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 Red Zone or Golden Years?
by Jean Wolfe
I recall when retirement was viewed as the “golden years,”
not this scary red zone. So why does this time frame appear so scary to many of us? More
 Lessons From the Sunshine State
by Leyla Kokmen
High costs, poor planning, and hurricanes are starting to dampen Florida’s position as king of retirement destinations. Here’s what other communities need to know in order to plan for the coming boom in retirees. More
Tax Rebates for Individuals: Economic Stimulus Act
Beginning in May, the IRS is planning to issue rebate checks (or direct deposit) to approximately 130 million Americans as part of the Economic Stimulus Act of 2008. If eligible, all you have to do to receive the rebate is file your 2007 tax return. More
 International Business Will Affect You
by Larry Chastang
International networks are not just a phone list of references. More
LarsonAllen Wins National Hacker Competition
Led by Jerry Odegaard, Brian Johnson, and Randy Romes, LarsonAllen’s team won this year’s hacker challenge at the National Association of Federal Credit Union’s Technology and Security Conference. LasVegasNow reported on LarsonAllen's success and the ease with which they hacked into the simulated networks. Although it was a game, it vividly demonstrated the crucial importance of securing information systems.
Succession Planning Essential Whether Planning to Sell or Not
Succession planning leads to a sustainable, profitable company, short- and long-term, explain LarsonAllen’s Erik Skie and Brent Terhaar in the article “Success By Design,” published in the January/February 2008 issue of Precision Manufacturing. More
 What’s on the Horizon?
by John Kightlinger
The future is very hard to predict, particularly when market participants are unaware of what they’re buying. More
 Regional Differences Influence Health Care Usage
by Nancy Rehkamp and Aaron Moerke
Accurately estimating the demand for hospital care is critical. More
 Downstream Liability
by Mark Eich
The idea was that others are affected by a security breach in your network. More
Selling Your Business Soon? You’re Not the Only One
by Eric Baltes
During the next 16 years, the entire Baby Boomer Generation—about one-fourth of the U.S. population—will turn 60 and begin retiring. Some private business owners will be faced with a particularly startling notion: it may be time to sell. More
A Chip in the Old Block
by Matt Fugate
When I fumble with my cell phone, I sometimes joke, “This will be a lot easier when I get the chip in my head.” More
 LarsonAllen Broadens Health Care Presence in New England
Boston-based Landa & Altsher, P.C. and its affiliate Healthcare Education, LLP joined LarsonAllen on January 1, 2008. This combination of talent creates one of the nation’s largest aging-services and health care practices with more than 220 professionals dedicated to serving the field. More
LarsonAllen Strengthens Commitment to Central Minnesota
Ness Waller Pearson & Co., LTD of Alexandria, Minnesota joined LarsonAllen on January 1, 2008. The expansion adds 18 people to the team of more than 130 professionals currently serving Central Minnesota. More
 Effective Job Costing
by Mike Prigge
The real test for success in a job cost system is if people use the reports generated by the system. More
Business Plans—What’s the Big Idea?
by Jeff Sellner
Today, a significant amount of capital held by individual
and corporate investors, venture capital firms, and private
equity groups is waiting on the sidelines to finance companies
with creative ideas. More
 Intriguing Ideas of 2007
by Meleah Maynard
What’s a good idea? Well, that depends on whom you ask. So we asked a lot of people from a wide range of industries to tell us about the really important ideas of this year. More
Savant’s Big Ideas of 2007
by Kevin Kirsch
Powerful solar storms can trigger magnetic shock waves that result in power failures on Earth. Two newly launched $540-million NASA satellites will capture 3-D images that identify earthbound solar storms days before they reach us. More
Overdue
by Paul Pfeiffer
After 14 years of not having a real solid idea of what we were doing and where we were going from one day to the next, my wife and I finally bought an erasable calendar. More
Year-End Tax Planning Tips
Due to uncertainty over the pending “extender” legislation, this year may prove to be more challenging than usual. We expect Congress to provide another one-year patch to assure that moderate incomes are not entrapped by the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) in 2007. There are also a number of important tax breaks expiring at year-end. More
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