Economy

IBM is advancing rapidly into new fields like data analytics, cloud computing and mobile applications. And while the technology company’s second-quarter results showed encouraging progress in those businesses, it was not enough to translate into growth for the company as a whole. Virginia M. Rometty, IBM’s...

21 July, 2015 /

The picture in The Washington Post — a worried Green Bay Packers fan, game-ready with cheesehead and green- and gold-striped face — summed up the disappointing news. So did the headline: "Wisconsin ranked dead last in start-up activity." In a year when new company formation rose nationally,...

15 June, 2015 /

A core reason why lawmakers have so far softened budget cuts to the University of Wisconsin System is their realization it’s a statewide economic engine – with the potential to produce even more regional horsepower. That message has come through in many ways, from independent economic...

05 June, 2015 /

If you want to understand just how misleading the unemployment rate can be as an economic indicator, take a look at rural Wisconsin. Using state labor force statistics, a review of a dozen predominantly rural counties showed a sharp drop in the jobless rate for each...

15 May, 2015 /

There was a time when Madison’s nickname, and a well-deserved one, was “The city that can’t put two bricks together.” Wisconsin’s capital city was legendary – and ridiculed – for its ability to kill, delay and otherwise bureaucratize construction projects of all descriptions, often to the...

08 May, 2015 /

In the age of reform, healthcare settings are becoming more diverse. You've probably heard of consumer-driven healthcare. Well, how about the medical retail store? Walgreens' Adam Pellegrini visited Madison Tuesday to discuss the role of the retail healthcare delivery via Walgreens' Omni-Channel Digital Health program....

25 March, 2015 /