By Aaron S. Robertson
For some time, there has been a lot of talk by state government officials, business leaders, and researchers throughout the states of Wisconsin, Illinois, and Indiana about the need to build cooperation between the metro areas of Milwaukee, Chicago, and Gary.
I have been following the discussion with great interest. It first came to my attention when the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel published a number of articles and opinion pieces on the subject during the summer of 2012. Just today, in fact, there was another great opinion piece published in the Crossroads section of the Journal Sentinel, written by Paul Jones and Kelly O'Brien. Wisconsin governor Scott Walker discussed it during a speaking engagement at an economic symposium held at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago some time ago. I hope that the concept catches fire, and that we can see cooperation flourish.
Even though Milwaukee, Chicago, and Gary are in different states, it really makes no sense to try to poach companies and other resources from each other. In the end, though each state is concerned about its own economic vibrancy and has its own goals, we're all a part of a larger unit, the United States. So while raiding each other's corporate and research assets may beef up our own individual state growth numbers, what are we really gaining in the end? On the national level, there's really no gains made.
But by moving toward a more collaborative direction, we have a great opportunity to lift those national numbers up by pooling great minds in both business and research, among other resources. This can lead to so many more great discoveries and innovations on many, many levels.
I sincerely hope the idea takes off.
What are your thoughts on more regional cooperation between the metro areas of Milwaukee, Chicago, and Gary? Please share your thoughts in the Comments section.
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Chicago Answering Service
The Chicago area is booming with plenty of business opportunities. According to chicago business data, the city is home to 29 corporate headquarters of Fortune 500 companies and 400 major corporate headquarters overall. Chicago is also home to hubs of six out of the country's seven Class I North American railroads. We can go on and on with all the interesting business and economic facts surrounding Chicago.
To help keep up with all the hustle and bustle, then, these Chicago businesses and organizations looking to maintain an exceptional experience for their clients, customers, prospects, and vendors may want to seek out the services of a chicago answering service.
An answering service can provide significant support to organizations and businesses on many different levels. For example, a business may hire an answering service just to handle after-hours calls when the business is closed for the day or the weekend. In these instances, the business usually has on-call staff that the answering service can contact for after-hours emergencies. Non-emergency messages can be held for the next business day. A business may also hire an answering service to handle overflow call volume during its regular hours.
An answering service can be utilized to help book appointments, generate leads, provide information, dispatch maintenance staff and service technicians for emergency situations, fund raise, provide troubleshooting help, or simply act in the role of a receptionist by transferring callers into the voice mail for staff members of the client business or by taking brief messages for a call back, among many other options available. The possibilities are nearly endless, and range from simple to more complex tasks and applications. Best of all, affording the services of a high-quality Chicago answering service is a lot easier than many may think.
Businesses and organizations of all types and sizes around the Chicago area can benefit from a chicago answering service, be they IT firms, contractors, manufacturers, law offices, healthcare providers, property management firms, non-profits, and just about every type in between.
To help keep up with all the hustle and bustle, then, these Chicago businesses and organizations looking to maintain an exceptional experience for their clients, customers, prospects, and vendors may want to seek out the services of a chicago answering service.
An answering service can provide significant support to organizations and businesses on many different levels. For example, a business may hire an answering service just to handle after-hours calls when the business is closed for the day or the weekend. In these instances, the business usually has on-call staff that the answering service can contact for after-hours emergencies. Non-emergency messages can be held for the next business day. A business may also hire an answering service to handle overflow call volume during its regular hours.
An answering service can be utilized to help book appointments, generate leads, provide information, dispatch maintenance staff and service technicians for emergency situations, fund raise, provide troubleshooting help, or simply act in the role of a receptionist by transferring callers into the voice mail for staff members of the client business or by taking brief messages for a call back, among many other options available. The possibilities are nearly endless, and range from simple to more complex tasks and applications. Best of all, affording the services of a high-quality Chicago answering service is a lot easier than many may think.
Businesses and organizations of all types and sizes around the Chicago area can benefit from a chicago answering service, be they IT firms, contractors, manufacturers, law offices, healthcare providers, property management firms, non-profits, and just about every type in between.
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