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July 1, 2007

In the News

News of the people and programs of the School of Business.

National

The New York Times discussed a study co-authored by Associate Professor Francois Ortalo-Magne, Real Estate and Urban Land Economics, in the June 8 article "Home sellers do better on their own in one city." The study focused on the for-sale-by owner real estate market in Madison, Wis., versus using a real estate agent.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/08/business/08home.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

CNNMoney.com quoted Associate Professor of Real Estate and Urban Land Economics Francois Ortalo-Magne in the article "Madison Wisconsin do-it-yourself home sellers beat the pros." The article detailed the study co-authored by
Ortalo-Magne.
http://money.cnn.com/2007/06/08/real_estate/home_selling/index.htm?cnn=yes

Director of the Business Career Center Steve Schroeder was interviewed by Businessweek.com. Schroeder discussed the services available through the career center and offered advice for undergraduates majoring in business.
http://www.businessweek.com/print/bschools/content/jun2007/bs20070606_456828.htm

Treasury and Risk Magazine featured Larry Rittenberg, Ernest & Young professor of accounting, in the article "The 100 most influential people in finance."
http://www.treasuryandrisk.com/article.php?article=991&pagenum=2

Success Magazine quoted School of Business Dean Mike Knetter in the article "The Economics of Giving" from the July/August issue. The article described how businesses can make charitable investments pay off for their company.
http://www.successmagazine.com/article.php?article_id=288

Second-year Applied Security Analysis student Erica Healey appeared on CNBC's Fast Money on Thursday, June 7. The show's "Face 2 Face" segment featured Healey's question about buying real estate investment trusts (REITs). Healey is currently working at Callahan Capital Partners in Chicago.

The May/June issue of Nonprofit World magazine featured an article by former Director of Development Betsy Liotus. The article, "The power of partnership," discussed collaboration in the nonprofit business world.

Regional

Professor Rodney Stevenson was quoted in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel article "Oil tax seen as raising gas 7 cents." The article discussed the proposed new tax on oil companies in Wisconsin.
http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=609450

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel featured an article on Robert Creighton, a graduate of the Wisconsin MBA program and a G. Steven Burrill Technology Business Plan Competition contestant. The article discussed Creighton's company, Wind Lift, which uses kites and wind power to create energy and recently received a second place finish in the Burrill Competition.
http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=617775

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel featured an article on MBA and Weinert Applied Ventures in Entrepreneurship program alumnus Craig Heim. Heim was recently hired as the licensing manager for start-up companies by the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation.
http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=622923

Local

The Wisconsin State Journal quoted Professors Jim Seward and Antonio Mello in the article "Is Spectrum Brands next buyout target?" The article questioned whether or not Spectrum Brands would be sold.
http://www.madison.com/archives/read.php?ref=/wsj/2007/05/27/0705270221.php

The Capital Times featured an article on finance Professor Mark Fedenia. "A hedge for small-time investors" discussed hedge-type funds, such as the Nakoma Absolute Return Fund co-managed by Fedenia, aimed for smaller investors.
http://www.madison.com/tct/business/139757

Steve Schroeder, director of the Business Career Center, was quoted in the Wisconsin State Journal article "Have you been hired?" on June 6. The article detailed the search for summer employment and internships.
http://www.madison.com/archives/read.php?ref=/wsj/2007/06/06/0706050301.php

Capital Region Business Journal quoted Phil Greenwood, lecturer in the School of Business, in the article "Use debt to get a leg up." The article discussed how debt can be used to help or hurt businesses.
http://www.madison.com/crbj/200706/index.php?ntid=135745&ntpid=4

Andrew Taylor, director of the Bolz Center for Arts Administration, was quoted in the Wisconsin State Journal article "State's arts spending ranks near the bottom." The article focused on the arts as an industry and how it affects the economy.
http://www.madison.com/tct/news/182399

Business Watch quoted Professor Steve Malpezzi, chair of the department of Real Estate and Urban Land Economics in the June article "Feeling the sub-prime pinch." The article examined the sub-prime mortgage crisis occurring nationally and locally.

The Wisconsin State Journal discussed the $10,000 stipend awarded to Professor Dan Anderson in the article "Professor recognized for climate work." Anderson was awarded the stipend by the Geneva Association and the International Insurance Society to present his paper at an upcoming seminar in Berlin, Germany.

WISC-TV ran a story on recent G. Steven Burrill Technology Business Plan Competition contestant Robert Creighton.
http://www.c3ktogo.com/news-video/?mgid=10407