In Business Madison

Articles published under the In Business Madison staff byline represent the collective work of our editorial team, covering the companies and people shaping the Greater Madison business community.

Lake Levels Threaten Again

Several months ago in my “In Biz” column, I warned that our...

Buyer Interested in Peppino’s as Founding Chef Approaches Retirement

With much of the focus centering, appropriately, on the pending retirement of...

Balking at Baucus: With Health Care, Why Not Settle for the Possible?

It wasn't long after Sen. Max Baucus, D-Montana, unveiled the Senate Finance...

Date Night

I’m not very social with friends or professional engagements anymore. Kevin and...

What’s the Buzz, Tell Me What’s a Happening – Conversational Monitoring

When the Apostles sang "What's the Buzz? Tell me what's a happening?"...

Buzz Off: Overuse of Buzzwords can be Harmful to Your Professional Health

If your business meetings have begun to sound like a clichÃĩ festival,...

FlameDisk Manufacturer Plans to Turn Up the Heat

The 2009 summer grilling season has confirmed the hunch of Sologear co-founder...

But for TIF … Where would we be?

We’re hearing a lot about TIF these days. For the most part,...

Three True Customer-Service Tales

Tale 1 I had to cancel a planned two-day trip to Atlanta. I...

We’ve Got Trouble in River City | submitted by Ray Allen

“We’ve got trouble in River City” “Trouble, right here in River City” Lyrics from...