Technology

Last September, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Bureau of Waste and Materials Management issued a rule that banned certain types of electronics from being disposed of in landfills or incinerated. At the same time, counties and municipalities must decide whether or not to continue their recycling programs since Gov. Scott Walker has proposed an elimination of the recycling program mandate and state funding for recycling.

Online consumer promotion and coupon services such as Groupon and Living Social, offering specified "deals of the day," are becoming increasingly popular.

Brookfield-based Patina Solutions has launched its Patina CIOs program, which provides information technology (IT) assistance to large and midsize companies.

New requirements tucked into the recently passed federal health care reform bill will force more than 200,000 fast food and chain restaurants to include calorie counts on menus, menu boards and even drive through windows.

During the last year, mobile technology has expanded business capabilities to unprecedented levels. Now, two new mobile applications are giving users the ability to make calls and conduct business outside of their traditional mobile plans for free or for a fraction of the cost.

Wisconsin has always been a hotbed of innovation and entrepreneurship, of using new technology to make useful things for...

Many technical people are highly talented in their field, but lack the skills necessary to communicate effectively in the...

If you have ever been in a foreign country and needed to find a restroom or a bus...

To counter Wisconsin's shortage of workers in science, technology, engineering and math fields (STEM), the Wisconsin Technology Council...