Archive for December 2007
Retailers look to strong post-Christmas sales
Retailers are hopeful that today will kick off a strong post-Christmas shopping season after reports that holiday sales may have fallen short of expectations, the Associated Press reported. Many are heavily discounting items or opening …
Read MoreJob growth could be steady in 2008
CareerBuilder.com’s annual job forecast suggests that hiring could slow down slightly next year. Thirty-two percent of those surveyed plan to add full-time permanent employees in 2008, compared with 40 percent that planned to do so …
Read MoreGreater Des Moines commercial development hit its stride in 2007; next year expected to be positive
Last year marked an important year in commercial development for Greater Des Moines, and 2008 looks to reap the benefits of that progress.
West Des Moines had a banner year for commercial and industrial construction, …
Internet sales growth slowest on record
Online spending rose at the slowest pace on record in the holiday shopping season from Nov. 1 to Dec. 21 as discounts cut into retailers’ profits and consumers tightened their wallets in the wake of …
Read MoreSIV bailout fund abandoned
Bank of America Corp., Citigroup Inc. and JPMorgan Chase & Co. have abandoned a fund intended to bail out structured investment vehicles adversely affected by the subprime mortgage crisis because of fund-raising difficulties, according to …
Read MoreBusiness & Christmas
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Read MoreDowntown resident parking changes in effect
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Read MoreClemen is Iowa Health’s new efficiency expert
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Read MoreEpilepsy Foundation opens first Iowa office
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Read MoreUnited Way to launch financial stability program
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