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A novel partnership with a microfinance organization offers student finance talent to resource-limited communities in Central America. By Claire Curry Ipeti Colono is an impoverished rural farming community outside Panama City with a population of 300. Most who live here are farmers who grow corn and rice. Residents typically live in cement block homes with…

Professor investigates accessibility and economic outcomes of paid caregiver leaves. By Sarah Koziol, Arts ’92 Historically the U.S. has been less generous with paid leave benefits compared with similar countries, according to Dr. Kathryn Wagner, associate professor of economics. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has brought increasing awareness to their importance.  Wagner has been pursuing paid…

“Toolbox” crew dedicates lounge in the new Marquette Business building to alumnus John Taphorn. By Christopher Stolarski When the dilapidated near-campus home they were renting was to be condemned just weeks before the start of the 1992 fall semester, eight Marquette juniors had all but declared themselves homeless. Their friend John Taphorn figured it out.…

Professional sales center prepares students to hit the ground running in a relationship-building career.  Students (l to r) Olivia O’Dea, Nico Roman and Maggie Beeler present to Omron Corp. at a technical sales competition. By Jennifer Anderson Professional salespeople know that meetings with new clients often don’t go as planned. They’re also aware that how…

AIM students team up with Big Shoulders Fund to teach advanced investing skills to high schoolers. By Jennifer Walter, Comm ’19 How old were you when you first learned about the stock market? For many teens, investment education is nonexistent. Students from Marquette’s Applied Investment Management program wanted to change that fate for a group…

Archie Black believes investing to cultivate his community’s next generation of leaders is a win for him, his company and Minnesota.  By Lora Strum “Winning is fun.”  It’s the first thing Archie Black says when asked about his two decades at the top of SPS Commerce, a provider of on-demand supply chain management solutions, where…