extremely difficult for teenagers to find employment this summer. Based on recent trends, it’s possible for the first time since 1954 that fewer than 1 million 16-...
Rich Meeusen, the energetic CEO of Badger Meter and a driving force behind Milwaukee's efforts to become a global hub of water technology businesses, expected to be outnumbered at last week's public hearing on a proposed lakefront site for UW-Milwaukee's School of Freshwater Sciences. “That's OK,”...
A pending U.S. Supreme Court decision could have broad impact on a wide range of technologies including business methods, software and biotechnology related processes. The court this week granted an appeal in the case of Bilski versus Doll, which could affect all existing and...
“Now that the government is a major owner in GM, what would you like to see changed at the company?” questions James Carlini. Last December, he said that they should have let the market take its course and let GM go into bankruptcy back then. Nothing is...
One of the many outcomes of the recent BIO International Conference in Atlanta was the perception and comment by industry experts that Big Pharma companies are becoming dinosaurs. While the pharmaceutical industry hasn’t yet hit the wreckage status of the Western automobile industry, bad times...
While most marketers recognize the importance of social media, many say they don’t understand it enough to integrate it correctly into their marketing strategies — and, those who say they understand it lack experience. Most marketers lack confidence in social media. According to a recent study,...
High-speed Internet service should be measured in gigabit speeds rather than megabit speeds. Where are the corporate executives and academics who talk about the quest for excellence in lofty speeches who rarely come up with pragmatic solutions and profitability for their organizations?...