Education

Virtual worlds for children and teenagers — Web sites like Neopets, Club Penguin and Habbo — are a big business. On these sites, children create an avatar and, with it, explore an imaginary universe. They can play games, chat and decorate virtual rooms or other...

City Dictionary, a Madison Web site that provides a user-guided tour of individual cities' colloquialisms, won the top prize today at the G. Stephen Burrill Business Plan Competition. A record 18 business plans were presented by 30 student entrepreneurs at the 11th annual contest, held...

The G. Steven Burrill Business Plan Competition will be held this Friday. The daylong event, which begins with a talk by Burrill & Co. CEO Steve Burrill at 7:30 a.m., is free and open to the public. The contest offers students a chance to compete...

The number of filers for first-time unemployment claims fell last week, though they remain at very high levels. Tom Koulopoulos, author of "The Innovation Zone," tells Kelsey Hubbard historical periods of high unemployment proceed periods of extremely high innovation....

While many national business conferences are being scaled back or canceled as a result of economic conditions, the HIMSS 2009 conference for health IT professionals and vendors located in Chicago reports that total conference registration parallels the record-breaking registration figures during this same time...

The Mount Vernon Robotics Club competed Saturday in the Wisconsin FIRST Tech Challenge held in Appleton. The team finished second overall and was awarded the Innovate Award. The Innovate Award is given to the team that the judges feel has the most innovative and creative...

When National Entrepreneurship Week takes place next week (Feb. 21-28), Eau Claire Area schools will be doing their part. The theme for the national celebration is “Entrepreneurship EMPOWERS Everyone” and nationally the week’s focus is on young innovators. In the spirit of entrepreneurial support...