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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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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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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Flight=$330, Hotel=$215, Registration=$200, Pre-conference=$160, Network and knowledge gained=PRICELESS! I returned from my trip to San Diego, Calif., a couple days ago where I attended the Food and Nutrition Conference and Expo (FNCE). Fortunately for me, I paid for less than the expenses mentioned above. The experience was AMAZING! There were over 7,000 registered dietitians, dietitian […]
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Hello Everyone! I am Joslyn Fedie. I come from the little old agricultural town of Durand, Wis,. which is only a little over two hours northwest of Stevens Point. To be completely honest, I was not planning on UW-Stevens Point until my dad came across it one night while we were looking for interior design […]
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Hello, my name is Lauren and I am one of the four in our group. It’s been about two weeks of work time for our project and now the phase 1 deadline is coming up! We have a fantastic start and managed to only procrastinate a little bit. The first phase of the project (and […]
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Our studio this year is called IA 311 and is focused on office design. This semester our class will be working in small groups to define, explore, create and present a midsize commercial design project. As part of this project we have the opportunity to choose and define who our client will be! At the […]
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We have been assigned our studio project for this semester!!! In our previous studio classes we had been assigned two projects per semester and they were completed by ourselves (or with one partner). This semester we have one studio project and we are in a group of four. Now, this seems as though it should be no problem […]
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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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