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A Midwest small-cap, life-science surprise package

...he biotech sector. We also saw that it was a mixed bag for the large-cap life science companies in the Midwest. But if the outlook was mixed for these much more solid companies, then how was it for the far more speculative and risky smaller-cap companies? Before we take a look, the chart below is a remi...

What citizens don't ask political candidates

...cs were taxes, government, and the economy. Grab bag In La Crosse, 17 of those citizens met one last time to question Gov. Jim Doyle , the Democratic incumbent, and U.S. Rep. Mark Green , the Republican challenger, about health care, education, and any other "quality of life" issues that made the g...

Treo 700w solves my smart phone woes

...have with the 8125, where jostling the phone in my bag or pocket selects and dials contacts at the top of my phone list. And the 700w's speaker phone is actually good - not something you often find on mobile phones. Ready to make the switch Giving credit where it's due, the 8125 keyboard is bigger a...

Health-care eyes focus on San Francisco, war of the stents

... these indices. This means theres a bit of a mixed bag with the tendency to be slightly better on those that outperformed. Some of the best companies had truly great years (particularly Dade-Behring, the leader in performance, and Monsanto). Abbott spin-off Hospira outperformed its former parent by a lo...

Delivery of needles in the Capitol missed the point about stem-cell research

...cal waste" so it can be disposed of properly. This bag of needles managed to travel all the way from Door...een tossed by fertilization clinics. Delivering a bag of used syringes to a public office building isn't the way to influence skeptics, and it undermines ...

A final word on branding

...obility. Floor please. Today, branding is a mixed bag of basic, traditional advertising tools, simply waxed and packaged to appear as intellectual advice with an expensive price tag. It is targeted to fit any hungry frame of mind, and is designed to make corporations feel ever so comfortable with terms ...

Midwest small-cap life sciences turn in mixed third-quarter results

... is now publicly traded. It was a real mixed bag for the Midwest biotech sector in the third quarter with results almost evenly split between the top 20 companies. While there are clearly some spectacular Midwest biotech company stock growth results, there are some equally abysmal drops. Lets take ...

Technology isn't about technology

...e, and put the flowers in a bag. As she handed the bag to the customer, she said, "Thank you very much." Period. That's the essence of civility: How may I serve you? Then, thank you: thank you for the opportunity to be of value. That's what works. I worked my way through college with patronage jobs f...