Retail and Business

Amanda Fletcher has been named the new executive director of Everybody Wins! Iowa.

Fletcher most recently served as the director of gift planning at Hope Ministries, and has also had roles in fundraising and program …

The Iowa Culinary Institute at Des Moines Area Community College and dsm magazine will host Top Chef Challenge from 5 to 8 p.m. at the college’s Ankeny campus, 2006 S. Ankeny Blvd, Building 7.

Hal …

The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) announced that it has stopped accepting all mail to Canada as of Sunday, with the exception of Global Express Guaranteed (GXG) service.

A postal strike in Canada caused Canada Post …

Almost one-third of American workers are considering leaving their jobs, with younger workers most likely to be looking to quit, according to the human resources consultant Mercer LLC.

The survey of 2,400 U.S. workers found …

The 2011 Mid-American Wine Competition will be held July 8-10 at Des Moines Area Community College in Ankeny. The competition is open to commercial wineries in Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, …

Principal Financial Group Foundation Inc. has awarded $7,500 to Goodwill Industries of Central Iowa. The funds will be used to support the Retail Skills Training Program for individuals who are vocationally disadvantaged. Goodwill provides essential …

The economies of 10 non-urban areas in the central United States continue to expand, according to a survey of bank CEOs.

The overall Rural Mainstreet Index remained above growth neutral for the eighth consecutive month, …

Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained at 6 percent in May as the U.S. unemployment rate rose to 9.1 percent from 9 percent in April.

U.S. employers hired only 54,000 workers, the fewest in eight …

Value-minded consumers are helping McDonald’s Corp. and Wal-Mart Stores Inc. as commodity prices skyrocket, Bloomberg reported.

Energy and food costs have risen 19 percent and 4 percent, respectively, since December, and some households earning less …

Meredith Corp. said it will record a special charge of approximately $10 million in its fiscal fourth quarter as it shuts down its ReadyMade magazine brand and cuts 75 positions companywide, including 20 in Des …