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Honoring the Execs of the Year
The awards celebrate exemplary business executives based on leadership, innovation, and company success.
40 Under 40 Reunion
Members of classes from the past 22 years of 40 Under 40 gathered for an evening of networking and reconnecting with old friends and colleagues.
21st annual Exec Connect
This year’s event was held in person on Sept. 13 at Bishop’s Bay Country Club on the shores of Lake Mendota.
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Love or hate him, 5 big lessons from Elon’s drama
Should Elon be in the running for the 2023 Person of the Year, it would likely be for a stunning reversal of his over-the-top example of how to squander a company’s — and its owner’s — health, wealth, and future.
Governor’s Business Plan Contest can help highlight innovation during tough times
What do these companies have in common? Pinterest, Groupon, Mailchimp, Uber, Slack, WhatsApp, Airbnb, Square, Instagram, Google, and PayPal. (Hint: It’s more than just tech.)
U.S. ‘innovation hubs’ survey shows why state should pull together
The coming months will be a critical time for Wisconsin’s congressional delegation to put partisan and regional differences aside as decisions are made to seed tech innovation “hubs” in cities outside the nation’s major metros on the East and West coasts.
Is 2023 the year to right size your business?
Growth is usually good, but not always. A case could be made for 2023 being the year of “right sizing.”
Fusion energy breakthrough is huge, but other uses will come first
The running joke among scientists and others engaged in nuclear fusion research is that genuine progress toward producing energy is 20 years away … and has been stuck 20 years out for decades.
Want more electric vehicles? Power up more charging stations
The term of art is “range anxiety,” the uneasy feeling that hangs over many drivers of electric vehicles when they hit the road for longer trips. When and where will they find the next charging station? Unfortunately for many of them, Wisconsin is a bigger source of range anxiety than most states — at least, for now.
Will water shortages elsewhere prompt ‘climate refugees’ to seek out Wisconsin?
“Climate refugees” is a term most Americans associate with historically dry places such as sub-Saharan Africa or the Middle East. It may become a domestic reality in the years and decades ahead, with challenges that may upset some people on the receiving end of migration — and opportunities that excite others.
How ‘please’ and ‘thank you’ drive your business growth and value
According to research, people crave more recognition in the workplace — the freedom to give it and the opportunity to receive it.