WASHINGTON: The Internal Revenue Services' (IRS) small business and self-employed division began an awareness campaign designed to share tax information with new small business owners.

From a new name to its thought-leadership push, CBIZ is making inroads with various audiences

How does green radio's growth affect media relations?

This year, PRWeek will visit eight cities where an industry close to that respective region will be discussed. For each event, leading PR pros from a variety of firms, companies, and other organizations will gather in a roundtable discussion about the issues affecting them and their peers. Keith O'Brien and Tonya Garcia were in New York to discuss financial communications.

Federal regulators said this week they're working to reform the credit card industry, including a seven-point plan to cut back on deceptive practices by credit card companies.

Although various sectors of the US economy - most notably the housing market - face grave difficulties at the moment, agency executives say that the tough times also present great opportunities for their corporate and financial practices.

The National Association of Home Builders works to portray the industry positively in a 'meltdown'

Despite the economic tumult, JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America saw their reputations take a turn for the better, according to Cision's Corporate Media Reputation Index for Q1 2008

Bank branch openings typically don't grab attention. So when AltaOne Federal Credit Union was expanding into Bakersfield, CA, it wanted to intrigue residents. "We wanted to give people a reason to care," says Wendy Cleveland, VP of marketing/business development at AltaOne.

Too slow in reacting to rumors, Bear Stearns lost its reputation and the public's confidence