Julien's Journal November 2015 (Volume 40, Number 11) | Page 62

business&finance business&finance BUSINESS BUSINESS enterprises enterprises ATFinancial Advisors Earns Top Guns Awards ATFinancial Advisors, a specialized investment division of Dubuque-based holding company ATBancorp, is pleased to announce its Mid Cap Core and Select Equity strategies were conferred seven PSN Top Guns awards from Informa Investment Solutions’ PSN database for being among the top 10 performers over a three year period within their peer group for the period ending June 30, 2015: ATFinancial Advisors’ diversified equity strategies are Separately Managed Account (SMA) portfolios, each managed to a specific investment style, and developed using a core investment process and valuation framework that focuses on economic profit and relative valuation. Northeast Iowa ECI to Offer Business Training IowaWORKS Northeast Iowa, in partnership with Employers’ Council of Iowa (ECI), is offering business training titled “Employers Optimizing Veteran Talent – A Business Leader’s Guide to Tapping into the Veteran Talent Pool.” Businesses will gain insight into recruiting and retaining military talent for their business from a panel of distinguished local veterans. The training is recommended for presidents, managers, and human resource professionals interested in recruiting skilled veterans for their workforce. The business training takes place on Tuesday, November 10, 7:30 a.m.-9:30 a.m. at the Holiday Inn, 450 Main St., Dubuque, IA. The training will also help business professionals with: • Accessing resources to recruit and retain veteran talent • Understanding what veterans expect from business leadership • Variety of mortgage types • Variety of mortgage terms • Flexible financing • Appreciating differences in veteran interviews • How to interpret military résumés There is no cost to attend this event, but space is limited. Continental breakfast will be served. Pre-registration is requested by Wednesday, November 4, 2015. General recertification credit hours toward PHR, SPHR and GPHR recertification have been applied for through the Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI). NICC Increases Tuition Rate for Non-Resident Students In order to bring Northeast Iowa Community College’s (NICC) tuition into alignment with Iowa’s 14 other community colleges as mandated by the Iowa Department of Education, the board of trustees on September 21 approved the implementation of a tuition increase for non-resident students. In addition to the current $167 per credit hour rate (tuition and fees), the new nonresident rate will be $172 (tuition and fees). Schedule a DuTrac Mortgage consultation today! [phone] | [email protected] | dutrac.org 60  ❖  Julien’s Journal ❖ November 2015 Since 2000, NICC was the only community college in the state to have the same tuition rate for residents of Iowa and non-resident students. Approximately 600-700 nonresident students enroll at NICC each year. Out-of-state students who entered the College in fall 2015 will be grandfathered in and will encounter no additional increase