Layoffs are hard on everyone, but your team could grow stronger despite budget cutbacks. My last two columns have talked about conducting triage on your IT projects and what you should do in shutting down those projects that don’t make the cut. Now, what about your IT...
How to save make-or-break IT initiatives in troubled times There was a joke at the height of the Cold War: What should you do in the event of nuclear missile attack? Take shelter, duck and cover, then kiss your butt goodbye. If you're trying to save...
Johnson Controls has begun generating electricity from the largest solar power system in the state - nearly 1,500 panels erected on the northeast corner of the company's headquarters campus in Glendale. The solar power system is part of the $73 million renovation and rehabilitation of the...
Federal relief alone won't sustain the economy. A new Cabinet position would help to sharpen the focus on the innovation needed in the U.S.—and worldwide We are experiencing more than an economic setback. In effect, it's an economic reset. This requires a reexamination of government,...
Pharmacia, a company bought by Pfizer in 2003 was found by a jury to have illegally overcharged Wisconsin’s Medicaid program and could face $144 million in penalties the state’s attorney general said. A Dane County jury in Madison, Wisconsin found that Pharmacia should pay $7 million...
Gov. Jim Doyle unveiled more details about the impact the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act will have on Wisconsin today. The Wisconsin Office of Recovery and Reinvestment estimates that the State of Wisconsin will receive more than $3.7 billion in federal stimulus funds. The amount...
SAN FRANCISCO — It's boom — and bust — for Silicon Valley companies these days. Literally. Facing their worst economic climate since the dot-com bust in the early 2000s, high-tech companies are treating 2009 with dread — but also with a tinge of optimism if they...
Last night, Governor Doyle presented his 2009-11 state budget. In this Visions article he outlines the multiple provisions that will help Wisconsin businesses flourish and innovate, despite the challenging economy....
Parts of the federal economic stimulus bill resemble a dog-eared Democratic Party wish list, rescued from a dusty “Great Society” desk drawer. But other portions of the $790-billion bill might actually accomplish what President Obama intended - which is to create jobs relatively quickly while...
Today President Barack Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, H.R. 1. The legislation provides $19.2 billion for health IT to help stimulate the economy, increase investment in health IT, build a strong IT infrastructure for healthcare, and expand job growth. A...