Retail and Business

The American Business Women’s Association Greater Des Moines Noon chapter will hold a meeting on June 2. Sara Krouch will speak on “How to Make Networking Work for You.”

The meeting will start at 11:30 …

Fewer than half of small business owners plan to take a vacation this summer, according to the American Express OPEN Small Business Vacation Monitor.

Only 46 percent surveyed plan to take a vacation, down from …

Iowa Realty agent Randy Knudtson will be the president of the 2011-2012 Des Moines Leadership Network board of directors, the network announced yesterday.

Jill Boyle, assistant branch manager at Freedom Financial Bank, will be the …

The Greater Des Moines Music Coalition continues its Music University series with Developing a Band Agreement, a seminar devoted to the important documents most bands don’t have. The free session will be at 6 p.m. …

When it comes to small business success, California is the not-so-golden state — at least that’s what a recent report from Dun & Bradstreet Corp. suggests, CNNMoney.com reported.

California’s small business failure rate was 69 …

Junior Achievement (JA) of Central Iowa Inc. has received a $10,000 grant from the ING Foundation, allowing Central Iowa elementary school students to experience real-life financial lessons while attending the Richard O. Jacobson BizTown. Wells …

Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 6 percent in April from 6.1 percent the prior month, as the state’s manufacturing sector added 1,400 jobs.

The Labor Department said today that a total of 700 …

Liberty Media Corp. wants to purchase Barnes & Noble Inc. for $1.02 billion, Reuters reported.

Liberty Media, which in recent years has looked to acquire inexpensive media-related assets in the hope of turning big profits, …

High fuel prices are impeding the global economy as oil-producing countries increase supply before the summer travel season, CNNMoney.com reported.

The International Energy Agency (IEA), a Paris-based energy watchdog, said Thursday that aglobal demand for …

Dr. Richard Deming, medical director of the Mercy Cancer Center in Des Moines, was one of 11 people to receive the 2011 American Cancer Society Lane W. Adams Quality of Life Award, a prestigious national …