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2013 Family Business of the Year Award program has a Badgerland feel

2013 Family Business of the Year Award program has a Badgerland feel

Greater Madison was well represented at the recent Wisconsin Family Business of the Year Award presentation, with five of the nine companies honored hailing from the area. Von Rutenberg Ventures of Waunakee received the Grand Award for medium-sized companies, while Cleary Building Corp. of Verona and Dave Jones, Inc., J&K Security Solutions, and Morgan Murphy Media of Madison each received special awards.

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2013 Family Business of the Year Award program has a Badgerland feel

2013 Family Business of the Year Award program has a Badgerland feel

Greater Madison was well represented at the recent Wisconsin Family Business of the Year Award presentation, with five of the nine companies honored hailing from the area. Von Rutenberg Ventures of Waunakee received the Grand Award for medium-sized companies, while Cleary Building Corp. of Verona and Dave Jones, Inc., J&K Security Solutions, and Morgan Murphy Media of Madison each received special awards.
Banking on Uptown: Fitchburg’s smart growth

Banking on Uptown: Fitchburg’s smart growth

Just minutes from the Beltline, ghosts of rodeos long gone by linger in the rolling hills of Fitchburg. Locals might remember the popular events, hosted by the George Holmes (tire) family, which were held between 1950 and 1989. The rodeo, which got its start in Madison’s Penn Park as a means to raise charitable dollars, later found a home on the Holmes’ family farm, near the intersection of what is now Syene Road and East Cheryl Drive. The property, which became known as No Oaks Ranch, will soon disappear as Fitchburg transitions for future growth with a new development named Uptown.
The 2013 IB Commercial Design Awards

The 2013 IB Commercial Design Awards

The commercial construction industry continues its gradual climb back to pre-recession activity, and the number of projects in this, the sixth annual Commercial Design Awards, reflected that measured comeback. The value of nonresidential construction put in place in February of this year (the month for which the most recent data were available as of this writing) had climbed to $309.6 million, roughly halfway between the pre-recession peak of $414 million in January 2008 and the low point of $226.8 million in January 2011.

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IBTV Coffee Break: Aaron Olver, economic development director, city of Madison

This week, IBTV Coffee Break interviews Aaron Olver, director of economic development for the city of Madison, to discuss opportunities for economic development around the state, to hear his perspectives on the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation and the impact of the recall election on economic development.

IBTV Coffee Break: Kurt Bauer, President/CEO WMC Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce

This week’s IBTV Coffee Break is with Kurt Bauer, president/CEO of WMC – Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce. The statewide chamber of commerce represents over 3,500 of Wisconsin’s businesses, including many signature companies, with the average business represented having under 50 employees. In this interview, we get to hear about the organization, who it represents, some of its philanthropic activities, its new communications activities, why it appears to be focused on representing the political perspectives of a single party, and why the jobs situation in Wisconsin hasn’t been as strong as desired.

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