Corporate Report Wisconsin

The Quest for Fresh

[...] you'll also see some new businesses and fresh faces, many of whom have "fixed" things and done something different, something better to capture the attention of the CRW readers who voted for them. Matt has some very innovative ideas about how you can make social media work for your business or organization, and I've been personally following his successful efforts online for a few years.

Around the State: Movers

Phoenix Coaters Opens Beaver Dam Facility

Around the State: Business Briefs

Mail Call

Bad economic times can be the "window of opportunity" for businesses to be proactive in terms of doing the "little things" (things they can afford) to improve their internal operations, expand their marketing horizons (look for new customers, new markets, etc.) and build the business for future success.

Logistics Health Awarded Top Employer Award

THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE has announced che recipients of rhe 2010 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award, the highest recognition given by the U.S. Government to employers for their outstanding support of their employees who serve in the Guard and Reserve.

Around Wi Southwest: Movers

Zilch: The Power of Zero in Business

From developing quality in products and people, to building a better brand, to finding purpose, to collaborating externally, Lublin explains the myriad ways companies can accomplish big things without spending.

Around Wi Southeast: Movers

Around Wi Southwest: Business Briefs

ft. building will include areas for collaborative learning and team research, clinical simulation labs and faculty offices, with an expected project cost of $52 million.

Around Wi Southeast: Business Briefs

Fcedc Increases Capabilities, Plans Move to New Facility

The increase in space will allow for more client meetings to occur simultaneously: the ability to develop additional programs such as entrepreneurial menroring programs and CFO or industry roundtables; and for hosting business events such as entrepreneurial or equity networking opportunities.

Around Wi Northeast: Business Briefs

Six Wisconsin Hospitals Among Nation's 'Most Wired'

"Making sure our state's hospitals have access to the best technologies available is a key component in providing the best possible care to Wisconsin residents in an efficient and cost effective way," says Thad Nation, Executive Director of Wired Wisconsin.

Venture Best Offers New Online Resource for Entrepreneurs

"Offering 50 years of combined consultative experience, the Venture Best team is well positioned to advise entrepreneurs on the formation of new companies, capital structures, financing transactions and intellectual property matters," explains Gregory Lynch, co-founder of Michael Best's Venture Best practice and managing partner of the firm's Madison office.

Authority and Responsibility

In one year, the organization went from a staff of one (me) to 80 personnel operating a 24/7 public mental health service. Faced with this quantum leap, I looked desperately for role models. Since Harry Truman lived five blocks down the street, he became a logical role model for me.

New Water Impact Index Developed for Milwaukee

MILWAUKEE HAS BECOME the first major metropolitan city in the world to have combined water, carbon and economic footprints analyzed to aid in economic development.

New Cancer Care Center Planned for Northwest Wisconsin

The six hospitals have formed a nonprofit organization to solicit and receive charitable support for cancer care services, and have established a fundtaisinggoal of Sl .5 million for the $4.5 million project.

Communication with Employees About Union Efforts Problematic for Wisconsin Businesses

Since the 1950s, employers have had the ability to hold mandatory meetings on company time to communicate with their employees about issues. [...] should an election campaign begin at your company, the new law does not prohibit other traditional forms of communication.

This Business Makes Ozone 30 to Work for Its Clients

Laundry time at the wilderness Territory in Wisconsin DcIIs1 America's largest water park resort, got a whole lot more economical, greener and cleaner with the installation of cold-water ozone laundry systems. The Hco Wash Premier Laimdry System, manufactured and installed by the Ozone Co. I, LC of McFarland, ar the resorts Glacier Canyon Lodge this spring will save more than $54, UOO in laundering the 8,000 to 10,000 pounds of laundry washed every day tor the lodge condos, says Peter Tennis...

Education Without Walls

The study reported: * More than 4.6 million students enrolled in at least one online distance course in 2008, marking a 17 percent increase over the previous year. * More than one quarter of all higher education students now take at least one online course accredited by a legitimate college or university, and many more obtain their entire education without ever setting foot in a college classroom. * Colleges and universities report increased demand for courses. "Besides getting married and h...

Thrive Creates Capital Connections

To address this barrier, Thrive has created a comprehensive inventory of financial tools that are available for businesses and economic development projects in the 8-country Madison Region.

Around Wi Northeast: Movers

* Thomas W. Wolfe has been named senior vice president and chief credit officer of Fox Valley Savings Bank * Cheryl Carpenter-Siegel, assistant professor of sociology at St Norbert College, is now the college's first senior advisor for equity and diversity. * Coalesce Marketing & Design has appointed Tammy Hemmen as director of business development. * M&I Bank has announced the appointment of Peter A. Wills as business banker to the Green Bay area. * Directions has hired Sherry Olig a...

Saving Energy and Money at Northeast Wisconsin Technical College

Since starting the team, the college has saved more than 900,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity and 9,000 therms of natural gas annually - enough energy to power 100 Wisconsin homes for a year. "Overall, we've cut energy consumption by 14 percent from last year," Seidl explains, Some of the projects NWTC has completed include: * Replacing more than 900 light fixtures with high-performance, energy-efficient models. * Adding occupancy sensors Io several light fixtures. * Heating upgrades, inclu...

Technology Driven

With the Motor Carrier Act of I 9HO, the federal government reduced a number ot controls, from price and entry control;, to collective vendor price setting within the industry, all of which was previously regulated by the federal government. The company's long-term expertise also helps. "Because ot our experience in the marketIliace, as well as our long-standing relationships with carriers, we can really optimi/e shipments lor our clients," says |ohnson.

Made in the Shade

Backup Plan An interim step that some cloud computing clients take to try out cloud services is backing up their data and implementing a disaster recovery system. For disaster recovery and backup, a company could establish a data restoration point, or go all the way to live mirroring where there is an exact duplicate so the system is running without a blip.

Honoring the Best of Wisconsin Business

Mary's Hospital, Madison * Mériter Health Services, Madison Based in Madison with strong ties to the University of Wisconsin-Madison, UW Health includes: UW Hospital and Clinics, a regional academic medical center nationally recognized for outstanding care and service and American Family Children's Hospital; UW Medical Foundation, a large group practice with approximately 1,100 world-class physicians in 98 specialties; and the UW School of Medicine and Public Health with irs core missions of ...