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Video conferencing gains popularity as corporate travel budgets shrink
As companies look to slash costs, many are cutting back on their corporate travel budgets. That trend is...
Survey software captures customer feedback
Some of the largest companies in the nation rely on "voice of the customer" (VOC) feedback to help them...
Hucksters sell bogus rides to the American dream
My previous Dispatch dealt with the opinions and value of "half-pats." I also mentioned returning Chinese professionals (RCPs) as...
Innovations: Online job interviews
HarQen, a Milwaukee-based web telephony company, recently launched a new application designed to make a company's hiring process more...
Real Estate: BID will recruit retailers for downtown
One of the most common complaints about downtown Milwaukee, from residents and workers alike, is that the area's...
Engineering a Brighter Future
Milwaukee has a strong heritage of manufacturing, which continues to be one of the most significant drivers of...
Collaborations will raise the region’s engineering profile
Milwaukee's universities and businesses are embarking on a series of collaborations that could raise the region's profile in...
Universities develop pipeline of talent
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and Marquette University, the two largest universities in the Milwaukee area, are hard at...
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The retention myth
Sometimes in a turbulent economy, the myth abounds that there's no need to worry about attrition. It's assumed...
Engage your employees
Employee engagement is seen as one of the top three factors that drive an organization's success (it ranks...
Take heed
On Jan. 29, President Barack Obama signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act into law, which substantially eases...
Management: Beat the recession
With no exception, of the thousands of outside business experts who have been paraded before TEC groups over the...