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A strong panel of business people got together last week as part of the preparations for the upcoming Iowa Education Summit, and they focused on the K-12 portion of our school system.
Bankers Trust Co. …
Now is the time to think about going back to school – for professionals. The University of Iowa School of Journalism and Mass Communication is responding to the business community’s needs by offering two classes …
Well, there goes my million-dollar idea. Some guy in Las Vegas is operating “Dig This,” a theme park for adults who always wanted to operate heavy machinery. For a hefty admission price, people can tool …
Business interests had reason to expect a lot from the Iowa Legislature in 2011, and Republican leaders encouraged them to do so. And yet, despite an extraordinarily long session and a bulldog approach to negotiation …
Some of our nation’s biggest corporations are planning a tax holiday, and they want you to pick up the tab.
You already pay for their routine tax avoidance through the use of tax havens in …
Short-term solutions are no way to handle problems, Thomas Hoenig told a Des Moines audience last week. Hoenig is the retiring president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City and a 20-year veteran of …
The Swirling Vortex of Doom was a bizarre occurrence in Louisiana in 1980, when a drilling rig on a shallow lake accidentally punched a hole into a salt mine. Before the excitement ended, a river’s …
Bob Knapp paid a state record $500,000 fine for his recklessness in the Equitable Building renovation. It was proper to hit him hard for ignoring the rules about asbestos removal, especially in the heart of …
Business leaders, investors and consumers are, for the first time in decades, facing price uncertainty. Investor and media fascination with commodities has given way to very real concerns about accelerating inflation rates. Businesses are already …
It didn’t bother me when a highly scientific survey in North Korea found that China is the happiest nation on Earth. North Korea narrowly lost out on the top spot when a shortage of badminton …
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