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.

Andy Faust

From his paperless third floor office, Andy Faust (58), CEO of Summit...

Twittering about Web 2.0

Facebook, LinkedIn, MySpace, Twitter, and many lesser social networking sites are what...

Steve Gold & Paul Schmidt Have Inked a Body Art Empire

Steve Gold has turned a passion for drawing and the ongoing trend...

Patton Investments

In the first nine months of 2008, a total of 693 hedge...

Fighting to Overcome Regulations

Paperwork covers a large table in the warehouse location of Nick Quint's...

Weathering the Storm: Insurance companies, agencies, plow through rough conditions. Will rates rise?

Think you're sick of bad weather? Consider those in the insurance industry,...

The Layoff Puzzle: Reducing Staff Costs

When Television Wisconsin was faced late last year with reducing its headcount,...

Don’t Buy a Dog and Bark Yourself

Back before I became a creator of advertising, I was the kind...

Joe Alexander: The Next Generation Takes Charge

Joe Alexander (30), the new president of the Alexander Company, said he's...

Retirement Planning: The Great Oxymoron of 2009

I’m doing a lot of rethinking about my previous apathy about “retirement.” My...