In the great debate about the proposed $34 billion automobile industry bailout, columnist Tom Still concedes that Detroit erred with a bad business model and costly employee benefits. But Wall Street messed up too, and Washington not only rolled out the red carpet, it practically...
Madison, Wis. - The Wisconsin Governor's Business Plan Contest - the nation's first statewide, tech-based business plan competition - is accepting entries online for the 2009 competition. Entries will be accepted Friday through 5 p.m. Jan. 31, 2009. The contest's Grand Prize is worth...
In the weeks since Congress passed the largest financial rescue package in the nation's history, many have openly wondered if it was really necessary. That hue and cry grew louder when Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson announced he would scrap the government's original plan to buy...
Madison, Wis. - Dane County businesses continued to feel the effects in 2008 of an economic downturn that began in 2007, and business owners are pessimistic about prospects for 2009, according to a report released today by First Business Bank at the invitation-only First Business...
Wisconsin export totals remain a bright spot in flat-lining economy, and they were led by exports of industrial machinery, including computer equipment, during the first nine months of 2008. Overall, state exports reached a record $15.6 billion during first three quarters of 2008, according to...
The state will have to leave 3,500 state jobs vacant, eliminate employee bonuses and cut agencies' budgets by 2.5 percent to deal with the worst projected budget deficit in its history, Gov. Jim Doyle said Thursday. Doyle also called for targeted tax increases and wouldn't rule...
Columnist James Carlini has just about had it with the “bailout” mentality from businesses and units of government that want taxpayers to fund (and prolong) their dysfunctional habits and operations. In this edition of Carlini's Comments, posted after Congress postponed action on a possible bailout...
Information technology workers everywhere are wondering how current economic conditions will affect their jobs, and this week's news out of American Family Insurance can't be doing much for their sense of optimism. The company is cutting the jobs of 160 contracted IT workers, but points...
Learn how the economic development agendas of major statewide business organizations compare and contrast at the Tuesday, Nov. 25 meeting of the Wisconsin Innovation Network in Madison. The luncheon will be held at the Sheraton Hotel on Madison's John Nolen Drive. Registration and networking begin at...
Is Wisconsin among the states that are leading the U.S. transformation into a knowledge and innovation-based economy? According to the 2008 State New Economy Index compiled by the Kauffman Foundation and the Information Technology & Innovation Foundation, Wisconsin fell a few spots and still ranks...