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February 3, 2014 

Toy maker GoldieBlox was the winner of this year's "Small Business Big Game" contest, an annual program sponsored by Intuit, the maker of QuickBooks.Winning the contest earned the Oakland-based developer of STEM-focused toys for girls a 30-second commercial during the Super Bowl. STEM stands for the core areas of science, technology, engineering and math, and…

February 2, 2014 

Whether you were rooting for the Seahawks or the Broncos, or just watching for the commercials, you still probably didn't enjoy watching it as much as the owners and employees of one small California-based business.

Isaac M. O'Bannon

February 2, 2014 

The Financial Accounting Foundation has announced that Steven E. Buller, CPA, managing director and former chief financial officer of BlackRock, Inc., has been appointed chairman of the group's Advisory Council (FASAC). His term begins on February 1, 2014, and concludes on December 31, 2015.

February 1, 2014 

The number of Kansas City area payroll jobs slipped slightly in December from November, but 2013 ended with about 7,000 more jobs in the metro area than in December 2012.

January 31, 2014 

On the Wednesday before Super Bowl XLVIII between the Seattle Seahawks and the Denver Broncos, some in Congress question whether the league that runs the most-watched American sport, which generates as much as $9 billion in revenue each year, is deserving of its nonprofit, tax-exempt status.

Isaac M. O'Bannon

January 31, 2014 

The privilege of teaching leadership skills to firm leaders allows me the opportunity to identify various issues that are frustrating and sometimes difficult to negotiate. One of the issues that have risen to the top of the list recently is the age old issue of “Interruptions.”

Sandra Wiley

January 31, 2014 

The last thing you need in the middle of tax season is to be hit by scammers trying to plant malware on your computer and force you to make payments to them.

Dave McClure

January 31, 2014 

The Conference Board and PwC Measure of CEO Confidence , which had pulled back in the third quarter, increased in the fourth quarter of 2013. The Measure now stands at 60, up from 54 in the previous quarter (a reading of more than 50 points reflects more positive than negative responses).

January 31, 2014 

An analysis of charity care at the state's 24 nonprofit hospitals, conducted in cooperation with the New Hampshire Hospital Association, shows that hospitals here are more charitable than the national average and less profitable, although there are wide variations from one New Hampshire hospital to another.

January 31, 2014 

Cloud9 Real Time is an Intuit Licensed Commercial Host offering a customized and privately labeled all-in-one virtual office solution. With advanced hosting solutions you can have an online portal with instant access to QuickBooks, Microsoft Office and your tax software or other applications – plus client data. On the forefront of cloud computing, Cloud9 Real...…

January 30, 2014 

Porte Brown LLC, www.PorteBrown.com, a Chicagoland accounting firm, is pleased to announce the acquisition of LHW & Associates based in Crystal Lake, Illinois. LHW offers specialized services for clients in industries such as mortgage banking, construction, manufacturing, real estate, medical, professional services and various consumer markets.

January 30, 2014 

A weekly roundup of professionals in the tax and accounting profession that have changed jobs and/or been promoted.

Taija Sparkman