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From businesses to schools, Wisconsin needs to do more to educate current and future workers, experts say. Wisconsin's aging work force means looming skilled labor shortages in areas such as health... > Full text
Dear Reader:Welcome to the inaugural issue of the Capital Region Business Journal! We are happy you are joining us on the maiden voyage of what we hope will become required reading for business... > Full text
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Solutions
Things can go wrong in just the first four to five minutes of a job interview. Clara Nydam, a local human resources professional, said that's when most interviewers "fall in love" with their... > Full text
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Expertise
Mention the word "audit" to most people, and their first thought will be the Internal Revenue Service. This is particularly true as April 15 approaches for filing personal income tax returns. Yet... > Full text
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Views
Creativity - the human ability to invent new ideas, things and ways of relating to each other ? is an increasingly powerful force in the 21st century economy. In fact, it's becoming more obvious... > Full text
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Politics
Exports at all-time highWisconsin exports rose by 10.4 percent in 2004, to $12.7 billion, marking the state's all-time high and third consecutive annual increase. Canada remained by... > Full text
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Tech
Many of us have received an official-sounding e-mail asking the recipient to go to an official-looking (but fraudulent) Web site to verify account numbers, passwords or other sensitive information.... > Full text
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Travel
Airport retailing has its challenges. Store employees must go through security checkpoints and sometimes have to park in remote lots. Stocking an airport store often requires a security escort. But... > Full text
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Real Estate
Address: 33 E. Main St.
Developer: Urban Land Interests, 1 N. Pinckney St.
Height: Nine stories
Area: 133,000 square feet rental
Usage: 123,000 square feet for office; 10,000 square feet... > Full text
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Focus: Retreats
For the past several years, as many as 500 First Weber Group sales associates and managers in Wisconsin have met in mid-January to combine a little rest and relaxation with continuing education... > Full text
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Executive Profile
Paul Weiss
Age: 47
Position: President of Gala Biotech, 8137 Forsythia St., Middleton.
Company at a glance: Gala Biotech was founded in 1996, purchased by Cardinal Health in 2003. It has 50... > Full text
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Take note
Paul Lenhart, president and chief executive officer of Krupp General Contractors, has purchased the Madison construction company. Joseph Krupp, who founded the company in 1976, will continue as... > Full text
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Good Works
s the charitable arm of CUNA Mutual Group since 1967, the CUNA Mutual Foundation's primary focus is children at risk. "Our philosophy is one of nonprofit synergy," Steve Goldberg, the foundation's... > Full text
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Misc
Dan Seering says he was a little uneasy on his first day of work at St.Mary's Hospital in Madison. The human resources manager entered his new workplace and saw hundreds of colleagues walking... > Full text
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Market
Alliant Energy Corp. Hurt by unseasonably mild weather, higher operating expenses and significant losses from discontinued operations, Alliant Energy Corp. (NYSE: LNT) reported a 12.1 percent... > Full text
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Capital region
COLUMBIA COUNTYPenda Corp. announces layoffs PORTAGE - A weak demand for truck accessories caused by low truck sales was blamed for recent layoffs at Penda Corp., which makes bedliners and other... > Full text
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Downtime
Every golfer wants to play better golf, and people often use a combination of professional lessons and more practice to improve their game. But most forget that golf is a highly athletic activity ?... > Full text
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