Retail and Business

AT&T Inc. has agreed to sell a majority stake in its Yellow Pages directory division to Cerberus Capital Management LP for about $950 million as part of an effort to dispose of units that are …

The March setback in hiring will prove temporary as the U.S. economy, in its third year of expansion, now is better equipped to overcome a slowdown in Europe and rising fuel costs, according to economists, …

J.C. Penney Co. Inc. plans to lay off about 1,000 employees at its headquarters in Plano, Texas and at its Pittsburgh customer call center, Reuters reported. The plan is part of its previously announced cost-cutting …

Omaha Print has agreed to purchase the customer base of Holm Graphic Services Inc. to expand to the Greater Des Moines market. Mary Ann Amundson, Holm’s president, CEO and sole shareholder, will join Omaha Print …

Iowa State University’s College of Business’ annual Voorhees Supply Chain Conference will take place April 13 and will feature supply chain executives from ConAgra Foods Inc., Pioneer Hi-Bred International and Collective Brands Inc.

The event …

A data breach at a payments processing firm has potentially compromised credit and debit card information from all of the major card brands, representatives from MasterCard and Visa said Friday.

News of the breach was …

Retail Acquisition & Development Inc. (RAD) plans to expand its warehouse operations in Urbandale to add an estimated 57 new jobs. RAD sells and distributes automotive batteries to approximately 180 All Battery Center retail stores …

A historic drop in interest rates is helping U.S. households save more than $3,000 a year on average, allowing consumers to spend more even as their earnings fall, according to a USA Today analysis.

Mortgage …

CFO Systems LLC, an Omaha-based executive outsourcing firm, announced that it has opened an Urbandale office that will serve the entire state. Lynn Michl, who has more than 25 years of senior financial, operations and …