The Post-Crescent (Appleton, WI) articles from April 2000

The Post-Crescent (Appleton, WI) archives from April 2000

The Post-Crescent, Appleton, Wis., Arlen Boardman Column.
April 30, 2000... Byline: Arlen Boardman Apr. 30--The mystery of last summer's Associated Banc-Corp. temporary stock surge hasn't been solved, but some light was shed on it last week. Robert Gallagher, chief executive of the Green Bay-based bank...

Hilton Hotel Opens with Success in Kimberly, Wis., Business Park.
April 28, 2000... Byline: Stefanie Scott Apr. 28--The Hilton Garden Inn, which cost more than $10 million to build, will open Tuesday in Kimberly's business park at County CE and Eisenhower Drive. The 125-room hotel will serve people attending...

Wisconsin Electronics Company, Tech College Combine to Recruit Workers.
April 28, 2000... Byline: Stefanie Scott Apr. 28--Plexus Corp. of Neenah and Northeast Wisconsin Technical College are partnering to recruit more people to the expanding electronics field. Recently, Plexus officials called NWTC's job line looking for...

Online Resumes Change the Rules of Job-Hunting Game.
April 25, 2000... Byline: Avi Stern Apr. 25--Two years ago, no clients asked Kathy Keshemberg to launch their resumes into cyberspace. "In the past, the majority of companies in the Fox Valley didn't even advertise for positions on the Internet....

Wisconsin's Appleton Papers to Boost Thermal-Paper Production Capacity.
April 25, 2000... Byline: Joanne Zuhl Apr. 25--Appleton Papers, the world's largest producer of carbonless paper, intends to increase production capacity of thermal paper by more than 50 percent during the next 18 months. The focus on thermal paper...

The Post-Crescent, Appleton, Wis., Arlen Boardman Column.
April 24, 2000... Byline: Arlen Boardman Apr. 23--It's about time for another column on the high taxes in Wisconsin. We have such a well-established tax hell in this state that it's almost too easy to write about the high cost of supporting our...

Springfield, Mass.-Based College Comes to Milwaukee, Wis., in High Demand.
April 24, 2000... Byline: Arlen Boardman Apr. 24--Springfield (Mass.) College, a 115-year-old small private college, ventured into the Milwaukee market in January after doing a market feasibility survey last fall - and a flock of students quickly beat a...

The Post-Crescent, Appleton, Wis., Paper Report Column.
April 24, 2000... Byline: Colleen Canale Apr. 24--In the last few weeks I have gotten two calls from bright, talented people caught in the middle of serious cutbacks at paper companies. Financial crisis and restructuring are not unique to the...

The Post-Crescent, Appleton, Wis., Spectrum Column.
April 24, 2000... Byline: Judy Waggoner Apr. 24--At Wisconsin Avenue and Superior Street in Appleton stands Sterling Dry Cleaners, a testament to the human spirit. The business owner is Young Kim, a man whose life has taken many twists. He was born in...

Sports Sales Manager for Fox Cities Area in Wisconsin Brings In Big Events.
April 24, 2000... Byline: Megan Mulholland Apr. 24--Dan Muenchow is a major player in the Fox Cities tourism game. He started three weeks ago as the sports sales manager for the Fox Cities Convention & Visitors Bureau, replacing Jay Olson, who took a...

The Post-Crescent, Appleton, Wis., Eric Richter Column.
April 24, 2000... Byline: Eric Richter Apr. 24--QUESTION: It seems with all the recent volatility in the market, I am hearing terms that range from bull market to bear market, and market correction to market crash. Could you define those terms and...

Milwaukee, Wis., Man Makes High-Tech College Adaptable to Current Technology.
April 24, 2000... Byline: Arlen Boardman Apr. 24--Donald Madelung, president of Herzing College, walks in the world of high-tech education. Or maybe runs better describes it. Higher educational traditional has been careful and slow to change. It has...

The Post-Crescent, Appleton, Wis., The Worker Column.
April 24, 2000... Byline: Randy McSorley Apr. 24--On April 28, the AFL-CIO observes Workers' Memorial Day to remember those who have suffered or died on the job. The first Workers' Memorial Day was observed in 1989. The date was designated to commemorate...

The Post-Crescent, Appleton, Wis., Arlen Boardman Column.
April 23, 2000... Byline: Arlen Boardman Apr. 23--Griping has to be just about the biggest waste of time and the most unproductive thing I can think of. Not only doesn't it get you anywhere, but it also earns you a reputation, one that I prefer not to...

The Post-Crescent, Appleton, Wis., Eric Richter Column.
April 23, 2000... Byline: Eric Richter Apr. 23--QUESTION: What are money market funds and what are the benefits and drawbacks to investing in them? - G.E. ANSWER: Money market funds are investment vehicles that are designed to provide income,...