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Companies are growing more upbeat about the U.S. economy this year and plan to take on more workers as demand improves, according to a survey, Bloomberg reported.
Some 78 percent of businesses, the most in …
Nestle SA said today it will buy Pfizer Inc.’sinfant nutrition business for $11.85 billion in a deal that would cement its leading position in the global baby-formula market. Nestle also owns Gerber Products Co. The …
Iowa’s unemployment rate fell to 5.2 percent in March from 5.3 percent in February, according to Iowa Workforce Development. One year ago, the state’s jobless rate was at 5.9 percent.
The U.S. unemployment rate inched …
Editor’s note: On April 19, 2012 at 8:50 a.m., Jim Pollock, our managing editor, passed away at the age of 59 due to complications from chemotherapy treatment for cancer. This page is set up in tribute …
Twin Peaks, a restaurant-sports bar franchise known for its mountain lodge motif and its “Twin Peaks Girls” waitresses wearing “lumber-Jill” costumes, announced it will open its first Iowa location next month in West Des Moines. …
Iowa Workforce Development has reversed a decision to direct individuals with unemployment claim problems to assistance through a toll-free number. Job seekers still have the option of accessing face-to-face service in the Des Moines IowaWORKS …
Retail sales rose 0.8 percent in March after a 1 percent boost in February, according to the U.S. Department of Commerce, Reuters reported.
Last month’s increase, which surpassed economists’ expectations, could prompt analysts to raise …
Work and personal lives used to be separate, but no longer. That’s the broad conclusion of a study that was jointly conducted by ad shop Gyro and publisher Forbes, MediaDailyNews reported.
The survey polled nearly …
CenturyLink Inc. has received the 2011 Consumers’ Choice Award for “Best Landline Telephone Service Provider for Customer Value Enhancement” from Frost & Sullivan, a business research and consulting firm. The award is based on consumer …
Austin, Texas was declared the best city for small businesses to grow by The Business Journals for the second year in the row.
Raleigh, N.C., Oklahoma City, Houston, and Salt Lake City finish out the …
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