Retail and Business

Simon Property Group Inc. has made a $22.4 billion unsolicited bid for Macerich Co., a deal that would combine two of the largest U.S. shopping-mall owners,Bloomberg reported. Macerich is the owner of Southridge Mall in Des …

At the end of the month, DGS-Acquisitions LLC, an affiliate of Associated Wholesale Grocers Inc. in Kansas, will acquire the assets of seven Greater Des Moines Dahl’s Foods locations and will move forward with two …

Despite a series of large-scale data breaches over the past two years, identity theft fell for a second consecutive year in the U.S., according to a new study released Tuesday, American Banker reported. Roughly 12.7 million Americans …

Employee volunteering is good for business — that’s the message Bea Boccalandro, a national expert who teaches corporate community involvement to companies nationwide, will share as the guest presenter at a Central Iowa Business Volunteer …

A group of academic and corporate professionals will discuss “Doing Business Across Cultures” 7-8:30 p.m. Thursday at Drake University’s Aliber Hall. The panel, organized by the Principal Financial Group Center for Global Citizenship, will include Jeffrey Kappen, …

Holmes Murphy & Associates Inc. announced today it has acquired the Omaha-based operations of Willis of Minnesota Inc., doing business as Willis of Nebraska. The transaction, which closed effective Feb. 28, includes one retail insurance …

A majority of Iowa Business Council members expect their sales to rise in the next six months.

The first quarter Overall Economic Outlook Survey Index was 65 – the same as last quarter and three points …

Dale Carnegie Training North Central U.S. plans a “Leading Across Generations”session from 8 to 10 a.m April 7 at Holiday Inn & Suites at Jordan Creek, 6075 Mills Civic Parkway. Registration deadline is 5 p.m April …

Officials at Southridge Mall in Des Moines are convinced a revival of the interior of the mall, which is still struggling to find its niche, is just around the corner,The Des Moines Register reports.  A recent …

Iowa’s $15.1 billion in exports in 2014 set a new record, and 25 other states set new highs as well, U.S. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker announced today.

The national total of $2.4 trillion in merchandise …