Joe Vanden Plas

As the senior writer of In Business Madison, Joe researches and writes content for the monthly print magazine, the daily e-newsletters, and networking events. With 40 years of experience in journalism, including 25 in the Capital Region, the 1983 UW–Stevens Point graduate has covered government, business, athletics, and culture. Outside the office, the Green Bay native enjoys power walks with wife Patty, classic movies, and sporting events.

Does business insurance cover rioting and looting?

The unrest that gripped the nation last week in the wake of...

Hanging in there

From the pages of In Business magazine. During a period that can aptly be...

Never let a good crisis go to waste

From the pages of In Business magazine. Apparently, one of the ways American businesses...

Beer-to-go passing pandemic test

With his original business model for Garth’s Brew Bar, Garth E. Beyer...

Future office picture becomes more transparent

When we first spoke to Tim Lerdahl in late April, the future...

Putting on a virtual show

During the statewide safer-at-home order, residential realtors were considered an essential business,...

​Madison’s FluGen works on COVID-19 vaccine

The Wisconsin biotech and life science industry is stepping up to try...

How the coronavirus has changed health care … for good

From the pages of In Business magazine. Throughout history, health-related catastrophes have had a...

World Health Organization needs reform

From the pages of In Business magazine. High on our post-COVID-19 itinerary, after prepping...

In a pandemic, what’s an independent retailer to do? Get creative

A pandemic and nonessential business status is not the way Carol “Orange”...