Jordan hangs up the calculator: local CPA set to retire after 40 years

Accounting is a notoriously tedious and mentally arduous line of work, but Doug Jordan stuck it out for four decades in Grundy Center—on his own, no less. Now, he’s finally preparing to enjoy a much-deserved retirement: although, as he admits, he hasn’t made any grandiose plans just yet.
           
“I’m going to do some volunteering and some boards, and I’ve got to get myself down to the YMCA,” he said. “I’ve got to get back into some form of shape again.”
           
A Cedar Rapids native, Jordan attended UNI for business management, and his original plan was to work his way up the corporate ladder with Osco Drug. Near-constant moves and “living in the store,” however, forced him to reconsider, and he eventually went back to his alma mater for an accounting degree. Doug first came to Grundy Center with his wife Neva in 1977 for a job at what is now LattaHarris, LLP, but after seven years, he decided that he wanted to go independent.
           
The choice was certainly a leap of faith: Jordan didn’t have any customers, and he had no way of knowing whether he’d succeed or not. With almost 900 clients today, it’s safe to say he’s done alright for himself.
           
“(Grundy Center) is just a great community with good people (who) stick together and come up with solutions within the community. It’s just fun to live here,” Jordan said. 
 
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