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By Brian Leaf You know it's bad when your best customers aren't paying their bills. But before you dump them, get emotional. Getting emotional doesn't mean getting mad at those who buy your products and services. Threatening letters or turning the account over to collections is likely to end your relationship. But showing a little empathy just may get...

By Tom Still MADISON – Four separate but ultimately connected events help to explain Wisconsin’s efforts to compete in a changing world: Speaking to business leaders in Milwaukee, Hewlett-Packard vice president Kevin Gilroy said the “hypercompetitive global economy” has made it difficult for companies to stand out in the crowd. The worldwide “digital transformation” means factors such as distance, scale and...

By Brian E. Clark WisBusiness.com No one is saying where in greater Milwaukee it will be located or what the budget will be, but Gov. Jim Doyle is slated to unveil the new Wisconsin Institute for Biomedical and Health Technologies on Monday. Doyle is scheduled to speak at 10:30 a.m. at the University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee School of Continuing Education with business...

By Brian E. Clark WisBusiness.com BOSCOBEL – After a winter with his gear in storage, Scott Teuber is shining up his seven dozen canoes, two dozen kayaks and checking the scores of life vests he owns to make sure they're in good working order. "I'm counting on a strong summer," said Teuber, who runs Wisconsin River Outings out of this town in...

The 2005 NorthStar Guide to Growth and Venture Capital for Wisconsin companies is now available for purchase. Northstar Economics Vice President Dennis Winter said the guide includes key information for Wisconsin companies seeking risk capital to start or expand a business. This volume covers the range of risk capital needed by fast...

For Immediate Release Contact: Steve Heins, Orion Energy Systems, 920-892-5800 Emissions, Renewables & Energy Efficiency Leaders Gather April 30, 2005. Plymouth,WI. Orion Energy Systems CEO, Neal Verfuerth, will make a presentation at the Fourth Annual Green Trading Summit held in New York City on Tuesday, May 3, 2005. As the Kyoto Protocol and the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme...

For More Information Contact: Scott Reigstad, Forward Wisconsin, 608.261.2506 Green Bay, La Crosse, Madison & Milwaukee Rank High on Annual “Best Places for Doing Business in America” List MADISON - - Inc. Magazine’s May 2005 issue contains high praise for the State of Wisconsin’s entrepreneurial climate and for four cities that it mentions in an article detailing the publication’s annual “Best Places...

For more information: Nancy Gores 608-265-3299 nagores@wisc.edu The UW E-Business Consortium “Benchmark Study of Desktop Search Tools” evaluates 12 leading vendors Madison, Wis. – For businesses looking to maximize employee productivity, a new generation of desktop search tools is emerging that will effortlessly help locate documents the same way search engines help...

(Madison, Wis.) - Planet Propaganda has added Kris Kluthe as a motion designer. Joining fellow motion designer Nathan Theis, they shape creative concepts into animated, film and video formats for such passion-based brands as Gary Fisher mountain bikes, Bretford furniture and workspaces, and PunchStock royalty-free images. Kluthe's previous employment has included positions as designer, video editor and college instructor....