In Business Madison

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Start-Up Company: Scott Cooper’s New Biz

He’s flying solo – or SOHO, if you prefer (Sole Ownership/Home Office)...

Debate: Controversial Employee Choice Act

To business groups, it represents a grave threat to management control and...

Wiley Annoyed with IB Data

John Wiley, UW-Madison Chancellor Emeritus, sent this response to IB’s April issue: Regarding...

Art for the Ages

In a second floor corner office perched above University Avenue, M. Russell...

Jobless Rate Tells Only Part of the Story: What is the real unemployment rate?

The Federal Government somewhat euphemistically refers to it as "Alternative Measures of...

Participate Fully in Recession

A reader sent us a pin that said, "Recession: I choose not...

Participate Fully in Recession

A reader sent us a pin that said, “Recession: I choose not...

Student Loans: Defaults on the Rise

When the Class of 2009 enters the job market next month, its...

New Deal or Raw Deal?

Part I The Dow closing in on 6500, unemployment headed toward 10% to...

Energy Savings Roundtable: New Initiatives: Cost or Investment?

Fuel. It was a relatively cheap commodity. Although in 2007, the cost...