West Des Moines-based American Equity Investment Life Holding Co. will host an Investor Day on May 27 in New York City. Presentations by the company’s management will provide information on strategy, investments and asset quality, sales outlook and financial performance. All presentations, including a question-and-answer session, will be webcast live. To register, go to www.american-equity.com and click on the Investor Relations tab.

Gov. Chet Culver has appointed Assistant Attorney General Mary Tabor to the Iowa Court of Appeals. Tabor, 46, will fill the vacancy that resulted from the retirement of Court of Appeals Judge Robert Mahan. She has been an attorney with attorney general’s office since 1993.

The Technology Association of Iowa will offer free virtual participation in the Heartland GreenUp Symposium and Expo slated for May 5. The conference, which will focus on the information technology industry’s best practices in reducing energy consumption and carbon footprints, will be held at the Meadows Events and Conference Center in Altoona. Virtual attendees may participate through a Web interface providing real-time session video, slides and chat or in a fully immersive, three-dimensional convention center in Second Life, a virtual world community. The first 200 registrants can participate at no charge. To register for the virtual or real-world event, go to https://www.technologyiowa.org/forms/greenup/event_registration.cfm.

Coldwell Banker Mid-America Group Realtors hopes to capitalize on the soon-to-expire federal home buyer tax credit with a new promotion. On May 1, Central Iowa home sellers participating in Coldwell Banker’s Buyer Bonus Sales Event will begin offering a 3 percent credit, up to $8,000, of their home’s purchase price to buyers who sign a contract before July 31. There is no deadline for a closing date. “The Buyer Bonus Sales Event will allow participating Coldwell Banker home sellers to essentially extend the benefits of the credit,” said Jim Gillespie, president and CEO of Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC. “Without restrictions such as household income caps, the (incentive) allows for greater participation for all home buyers.”

Thirty-seven percent of workers never engage in career discussions with their managers, according to a recent survey by Right Management Inc. of nearly 700 employees across North America. More than 30 percent of workers hold such discussions only once a year. Mark Schmitz, general manager of Right Management’s Midwest region, said competing pressures and responsibilities often interfere with conversations on careers and development. “Career planning can be a great first step in getting employees more broadly engaged,” Schmitz said. “But managers need to be equipped with the tools to discuss career opportunities and create an environment where employees feel valued and want to grow in their roles, and with the organization.” He said successful outcomes of such discussions include greater commitment and job satisfaction.