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Customer Service, Creature Comforts Replacing Stodgy, Traditional Banks-
Your Dad’s Bank Didn’t Have Coffee, TV, Internet Service

It's not your father's bank.
Chances are, it's not even like the bank where you do business today.
Gone are the four-deep teller lines, intimidating atmosphere and hushed silences, swept away by a new trend in banking where hospitality is the currency of choice and customers are welcomed like family. (CRBJ AUG 2007)http://www.madison.com/archives/read.php?ref=/wsj/2007/08/01/0707300426.phphttp://www.madison.com/archives/read.php?ref=/wsj/2007/08/01/0707300426.phpshapeimage_5_link_0shapeimage_5_link_1
Company’s Technology Replaces Cow’s Passion When Breeding Cattle

The birds and the bees are passe, at least for bovines.
More than two-thirds of dairy cows in the United States are bred by artificial insemination, superseding passion-on-the-hoof as a means of herd improvement and propagation. (CRBJ OCT 2007)http://www.madison.com/archives/read.php?ref=/wsj/2007/10/01/0710020349.phpshapeimage_8_link_0
Prescription for Success-
Combined Buying Power, Customer Service Help Local Drugstores Battle ‘Big Box’ Chains

Shrinking profit margins and the proliferation of "big box" pharmacies make community drugstores seem as quaint as soda fountains, but DeForest-based MD Group is writing a new prescription for success. (CRBJ NOV 2007)http://www.madison.com/archives/read.php?ref=/wsj/2007/11/01/0710260200.phphttp://www.madison.com/archives/read.php?ref=/wsj/2007/11/01/0710260200.phpshapeimage_9_link_0shapeimage_9_link_1

Generations Meshed (Cover story)

It was a far cry from a cubicle in corporate America.

Fresh out of college and armed with a laptop, cell phone and pina colada, Nishant Bagadia reclined on a Puerto Rican beach as he worked towards a six-figure company sales record. (CRBJ cover story DEC 2007)

Defend their data (Cover story)

With one futuristic swipe of a finger, you can check out a new realm of data security along with a cartful of groceries at your local Cub Foods. (CRBJ cover story JAN 2008)

Strike First- Make plans before disaster hits (Cover story)

When Ron Fruit pulled the main circuit breaker and silenced WRCO Radio, it was one of the lowest moments in his broadcasting career with the station. Foresight and contingency planning helped ensure that it wasn’t his last. (CRBJ cover story FEB 2008)

OSHA reaches out with new education center

Capital Region businesses will have a new venue for occupational health and safety training beginning this summer due to a partnership between UW-Whitewater and Indiana University at Bloomington. (CRBJ MAR 2008)

Prayer & Profit (Cover story)

Edward and Carol Knapton are growing more than flowers in their Cottage Grove greenhouses- they’re also sowing seeds of faith. (CRBJ cover story APR 2008)

Weather the Storm (Cover story)

When slowing economic winds threaten to becalm your business, is it better to stay the course, lighten the load or jump ship? (CRBJ cover story MAY 2008)

High Impact- Bright ideas from UW Researchers (Cover story)

It takes Mother Nature millions of years, but an hour is all Eric Apfelbach needs. (CRBJ cover story JULY 2008)