EXPERTISE
Employers need your permission to conduct some of these background checks (credit, national criminal record, college degrees), so you'll know if they run them. But other checks (Wisconsin criminal record, employment history) can be conducted without your permission or awareness.... > Full text
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ASSETS & OPPORTUNITIES
Bioeconomy is the new economic paradigm, and we have an opportunity to take a position at the forefront in the nation - to advance technologies, and develop and produce new products.... > Full text
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EXECUTIVE PROFILE
One day I was sitting around with my children -- both my son and my daughter are grown -- and I said, if I wasn't going to do candy, I'd do crackers. They both looked at me. Crackers?... > Full text
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FOCUS
Virtual trade shows can save money, but you can't shake hands with a computer.... > Full text
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TRAVEL
When American Airlines announced more than a year ago that they intended to start charging travelers a fee to check luggage AND that they would drastically cut the allowed weight of checked bags, there were plenty of travelers seized by an "uh-oh!" moment.
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VIEWS
The goals for the SBA in this effort are to jump-start job creation, re-start lending and promote investment in small businesses.
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TECH
The technology has been around for a few years, but it typically hasn't been able to offer enough capacity at a low enough price to beat traditional cable or phone service. The federal stimulus bill, which includes $7.2 billion to bring broadband to rural America and other hard-to-reach places, may have changed that.
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FAMILY BUSINESS
After hearing about the opportunities with a Subway franchise from a friend, Shamji moved with his family to the Madison area, where he opened a sandwich shop in late February at 5105 Monona Drive.... > Full text
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GOOD WORKS
"It could affect five or six different markets that we're in and have an impact on schools or charities or just promote goodwill around each of those communities."
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REAL ESTATE
Trek's market is hyper-energetic and hyper-competitive. It's innovate or die, and Trek must do all it can to keep ahead of the pack.... > Full text
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DOWNTIME
As I'm sure you can imagine, I've read a lot of business books. I mean, a lot. You know the style - "Seven Ways," "Five Steps" and so on. Even my own book is in the five-step format.
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POLITICS
With Prosser saying recently that he plans to run for another 10-year term, liberals are prepared with a list of issues they say could be used against him in what would be a difficult, but doable, campaign to knock off the incumbent.
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