Entrepreneurs

After listening to the experts at the recent Executives' Club of Chicago luncheon, columnist James Carlini has a pessimistic take on the U.S. economy in 2008. In this edition of Carlini's Comments, he predicts slow growth nationally, and says other states must learn from the...

Recent economic data suggests a slowdown in American economy, and since Wisconsin is not immune, Republican lawmakers have introduced their own economic development package. Dubbed Invest Wisconsin 2.0, the package includes incentives for the construction of green data centers, nanotechnology innovation, and capital gains reinvestment. ...

Guild.com, a Madison-based online marketplace for artwork, has appointed Lisa Bayne as its new chief executive officer. She succeeds company founder Toni Sikes, who will remain on the Guild.com board and serve as a public spokesperson and artistic advisor....

Manpower's Melanie Holmes, an iPod devotee and life-long learner, will draw on her experience in a new blog that addresses the evolving workplace. Holmes, vice president of World of Work Solutions for Manpower, will seek to communicate a keen understanding of the issues and openness...

The search for a higher quality HPV testing solution continues to be the focus of a patent infringement suit involving Madison's Third Wave Technologies and Digene Corp. Third Wave has lost the latest round of legal outcomes, but still claims an advantage in the wider...

In an attempt to improve its offerings in the area of consumer-driven healthcare payment solutions, Metavante has acquired BenSoft, a San Diego-based provider of solutions for third-party administrators, health plans, and self-administrating employers. Under the terms of the deal, BenSoft's RepayMe product will become part...

With Wi-Fi struggling to deliver on its promise, TDS Telecommunications Corp. will introduce WiMAX service in Madison next week. WiMAX is one of the newest technological advances in the delivery of high-speed Internet, and the TDS version will offer broadband services to customers that don't...

Madison's Promega Corp. has entered into an agreement with the California-based MultiSpan to combine their technologies and improve the testing of drug candidates. The companies hope to develop solutions that will reduce assay development time on certain drugs from months to days. ...