Manufacturing

Until there is an effective antidote to spam, and as long as the Internet remains inexpensive to use and difficult to regulate, e-mail abuse and Internet fraud concerns will be commonplace, writes Tech/Know columnist Troy Janisch. To safeguard their reputations, Internet marketers must exercise caution,...

With apologies to David Letterman, Yer Biotech Blues columnist Mike Rosen details the top 10 trends that made 2006 such a remarkable year in the “bio” sphere. His number one selection may bode well for the biofuels industry in Wisconsin and beyond....

When forming a business, one of the most important decisions is your choice of business entity. In this edition of Early Stage, attorney Joe Boucher takes would-be entrepreneurs through the decision-making process and the basic steps (including paperwork) required by the state and federal governments. ...

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Chancellor Carlos Santiago, hoping to address long-neglected campus facility needs, is calling on donors to help establish two research campuses in western Milwaukee County. The new campuses would be established away from the university's east side Milwaukee campus, and near the Milwaukee...

Cardinal Health, a Dublin, Ohio-based provider of products for the healthcare industry, has sold a group of companies, including Middleton's Gala Biotech, to the Blackstone Group, for $3.3 billion. Gala President Paul Weiss said the sale won't immediately impact the company's workforce or core business,...

The dispute over how - and whether - to tax off-the-shelf software that has been modified reached another fork in the road this week, when the state Court of Appeals ruled in favor of Menasha Corp. in its long-running battle with the Department of Revenue....

The United States Supreme Court's controversial decision in eBay vs. MercExchange has created a firestorm of controversy and is likely to increase the complexity of patent infringement litigation. The best legal advice offered by patent attorneys Joe Goode and Jonathan Fritz is be prepared for...

The economy may be moving up, but so are home foreclosures, points out columnist James Carlini. Does the rising number of foreclosures in Illinois and Wisconsin represent a chilling omen for the economy, or are they just a sign that homeowners bit off more than...