Ideas

Krista McMasters, CEO of CliftonLarsonAllen, will retire effective April 1 after 35 years with the firm.

A little more than a year ago, Rebecca Blank visited the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery on the UW-Madison campus to listen to faculty members, entrepreneurs and business leaders. Her topic: What’s working and what’s not when it comes to the role of the university and the economy?

This week Wisconsin is expected to open its checkbook to anyone who wants to look. It’s called “OpenBook Wisconsin.”

The three largest school districts in central Wisconsin are a combined $103 million in debt after borrowing money to pay for new schools, upgrade old ones and, in one district, help manage cash flow difficulties.

Denver-based hrQ Inc., a staffing firm, announced today it is expanding into the Milwaukee market.

I continue to be intrigued by the exasperated opinions of baby boomers about their Gen Y employees. This is an emotionally charged situation. It consistently conjures up eye rolling and comments that begin with “When I was their age, I never would have...”

You have an excellent ongoing customer — a steady, high-revenue, profitable and long-time account.

Innovation doesn't happen in a vacuum. Most often, it happens as a result of the collective effort of many people with different areas of expertise who come together to assess market opportunities and determine which ideas could generate the most profitable streams of revenue.

I facilitated a TEC mediation recently between my TEC CEO member "Frank" and his controller "Jim" (names changed to protect me!). They were very frustrated with each other.

Sure, we'd all love to win the lotto, possess prodigy-level talent, or be born into royalty. The luck of the draw can seem painfully unfair as some are stricken with disease while others grab an oversized helping of fame and fortune, and then come back for seconds.