2015 was an eventful year for the greater Madison area business community. From the announcement that Oscar Mayer would close its Madison facility to news that Exact Sciences would be locating its new headquarters downtown — and then wouldn’t — it was anything but a slow year for businesses large and small.
So, which stories were at the tops of our readers’ minds this year? Read on to see the top features, galleries, news briefs, and blogs at IBMadison.com in 2015.
Top feature stories
- Red carpet affair: The 2015 40 Under 40 class
- Crazy? A glimpse inside the mind of retail legend ‘TV Lenny’ Mattioli
- Kehl School of Dance leaves big footprint on local community
- Spheres of influence: 2015 most influential people in Greater Madison
- Ice arena proves Sun Prairie’s boom is more than just big boxes
- Former Packer Mark Tauscher takes his winning habits to the business world
- New life for old AT&T building
- Will the Kraft-Heinz merger lead to local job cuts?
- New face, new (old) name for Inn on the Park
- Melli’s end is von Briesen’s gain
Top galleries
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- IB Intros: 2015 40 Under 40 Class
- Top executives turn out for Exec Connect
- Middleton Chamber Business Social Hour
- PPD celebrates facility expansion
- 2015 Executive of the Year Awards
- Middleton Chamber 63rd Annual Celebration
- IB Intros: 2015 Get Fit Challenge
- IB Intros: 2015 Greater Madison Most Influential
- Business icon Crazy Lenny brings down the house
- January 2015 High Tech Happy Hour
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Top news briefs
- Old Chicago closing Sept. 20
- Nordic exec faces sexual harassment charges
- Summer opening dates for new Hilldale stores announced
- Promega facing hostile takeover
- Greenway Station announces four new restaurants
- Twist in hostile takeover bid for Promega
- Associated Bank to close 13 branches
- Woodman’s complains about Meijer’s ‘ridiculous’ low prices
- AnchorBank to close branches, cut staff
- Blue Marlin restaurant closing
Top blogs (by IB blogger)
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- Bring It! by David Blaska: Madison created a Young & Foolish monster and is now afraid to destroy it
- Financial Perspectives by Michael Dubis: The long-term case for emerging markets
- Forward HR by Diane Hamilton: 3 keys to building credibility as a leader
- Inside Wisconsin by Tom Still: What do millennials want? It’s a question communities should answer
- Leader to Leader by Terry Siebert: Why you should spend more time working ‘on’ rather than ‘in’ your business
- Mad @ Mgmt by Walter Simson: What ‘Undercover Boss’ gets wrong
- Mind Your Business by Corey Chambas: A blog about creativity (this is my least creative blog title ever)
- Minority Biz Report by Sam Owens: Is UW-Madison above scrutiny in the race to equity?
- Open Mic by guest bloggers: On a shoestring budget? Consider co-marketing
- The Gray Area by Donna Gray: How old is too old?
- Transportation Matters by Craig Thompson: Cost of doing nothing adding up
- Van Lines by Joe Vanden Plas: Now that job-hopping has lost its stigma …
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