Tom Still

Beginning of ‘sequester’ budget cuts drives home debate over federal R&D role

Embedded in the national debate over automatic cuts in the federal budget...

Latest cyber-attack report underscores size of the threat – and need for defense

In the bad old days of the Cold War, people worried about...

Investment capital is critical part of job creation equation in Wisconsin

With Gov. Scott Walker poised to outline his state budget proposal for...

After 40 years, Waisman Center still at forefront of research on the brain

The telegram from President John F. Kennedy to University of Wisconsin President...

Wisconsin is poster child for why immigration reform can help the economy

Here’s an eye-opening statement about Wisconsin’s workforce woes that explains why Republicans...

Interest by investment groups shows something is cooking in Wisconsin

It appears the mere idea that Wisconsin might create a state-leveraged seed,...

Range of indicators can measure Wisconsin’s economic health

For reasons rooted more in politics than economics, much of the debate...

Job growth starts at home: Create your own company by writing a business plan

The latest federal government data show Wisconsin’s job growth is still lagging...

Fiscal cliff deal contains pros and cons for small businesses, investors

The “fiscal cliff” deal reached over the New Year’s holiday in Washington...

Looking ahead to 2013: Some business trends worth tracking

So long, 2012, a year in which the economy took two steps...