Archive for March 2012
IRS steps up audits of the wealthy
Millionaires were nearly twice as likely to receive a tax audit last year as they were the previous year, CNNMoney reported, according to data released by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) this week.
Overall, 1.1 …
Read MoreSenate approves trading curbs
The U.S. Senate on Thursday voted overwhelmingly to send President Barack Obama legislation imposing new curbs on insider trading by members of Congress, Reuters reported, even though the measure is weaker than a version it …
Read MoreIowaBiz Blog: The power of expectations
The Photo Issue: Bonnie Campbell
The Day Job: Principal, LPCA Public Strategies LLC
Campbell’s public policy firm, LPCA Public Strategies LLC, is expert in using the same strategies that have proved successful in politics to help corporate clients build their …
Read MoreThe Photo Issue: Jay Byers
The day job: CEO, Greater Des Moines Partnership
Byers has long served the Des Moines metropolitan area in a variety of roles, but he’s best known for his efforts at the Greater Des Moines Partnership. …
Read MoreThe Photo Issue: Mary O’Keefe
The Day Job: senior vice president and chief marketing officer, Principal Financial Group Inc.
Mary O’Keefe has been with Principal since 1990 and was promoted to her current position in 2004.
The Hobby: Showing Horses…
The Photo Issue: Steve & Susan Skold
The Day Job: Owners of Skold Cos.
As owners of Skold Cos., Steve and Susan Skold provide construction products and services, specializing in floors and doors, for owners and general contractors throughout the Midwest. There …
Read MoreOUR VIEW: Health care case is tricky
The American public might be frustrated when the U.S. Supreme Court takes up a challenge to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), commonly referred to by its opponents as Obamacare.
It won’t be …
Read MoreA Closer Look: Mary Lawyer
In a career of key appointments, Mary Lawyer’s most recent might be her most obscure. She was named in January to be Iowa’s honorary consul for Canada, a job that allows her to promote Iowa …
Read MoreNew initiative: COSC Evergreen
Want to be a green company? Start with green employees.
It might sound simple, but two local organizations are teaming up to try to revolutionize the way that businesses can measure just how environmentally conscious …
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