INSIDE WISCONSIN
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InsideWis: Cybersecurity isn’t just a techie issue, but a training and business challenge
By Tom Still MADISON, Wis. – Here’s a holiday office gift no business should want. Sophisticated cyber-tieds have taken to delivering innocent-looking packages, usually without any department or person named, in anticipation they will sit unnoticed and unclaimed on a...
InsideWis: There’s still reason for doubt, but nuclear power regaining favor
By Tom Still MADISON, Wis. – A strange thing happened at the global climate summit in Glasgow: Nuclear power was not given the customary back of the hand. After years of standing outside looking in, atomic power gained a seat at the COP26 international table. Given...
InsideWis: Black- and brown-owned businesses getting more attention; can it be sustained?
By Tom Still MADISON, Wis. – Suddenly, it seems, more people are intrigued by investing in businesses owned or led by people of color. Maybe it was the George Floyd killing. Or the COVID-19 pandemic and data indicating some populations were hit harder than others. Or...
InsideWis: Evolution of state investor tax credit law good for young companies
By Tom Still MADISON, Wis. – As they pitched to investors during the recent Wisconsin Early Stage Symposium, many entrepreneurs made a point of saying their companies are “QNBV-certified,” which is an acronym for one of Wisconsin’s oldest and most successful tax...
InsideWis: Hard work of curbing climate change will fall mainly on scientists, industry
By Tom Still MADISON, Wis. – From Leonardo DiCaprio to Queen Elizabeth II, and from indigenous people to world leaders, the United Nations climate summit in Glasgow drew a 25,000-member chorus that sounded dire alarms and vowed to control the harsh effects of climate...
InsideWis: For many manufacturers, tech adoption could spur growth, enhance security
By Tom Still PEWAUKEE, Wis. – From the standpoint of Buckley Brinkman, who directs the Wisconsin Center for Manufacturing and Productivity, there are two kinds of manufacturers – those who have adjusted to a changing world, and those who must do so to survive. A fresh...