When Franklin Delano Roosevelt called upon Joseph Kennedy in 1934 to head the newly created Securities and Exchange Commission, surely there were those for whom foxes and hen houses alarmingly came to mind. Remember, before the SEC started building regulations, corporate reporting on income, assets, expenses, liabilities and the like was akin to the Wild [...]
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CORALVILLE — Grace Odums, an independent consultant who focuses on management coaching, change leadership, and diversity planning, will be the keynote speaker for the final “Shift” series luncheon sponsored by Diversity Focus. The event will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 3 at the Coralville Marriott Hotel & Conference Center, 300 E. [...]
continue »Ten years ago in Iowa City, before social networking websites such as Facebook and Twitter burst onto the scene, University of Iowa graduates Bill Lynch and Matt Tucker launched an Internet start-up that uses social networking tools to connect corporate employees and customers. Today, Jive Software — which boasts having pioneered social business from its [...]
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Over his 35 years in Congress, Iowa’s Chuck Grassley has built a reputation as a government watchdog — following taxpayer dollars and how they’re used or abused — and a fighter for private business and agriculture. But as the 77-year-old Republican senator seeks his sixth term in the Senate, his smart, able Democratic opponent, Roxanne [...]
continue »CEDAR Rapids – U.S. Rep. Dave Loebsack is urging the Securities and Exchange Commission to use part of a $550 million settlement with Goldman Sachs to reimburse Cedar Rapids and Linn County for investment losses connected to the firm. The city and county lost money due to the “reckless behavior” of Goldman Sachs and its [...]
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