Kramer: Savvy gift givers lower taxable income
Columns, Higher Education, Latest newsBy Edward Kramer With the passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, the use of qualified charitable distributions from your individual retirement account remains a tax-savvy option for making charitable gifts and, for many people, is now an even more appealing choice. Making QCDs can lower your taxable income and reduce the Read More →
Head Start students gain path out of poverty
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Panesis: Tri-county region needs its own Sand Hill Road
Higher Education, Latest news, Op/Eds, Technology, Tri-County EconomyBy Mike Panesis To entrepreneurs, Silicon Valley’s Sand Hill Road is mecca. Wikipedia lists 44 venture capital firms located on this relatively short stretch of road in Palo Alto. The first to set up shop on Sand Hill Road, in 1972, was Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, today one of the largest and most venerable Read More →
Letter to the editor: Hoping for Plains to be held responsible
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Schlomer-Fischer: Brand innovation requires creativity
Higher Education, Latest news, Op/Eds, OpinionBy Erika Schlomer-Fischer Chaos or creative brand opportunity? Technological shifts are being felt at many levels in business and our daily lives today. Human adaptation to these shifts has always created anxiety due to social, economic and power-based changes. The field of Austrian economics aptly refers to this period of change as “creative destruction.” As Read More →
Breeden: Cunningham legislation thoughtful approach to ride share safety
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Richards: Gender, ethics matter in negotiations
Higher Education, Latest news, Op/Eds, OpinionBy Judith Richards Ten years ago, I began incorporating a videotaped role-playing, coalition bargaining exercise into the negotiation and conflict management class I developed for the California Lutheran University MBA program. The simulation gives students an opportunity to practice using persuasion, collaboration and conflict resolution skills to overcome a competitive scenario. Examining how these simulations Read More →
