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InsideWis: In Wisconsin, underlying strength of hospitals may be COVID-19 edge
By Tom Still MADISON, Wis. – As Wisconsin prepares for what public health experts predict will be a surge of COVID-19 cases requiring more than stay-at-home treatment, the state may have an edge not available in some places. While the coronavirus crisis could change...
InsideWis: In cloudy times for business and the economy, some signs of silver linings
By Tom StillMADISON, Wis. – From tech to tourism, and from real estate to retail, businesses of all descriptions are adapting to the reality of life in the coronavirus era and whatever follows. It is difficult for all and frightening for many.With many people facing...
InsideWis: Following the flight of the ‘black swan’: Entrepreneurs in the coronavirus era
By Tom Still MADISON, Wis. – Sequoia Capital, the Silicon Valley venture capital firm with a 50-year track record of overall success, issued a March 5 memo headlined: “Coronavirus is the Black Swan of 2020,” meaning the spread of the virus is an unexpected disruption...
InsideWis: For business dealing with coronavirus effects, it’s mostly new territory
By Tom Still MADISON, Wis. – A few weeks or even days ago, the type of virus that worried businesses most was of the digital strain. Ah, for a return to the good old days of cyber-threats versus those of the viral variety. The rapid escalation of the COVID-19 virus...
InsideWis: Health care quality measures can be part of growing the economy
By Tom Still MADISON, Wis. – With the Democratic presidential parade heading to the swing state of Wisconsin, one issue likely to draw attention from candidates and voters alike is health care: How good is it, what does it cost and how many people can readily get it....
InsideWis: Can Wisconsin help combat coronavirus? Perhaps, in time
By Tom Still MADISON, Wis. – The scenario was eerily similar: A human respiratory disease of zoonotic origin, meaning it could be traced to animals, broke out in southern China and spread to 17 countries, eventually killing nearly 800 people. It was called the...