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Case in Point Business Solutions Competition aims to build Central Wisconsin Food Truck Association membership

Written by UWSPcps - February 28, 2025 at 2:38 pm. Comments Off Tags: business, Stevens Point, University of Wisconsin Stevens Point, UW-Stevens Point, UWSP

From creating a custom food truck app and a members-only WhatsApp group to leveraging an internship program and building a library of resources, student groups shared step-by-step implementation plans during the 2025 UW-Stevens Point Case in Point Business Solutions Competition. [View Photos] Case in Point provided 20 students who applied with hands-on consulting experience, working […]

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Haines’ legacy gift fuels growth of the UW-Stevens Point Sentry School

Written by UWSPcps - November 26, 2024 at 1:41 pm. Comments Off Tags: business, Stevens Point, University of Wisconsin, University of Wisconsin Stevens Point, UW-Stevens Point

A retired educator couple with a history of giving is adding to their impact with a transformational gift to the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. Jim and Madeleine Haine of Stevens Point have committed an additional $500,000 to the Sentry School of Business and Economics at UW-Stevens Point, bringing their lifetime gifts to more than […]

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She Means Business

Written by amuel738 - April 11, 2024 at 1:36 pm. Comments Off Tags: business, UW-Stevens Point, UWSP

I intended to spend a part of my evening at the Women In Business: She Means Business Panel listening to impactful, empowering, driven women of the community speak on their experiences throughout their careers. What I had not planned on, on the other hand, was meeting one of the panel members, Lyna Matesi, associate professor […]

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Inaugural Case in Point Business Solutions Competition focuses on opportunities for local tourism

Written by UWSPcps - April 10, 2024 at 4:47 pm. Comments Off Tags: business, Stevens Point, University of Wisconsin, University of Wisconsin Stevens Point, UW-Stevens Point

A champion was crowned in a competition that had students at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point collaborating with the Stevens Point Area Convention & Visitors Bureau to help find funding solutions for local tourism efforts. The inaugural Case in Point Business Solutions Competition had four teams, made up by 19 students, working on a specific […]

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UWSP at Wausau MBA student making her mark as an entrepreneur

Written by UWSPcps - March 28, 2024 at 3:40 pm. Comments Off Tags: business, UW-Stevens Point, UWSP

University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point at Wausau student Chee Yang has learned to overcome difficulties and form her own identity to make her impact in Central Wisconsin. From being a member of a first-generation Hmong American family to graduating with her MBA from the UWSP at Wausau campus this May, she has paved her way by […]

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Teamwork is dreamwork

Written by amuel738 - February 16, 2024 at 7:41 am. Comments Off Tags: business, Stevens Point, University of Wisconsin Stevens Point, UW-Stevens Point

No matter what environment you end up in, teamwork is an inevitable fact of professional environments. While I’m sure we would all love team members who put in a consistent amount of work on their fair share of the task at hand, sadly, it often doesn’t turn out that way. Figuring out how to navigate […]

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Sentry Insurance $10 million gift will propel UW-Stevens Point business school

Written by UWSPcps - December 15, 2022 at 3:46 pm. Comments Off Tags: business, Sentry Insurance, Stevens Point, University of Wisconsin, University of Wisconsin Stevens Point, UW-Stevens Point, UWSP

A $10 million gift from the Sentry Insurance Foundation will significantly expand opportunities for University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point business students, with an impact that will affect the entire region. The donation to the School of Business and Economics is the largest one-time gift in Sentry Insurance Foundation’s history, and the largest the university has ever […]

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The Social Security Conundrum

Written by Bahr, Kevin - November 17, 2022 at 8:08 am. Comments Off Tags: business, Stevens Point, University of Wisconsin, University of Wisconsin Stevens Point, UW-Stevens Point, UWSP

Social Security has been in the news recently, as the topic has again become a subject of political discussion. The conundrum – while workers have paid into the Social Security system for many years expecting to receive a certain level of benefits, the money may not be there when they retire. Social Security – Who […]

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Strategic Doing author featured at Business and Society Lecture Series

Written by UWSPcps - October 28, 2022 at 9:55 am. Comments Off Tags: business, Stevens Point, University of Wisconsin Stevens Point, UW-Stevens Point, UWSP

Author Liz Nilsen spoke to more than 100 community members and students during the Business and Society Lecture Series, hosted by the UW-Stevens Point School of Business and Economics on Friday, Oct. 28. [View Photos] Nilsen is associate director of the Agile Strategy Lab at the University of North Alabama, director of operations of the […]

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Why is Inflation so Stubborn?

Written by Bahr, Kevin - October 3, 2022 at 9:30 am. Comments Off Tags: business, economics, Stevens Point, University of Wisconsin, UW-Stevens Point, UWSP

The August inflation report released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics indicated that although the annualized rate of inflation declined slightly, inflation remained at a relatively high rate. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased 8.2 percent (seasonally adjusted) for the 12 months ending in August, down slightly from the July rate of 8.5%. Month […]

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