Category Archives: Business and Economics

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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Randy Cray on CNN Radio

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Randy Cray

Randy Cray, professor of economics and director of the Central Wisconsin Economic Research Bureau (CWERB), recently discussed the federal debt debate on national CNN Radio and WSAW Channel 7. The School of Business and Economics continues to be a great resource for Central Wisconsin, the nation, and most importantly, our students.

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