Category Archives: Business and Economics

Taste of NFL founder inspires business students

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The founder of Taste of the NFL challenged business students to bump up what inspires them and pass it along. “Be an individual who brings out the best in those around you and the best will come around you,” said Wayne Kostroski, a native of Stevens Point, who presented to over 50 UW-Stevens Point students […]

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Students present research at Posters in the Rotunda

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UW-Stevens Point College of Professional Studies students joined more than 100 other students and faculty advisers at the Capitol Rotunda to share their undergraduate research with legislators, state leaders, UW alumni, and other supporters. Posters in the Rotunda is a wonderful opportunity to learn about the exciting research going on throughout the state and to […]

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Students to compete in financial research challenge

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Four UW-Stevens Point School of Business & Economics students will present their company financial analysis of Joy Global, Inc. at the local finals of this year’s CFA Institute Research Challenge on Thursday, Feb. 23 in Madison. UWSP seniors Chase Sellnow, Kevin Klement, Tyler Crawley and Max Trzebiatowski have spent 20 hours a week since November […]

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CWERB presents Third Quarter Economic Indicators Report

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The Central Wisconsin Economic Research Bureau (CWERB) presented its Stevens Point Economic Indicators Third Quarter report to over 100 members of the business community on Friday, Nov. 11 at the Stevens Point Country Club. Prof. Randy Cray, Ph.D., director of the CWERB, explained unemployment rates in Central Wisconsin, Wisconsin employment by sector, county sales tax […]

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Economics students speak at WEA meeting

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Two UW-Stevens Point economics students spoke at the 2011 Wisconsin Economics Association (WEA) annual meeting, held at the Stevens Point Country Club on Nov. 4-5. The WEA  holds its annual conference every fall, bringing together students and economists from academic, government, and private-sector positions. Senior Devin Christensen (left) presented “On Economic Normativism,” while junior Aaron […]

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Accounting alumni blaze their trails

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  Four recent accounting alumni were welcomed back to campus on Tuesday, Oct. 25 for a panel discussion as a part of the UWSP School of Business events program. The alumni addressed current SBE students about their careers and the paths that got them to this point. For Cody Giese, ’08, an accountant at Sentry […]

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Prof. Leschke presents business model at Focal Point

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John Leschke

UW-Stevens Point Assistant Professor of Business-Entrepreneurship John Leschke presented at a half-day research symposium hosted by the Wisconsin Institute for Sustainable Technology (WIST) and UWSP on Tuesday, October 4. The event, Focal Point 2011: Celebrating a year of successful collaborations, included presentations by 10 university faculty and staff engaged in research toward sustainability solutions. In […]

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