Back to School?!
submitted by Corey Chambas
Ah, it's the end of summer and the kids are going back to school. Some of us are prepping our own kids for this adventure and some of us have kids beyond this stage in life. Regardless of your situation, I'm guessing you have fond "back to school" memories from your childhood.
Sure, there was some anxiety. I personally dreaded not being able to sleep in like I managed to do in the summer.
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Beyond a presidential photo opportunity, energy research is federal priority.
submitted by Tom Still
Every president, Republican and Democrat, likes to visit Main Street businesses. It's a guaranteed news story in the city or state where Air Force One lands for the day, it usually helps local candidates of the same party, and the story often goes national if the president uses the setting to make a larger point about his administration's policies.
Sometimes, of course, it's little more than a "photo op," but there's usually more substance than not behind the typical Bring-a-President-to-Work Day. President Obama's recent stop at ZBB Energy Corp. in Menomonee Falls was just such an example.
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Challenges aside, Wisconsin's biotech sector positioned for growth.
submitted by Tom Still
If black crepe came in DNA double-helix swirls, some pessimistic analysts would hang it over the still-breathing body of the nation's biotechnology industry.
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Learning from Other States about Economic Growth - as Others Learn from Wisconsin
submitted by Tom Still
Much like Wisconsin, Kentucky is a "flyover state" to many business people on the East and West coasts. And, much like the Wisconsin economy, Kentucky is best known for a few iconic products: Bourbon, tobacco, and horses are Kentucky trademarks; beer, cheese, and Harley-Davidson motorcycles (for now) are familiar Wisconsin brands.
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