When the U.S. Coast Guard needed a waterproof computer to store videos of drug smuggling and other “bad guy” pursuits on the high seas, it turned to Crystal Group in Hiawatha. “We have become an engineering services organization,” said James Shaw, executive vice president of engineering for Crystal Group. “People come to us with ‘I [...]

By George C. Ford, The Gazette The days of agreeing to serve on a corporate or not-for-profit board of directors and failing to make meetings or be actively involved are long gone. A strong focus on accounting and corporate governance reforms, largely driven by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, has raised concerns about potential director liability. [...]