Commentary

Although the IPOs of Midwest life-science companies (such as TomoTherapy) do not yet position them as large-cap companies, the large amount of funding they received is encouraging for the Midwest, according to columnist Michael Rosen. In this edition of Yer Biotech Blues, Rosen says the...

Depending on your current definition of broadband network connectivity, you might want to update your high-speed frame of reference, advises columnist James Carlini. In this edition of Carlini's Comments, he suggests that trying to explain real high-speed broadband, the one-gigabit variety, to the "powers that...

What are your business etiquette pet peeves? Melanie Holmes has a few and describes them briefly in this edition of Contemporary Working. The Manpower executive also expounds on gender matters, e-business etiquette, lessons learned from 83,000 quitters, and the workforce impacts of elder care....

Gov. Jim Doyle isn't alone in seeing the wisdom of capital formation. People in both parties see merit in his ideas, but many worry about the cost, given the tight state budget, writes columnist Tom Still. In this edition of Inside Wisconsin, he urges those...

In her inaugural column titled Contemporary Working, Manpower's Melanie Holmes addresses a variety of workforce issues, not the least of which is avoiding the over-the-top style of television's Omarosa Manigault-Stallworth, who once again is vowing to crush the competition on NBC's "The Apprentice." (Hint: It...

After listening to the experts at the recent Executives' Club of Chicago luncheon, columnist James Carlini has a pessimistic take on the U.S. economy in 2008. In this edition of Carlini's Comments, he predicts slow growth nationally, and says other states must learn from the...

What do GPS, high-def TV, and mobile Internet devices have in common? All are among the coveted technologies that will continue to experience big things in 2008, according to columnist Paul Gibler. In this edition of Buzz Networks, Gibler offers predictions on what will drive...