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A Closer Look: R. Michael Hayes


Michael Hayes joined Belin McCormick P.C. in October 2011. He specializes in real estate law, with experience in both the private and public sectors. At the end of 2009, he retired from Hubbell Realty Co., …
By JOE GARDYASZ | Jan 27, 2012
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Remembering a legal warrior

Jerrold Wanek, an attorney who spoke highly of the conservative style of small community banks and battled in courtrooms with their larger competitors, was remembered today as a fierce advocate for clients that other lawyers…
By KENT DARR | Jan 26, 2012
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Fed extends low interest rate pledge

Fed extends low interest rate pledge   Federal Reserve officials said today that benchmark interest rates will stay low until at least late 2014, and they anticipate that unemployment will remain high and inflation “subdued,”…
By BPC Staff | Jan 25, 2012
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Obama renews call for ‘Buffett Rule’ in State of the Union

Obama renews call for ‘Buffett Rule’ in State of the Union President Barack Obama used his election-year State of the Union address to issue a loud call for economic equality based on “responsibility from everybody,”…
By BPC Staff | Jan 25, 2012
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China’s vice president Xi Jinping to visit Iowa

Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping, who is set to become China’s next president, will visit Iowa and meet with Gov. Terry Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds during his trip to the United States next …
By BPC Staff | Jan 24, 2012
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Was Bernanke right?

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke’s focus on full employment and price stability is being validated as the U.S. expansion gains speed and his counterparts in Europe emulate his approach, Bloomberg said.

Bernanke pursued new stimulus …
By BPC Staff | Jan 23, 2012
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Gotcha! Traffic camera fines doubled in December

Gotcha! Traffic camera fines doubled in December  The City of Des Moines continued to lighten the wallets of speeders and red-light runners last month, collecting fines totaling $270,866 from more than 4,100 citations. According to…
By BPC Staff | Jan 18, 2012
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Reports this week should confirm economy gained ground last year

In a rear-view look at the economy, reports this week on inflation, housing and manufacturing are likely to show that the United States remained on a modest upward track at the end of 2011, MarketWatch …
By BPC Staff | Jan 16, 2012
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On the coasts, a push for a millionaire tax hike

Some states are turning to their wealthiest residents to bring in much-needed revenue.

The governors of the two largest Democrat-controlled states want rich folks to help close budget gaps. And Democratic lawmakers elsewhere are preparing …
By BPC Staff | Jan 16, 2012
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Businesses turn an interested eye to payroll tax debate

Diageo plc, the world’s biggest liquor company and the purveyor of Captain Morgan’s rum, is enjoying a $2.7 billion subsidy from the U.S. Virgin Islands, aided in part by a tax break rubber-stamped by Congress …
By BPC Staff | Jan 16, 2012