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What does business want from the schools? Some answers may be surprising

Those skills represent part of what Wisconsin business leaders want to see in graduates of the state's K-12, technical college, and university systems. However, a set of attributes loosely described as life skills and the ability to cope and learn may b...

Manufacturers concerned with rising material costs

The , a nonprofit consulting organization for small and mid-sized manufacturers, conducted the survey of 173 Wisco...

Midwest fares surprisingly well at Venture Forum in Los Angeles

The eleventh-annual and largest-ever Venture Forum was held two weeks ago in Los Angeles. The two-day event showcased 130 technology companies to an audience of several hundred venture capital, strategic and angel investors. This forum should be of particular interest to Midwest technology entrepreneurs as there were several surprises. Most of them were pleasant, too. The forum...

Though VC investing is down, reloading on new funds is rising

This week, lets take a look at VC investments by compa...

Theres a surprising, and positive, side to the offshore jobs debate

MADISON The national AFL-CIO has taken its Show on the road. Convinced that American companies are shipping too many jobs overseas, the labor union organized an eight-day, 18-city bus tour called Laid-off workers, students, a priest and creators of anti-offshoring Web sites were among the 51 people who toured W...

Madisons TFX a Rising Star

MADISON - Fledgling biotech company, TFX Bioscience, proves that Wisconsin has what it takes to compete in the competitive high technology growth arena. TFX Bioscience, headquartered in Madison, is one of two winners of the Rising Star award at the Michigan Growth Capital Symposium, held in Ann Arbor on June 11&12. The award is given to promising companies that offer an innovative tec...