September 4, 2014

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Take Five with Edward Brown:
How to battle your time bandits

Change management expert Edward Brown says some of the biggest obstacles to productivity are in your office.

Business Report

> Soglin proposes $247M capital budget

> ADP: Economy added 204,000 jobs in August

> Exports driving state economy

> TDS completes acquisition of BendBroadband

> Baker Tilly Virchow Krause to merge with ParenteBeard

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Blogs

Minority Biz Report By Sam Owens

This blog ain't for you ... or is it?

Taking Stock A finance blog by Nathan Brinkman

How do federal marriage-equality rulings affect retirement plans?

Inside Wisconsin A business blog by Tom Still

Is biotech back in favor? Not entirely,
but funding drought may be ending

Open Mic A guest blog by Robert Haworth

U.S. economy has yet to reach the peak
of this economic cycle

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IB Poll

Should Gov. Walker be held accountable for failing to reach his 250,000 new jobs promise?

A. Yes. He made the promise to get elected and he'll only get halfway there.

B. No. Given the job-killing policies from Washington, D.C., he did pretty well.

To cast your vote, click here and then scroll down to the IB Poll on the right-hand side of the page.

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Results from last week's poll question:

Recent polling shows Gov. Walker is still in a dead heat with Mary Burke. What do you make of this?

Walker is in BIG trouble.
44%

Burke will eventually fade.
56%

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Icons in Business: Chris Fortune, President of Saris
Cycling Group

Chris Fortune and his wife, Sara, purchased what was then known as

Graber Products in 1989. Under their ownership, the company evolved from being solely a manufacturer of bicycle racks into what is now Saris Cycling Group: a multifaceted manufacturer of a wide array of cycling products for leisure and training. Its products are distributed worldwide to over 60 countries, but despite its global expansion, the company has been committed to its legacy of creating American-made items with locally sourced products since 1973. At the next Icons in Business event, Chris will share his lessons learned leading this iconic Wisconsin company.
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