Our Towns: Beloit's renaissance a well-kept secret
The president of
Beloit College may have thought he was offering a simple endorsement, but actually he was communicating volumes about the experience of place and the importance of making an investment. In a letter written to bolster Beloit’s chances of winning a Great American Main Street award (which it did), Scott Bierman told the story of how he came to accept the position as president of the private college, and how a simple walk downtown helped seal the deal with wife Melody.
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Meetings at the intersection of technology and innovation
As reported in the pages of In Business magazine.
If you haven't attended a corporate event recently, you might think you've been dropped into another world. Web-based technology software is fast replacing custom-installed software, mobile and location-aware applications are serving every need from information gathering to wayfinding, and increasing use of social media is enabling meeting planners and presenters to more easily connect with attendees.
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Are start-up firms eventful?
As reported in the pages of In Business magazine.
Entrepreneurs tend to be visionaries, but given all the operational balls they typically have in the air at once, it takes a lot of imagination – not to mention nerve – or a new sole proprietor to think he or she can put on a relevant seminar, let alone a conference. Still, we've seen it done time and again in Madison, as businesses like
Lindsay Stone & Briggs build conferences like
Brandworks from the ground up.
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