— Ane Ohm, the president of a data management firm with offices in Green Bay and West Allis, says small businesses can sometimes become more eco-friendly with only minor changes. In a new BizOpinion piece, she says companies can start by thinking about their areas of greatest consumption, whether it’s guzzling gas, devouring paper, or creating waste. With that as a starting point, they can look at taking some small steps now to become more eco-friendly. And those small steps can help create a competitive advantage down the road. Read her piece: http://blogs.wisbusiness.com/bizopinion/2009/10/small-steps-to-go-green.html — The recession has put extra stress on Madison Area Technical College and other local educational institutions around the state despite the availability of targeted federal stimulus money. Bettsey Barhorst, president of MATC, calls the balancing of community needs, jobless workers seeking retraining, young students, and taxpayers “a real conundrum.” “We do what’s needed,” Barhorst told a recent WisBusiness.com-Madison Magazine luncheon at the Madison Club. “A community college is connected to the community, to the needs of the community at a particular time.” Read more from the luncheon: http://www.wisbusiness.com/index.iml?Article=174198 — A state company that works in translation has announced the opening of a new branch in Ireland. River Falls-based Sajan says Ireland was selected in part for the access it offers to European customers. The Ireland office will focus on hosting software for translation. The office in Ireland follows the company’s successful opening of an office in India last year. See the Sajan release: http://www.wisbusiness.com/index.iml?Article=174096 TOP STORIES Income levels up in 36 states, including Wisconsin: Personal income rose in 36 states, including Wisconsin, and the District of Columbia during the second quarter of 2009, a sharp turnaround from the 49-state decline in the first quarter. Data Dimensions buys Rockford storage facility: Data Dimensions, a Janesville document management services company, said that it has acquired Ogilby Transfer & Storage, a privately held storage facility in Rockford, Ill. M&I Corp. posts $248 million loss; stock offering announced: Marshall & Ilsley Corp., parent company of M&I Bank, on Tuesday reported a net loss of $248.4 million, or 68 cents a share, for the third quarter compared to a profit of $83.1 million for the July-September period last year.
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