Retail and Business

America’s largest and most powerful private companies might be the most exclusive boys’ club of all, according to Fortune.

Just 6.2 percent of board seats are held by women within U.S.-based “unicorn” companies, that rare …

The U.S. Small Business Administration backed 35 loans from participating lenders for a combined $11.2 million for Iowa businesses. $4.97 million of that was awarded to businesses in Central Iowa.

Two key SBA programs …

A vacant former Dahl’s Foods store in West Des Moines is getting a new tenant, The Des Moines Register reports. The Picker Knows, an antique and collectibles retail store and auction house, is expected to open this …

Workiva Inc., in its first statement as a public company, reported higher revenues but mounting losses in 2014 as the cloud-based productivity company continued to develop products and add staff and widen its customer base.

Total revenue …

Casey’s General Stores Inc. said Monday that improved margins on fuel sales and increased inside sales resulted in record earnings for its fiscal third quarter. The Ankeny-based company reported earnings per share of $1.01 for …

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 …