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To show dad how much they care, consumers plan to bump up spending on gifts and outings this Father’s Day, with total spending estimated to reach $12.7 billion, according to a National Retail Federation (NRF) …
Low fuel prices and low mortgage rates have spurred consumer confidence for the fourth week in a row, according to Bloomberg.
The Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index rose to negative 36.4 from negative 37.6 from the previous week. …
Initial claims for jobless benefits rose last week by 6,000, the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced today, a rise economists were not expecting and a further sign that the labor economy is starting to slow. …
Retail and food services sales declined 0.2 percent from April to May, according to an advance report released this morning by the U.S. Census Bureau.
The advance report, a sampling from a full report to …
Kum & Go LC has named David Miller as its new senior vice president of marketing.
Miller previously worked for Iron Horse Interactive LLC, a California multichannel marketing company, and has worked with companies such …
BizBuySell.com, a business sales website, estimated that new business owners spend about $3.5 billion in …
Manpower Inc.’s employment index rose to 11 percent, the highest level in four years, according to Bloomberg.
The report …
Telephone and Data Systems Inc., parent company of TDS Telecommunications Corp., announced the acquisition of Vital Support Systems LLC, based in Des Moines, for a purchase price of $45 million.
Vital generated annual revenues of …
1. Plant to closeSIOUX CENTER — A Sioux Center plant that manufactures furnishings for the medical industry will close this fall. A Nemschoff Inc. spokesman attributed the decision on the downturn in the U.S. …
One indicator of the state’s business health is again showing improvement. The Iowa Business Council’s quarterly economic outlook survey found that Iowa’s largest employers are more optimistic when it comes to company sales, capital spending, …
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