Commentary

Insights and perspectives from our editors, contributors, and community voices on business in the Capital Region.

WTCS President Dan Clancy’s statement on Wisconsin Jobs Initiative

The jobs proposal Rep. Cory Mason and Sen. Chris Larson are introducing...

Retirement plan fee disclosure is coming soon | submitted by Scott Mosley

In an ongoing effort to help employees and employers understand the costs...

Is either party on the job?

Last month, as I wrote an article about green business, a wicked...

Special Session: This is a time for ideas, not partisanship; Still time to make your voice heard in Thrive’s Advance Now survey

Following our state’s civil war over the budget repair bill, Democrats called...

Skilled workforce crisis: Reduce unemployment through training | submitted by Patrick A. Molzahn

While the national unemployment rate hovers above 9%, hundreds of thousands of...

Creating a state venture capital program should be a legislative goal

Connecticut launched the nation’s first state-leveraged venture capital program 35 years ago....

When is a big company too big – or just a killer business model?

Google has acquired 103 companies in roughly 10 years, including three –...

Responding (not reacting) to objections (part 1)

One of the more popular downloads on our Dale Carnegie Training website...

Who wins in business – the tortoise or the hare?

I have something slightly embarrassing to admit. I recently spent a Sunday...

A decade after the 9/11 attacks, defending the nation is a technological challenge

Ten years ago, America was under attack from suicidal zealots who turned...
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