Archive for January 2014
Regulation grows, Iowa banks decline
More than 1,700 banks dotted the Iowa countryside prior to the passage of the nation’s first major banking law in 1913. At a relatively meager 31 pages, the Federal Reserve Act would have seemed a …
Read MoreSmall Business Administration Loans
Small business administration loans approved in November
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Solar Energy Tax Credit Awards Near Cap in 2013
The dollar amount of Solar Energy System Tax Credits awarded by the state more than doubled in 2013 compared with its initial year, reaching nearly $1.4 million in tax credits. Based on the dollar amount …
Read MoreA Closer Look: Judy Ralston-Hansen
Judy Ralston-Hansen last summer began a two-year term as the chair of the Iowa College Foundation (ICF) board of governors. The foundation raises scholarship funds for 23 private colleges around the state, primarily from businesses. …
Read MoreGitomer: Plan your year with 4 words
Post words. Achieve big. Build success. Day by day.
Last year, I posted four words on my bathroom mirror: FINISH-WRITE-SHAPE and YES. My results?
• I finished “Jeffrey Gitomer’s 21.5 Unbreakable Laws of Selling.”
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Community banks enter a new era of regulation
Lincoln Savings Bank was all about making mortgages when it entered the Greater Des Moines market in 2010, just as the area was climbing out of the recession and the staggering blow it delivered to …
Read MoreEvents drawing visitors to the metro area, week of Jan. 13
Health coalition hopes to raise awareness of clinical research
Gov. Terry Branstad is set to announce today the formation of an organization designed to educate citizens about the importance of clinical research.
The Iowa Coalition of Clinical Researchers is made up of a number …
Read MoreU.S. retailers reporting modest December sales
U.S. apparel retailers are blaming a lackluster holiday season for what some are calling a modest December for sales.
RTTNews reported that despite deep discounts and promotions at some of the nation’s most established retail …
Read MoreBusiness property tax filing deadline nears
Owners of commercial, industrial and railroad properties in Iowa that want to take advantage of a new property tax credit have less than a week to file for the 2013 tax year.
Applications for the …
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