InterBusiness Issues - October 2006

Aaron Schock

After successfully running for District 150's school board right out of high school, State Representative Aaron Schock has clearly made a name for himself in his political work for central Illinois. Despite advice from the political establishment to surrender his political career until he had a little more time and experience under his belt, Schock has approached his post with dogged determination to change the way things have been done in Springfield.

Features
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Employee Performance Management: A Strategic Advantage

Jeff Fago
RSM McGladrey
An employee performance review often is an isolated evaluation of an individual based on that person’s specific functional roles and responsibilities, sometimes in context of department or divisional goals, but not always relating to the rest of the business.

Minority Shareholder's Stock Worth Much More in 2007

Michael Fritz
Kavanagh, Scully, Sudow, White & Frederick, P.C.
Effective January 1, 2007, Public Act 94-0889 will bring clarification and new meaning to minority shareholder rights by defining fair value for purposes of valuing stock and ownership interests in Illinois corporations and limited liability companies.

Waterfront Development: Liquid Gold for Cities and Businesses

Terry Peterson
STS Consultants, Ltd.
Land is one of the few commodities that appreciates over time. Most cities and small communities are now realizing that the waterfront they turned their back on for so many years can be the savior for the next economic boom.
Columns
Patrick Kirchhofer - Peoria County Farm Bureau
Ken Spirito, Greater Peoria Regional Airport
Dr. Robert Zinser, Zinser Chiropractic Clinics
Mayor Jim Ardis - City of Peoria
David Williams - Peoria County
Dr. John Throop, The Summit Group
Dr. David Gorenz, OSF Saint Francis Medical Center
Congressman Ray LaHood - U.S. Congress
Michael Stephan, Heart of Illinois United Way
Bashir Ali - Central Illinois Workforce Network