No pay, no play
One of Madison's grassroots arts venues is strapped for rent money and will close its doors by Sept. 10.
View ArticleRemembering Dimetra Shivers
The death of jazz singer Dimetra Shivers last week at the age of 95 was the last note of a great Madison figure. Honored as the very first "Jazz Personality Of The Year" by the Isthmus Jazz Festival in...
View ArticleMark Bugher and Tom Still resign from Madison Economic Development Commission
Two prominent members of the city's Economic Development Commission have abruptly resigned after Mayor Dave Cieslewicz rejected a selection committee's recommendation and named former Madison school...
View ArticleCieslewicz responds to Bugher following resignation from EDC
Mayor Dave Cieslewicz has sent a barbed thank-you note to Mark Bugher, who resigned Monday from the city's Economic Development Commission with an unexpected blast at the mayor. Bugher, once a key...
View ArticleMadison biz groups join in criticism of Clingan appointment
The clash between the Madison business community and Mayor Dave Cieslewicz has escalated. The Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce, joined by two other business groups, issued a press release Wednesday...
View ArticleCiesliewicz staffer Janet Piraino weighs in on EDC resignations
Mayoral chief of staff Janet Piraino has distributed a detailed email to various city boards and committees strongly defending the hiring of Bill Clingan as the city's new economic and community...
View ArticleClub-biz 101
Sixteen months after opening, the Brink Lounge is very much a family effort. Developer Curt Brink opened the downtown music club in May 2006 as part of his ambitious refashioning of the old Buy and...
View ArticleA stable price for farmers
It can be hellish being a dairy farmer. Increased productivity can translate not into financial bounty but a financial setback if the market is flooded with product and demand isn't there. Prices...
View ArticleQuick facts
The "Organic Valley" label is the nation's largest farmer-owned, certified-organic brand.
View ArticleNatural allies
North of Sun Prairie not far from Highway 151, on 1,600 acres of silt loam soil, sits R & G Miller & Sons, one of the state's largest organic dairy farms and Exhibit A in a remarkable...
View ArticleOn a mission
When you look at the Organic Valley co-op's operating principles, the first three really aren't a surprise for a business document:
View ArticleMadison's military problem
Monday, Nov. 5, wasn't a good day for the U.S. military in Madison. Over at the Doyle administration building, anti-war activists were lobbying the Madison school board to remove Army recruitment signs...
View ArticleA cheesehead in New York
We'd been walking through Greenwich Village in New York last spring when we stopped at Rocco's, a glorious Italian bakery, for espresso and cannoli. Next up: Murray's Cheese, a famous foodie outpost...
View ArticleA missed opportunity for 4K
A new report on kindergarten readiness from the United Way of Dane County is a major disappointment. The report, the product of a task force chaired by Madison School Supt. Art Rainwater and attorney...
View ArticleYet more hopes for 2008
Here are four more of the best wishes for a new year by Madisonians.
View ArticleEpic Systems: Epic tale
Software innovator, Epic Systems, stakes out Dane County's place on global IT map.
View ArticleEpic Systems: An Epic timeline
1979: Human Services Computing Inc. is launched by Judith Faulkner and several partners at 2020 University Ave., with 1.5 employees. It snags early contracts for data analysis with state and local...
View ArticleEpic Systems: Looking to the future
"If you're in business and you're not paranoid about the competition, you got a problem," says Stephen Dickmann, chief administration officer for Epic Systems.
View ArticleEpic Systems: Epic visitors stoke local economy
Epic's decision to conduct its huge client training program at the Verona campus -- in its $100 million learning center, which includes a 5,500-seat auditorium -- has proved a gold mine for the local...
View ArticleEpic Systems: Epic investment
In spectacular fashion, real estate speculators have won their gamble that farmland west of Verona would give way to development, thanks to a software developer's desire to build its campus in a rural...
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