Commentary

When it comes to venture capital, higher interest rates aren't necessarily a death sentence, according to columnist Ogan Gurel. In this edition of Med Tech Futures, he contends that higher rates tend to point investors toward higher potential return, higher-risk investments. That means the life...

Taking aim at IT workorce and other labor practices, columnist James Carlini assails the practice of "labor dumping," which like product dumping is eroding the economic stability of the middle class. In this edition of Carlini's Comments, he explains why labor dumping is yet another...

There is a multi- billion dollar gap between the Senate and Assembly budgets, but the real bargaining over the state's two-year spending blueprint has begun in conference committee. In this edition of Inside Wisconsin, columnist Tom Still would like to see lawmakers follow a few...

Unlike the biotech industry, where the Midwest is playing catch-up to the coasts, the Midwest's nanotech industry is robust and on par with developments in other leading areas in the U.S. In this edition of Yer Biotech Blues, columnist Michael Rosen touts the multiple examples...

For anyone interested in open source software but operating under the assumption that it's "free," attorney and columnist Deborah Wilcox has some upsetting news. In this edition of IP Online, she explains why open source is anyting but free, and she advises companies to develop...

The fate of three stem cell patents held by the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation hangs in the balance before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and opinions vary wildly as to whether they will be upheld, weakened, or overturned. In this WTN guest column, the...

Establishing a state ranking system for broadband connectivity, columnist James Carlini has made the color green signify not only environmentally friendly status, but broadband rich as well. Under his system, green stands for fiber to the premise and high speed (50Mbps or more) connections,...

Wisconsin has led the way on the progressive income tax, clean government reform, education, and now stem-cell research, but there is one more vital area where the state can lead, according to Lt. Gov. Barbara Lawton. In this guest column, she said the state's commitment...

There is more than one way to finance a start-up technology or biotechnology company, according to columnist and Madison attorney Joe Boucher. In this 12th edition of Early Stage, he looks at still more alternative forms of business finance, including factoring receivables and sales and...