John Oncken
The Towel Tote is a Dairy Expo success story
It was 1994 when Cheryl Mohn set up her first booth at World Dairy Expo in Madison. She remembers the wind blowing through the tent that was far from airtight, the water running across the blacktop floor (really the parking lot) and her efforts to sell the "Towel Totes" she had sewn together the prior week. read story
Washington Post: Make-or-break holiday season looms large
Each day of financial tumult is bringing more pressure to bear on the nation's retailers -- and time is growing short. read story
UW entrepreneurs hope laptop stickers become 'Livestrong' of renewable energy
Some of the guilt over using a power-sucking laptop may subside with a simple sticker. University of Wisconsin-Madison senior Ted Durkee and recent graduate Brandon Gador co-founded a company called Powered Green that they hope could "change the way everyday people perceive and use renewable energy." read story
Stone House Development escapes worst of housing crisis
Back when other developers were pursuing luxury condominiums for the affluent, Stone House Development Inc. was quietly going in a different direction. read story
American Superconductor gets new big wind deal
American Superconductor Corp., which has its booming wind power unit based in Middleton, on Wednesday announced that it has signed another multimillion-dollar contract for wind power in China. read story
Business Beat: Yo-yo economy comes home to roost
Well, if this is the ownership society, I'm not digging it. Since the Reagan revolution of the 1980s vowed to get government out of the way, Americans have been told to go it alone. Some have labeled it the yo-yo economy: you're on your own. read story
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