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I’m pleased to announce that Chris Conetzkey joins our staff this week as editor of the Business Record. Conetzkey will oversee the Business Record’s news coverage, along with Jim Pollock, who moves into the role …
Nearly four years ago, Trisha Hunter formed a grassroots homeless outreach organization focused on giving toiletries and other nonperishable items to individuals with no permanent address.
With that experience under the banner of Junior Chamber …
The 2011 Business Record Readers Survey included a question about company benefits, and in these post-recession times, employees provided a clear message to employers. As the Beatles sang, long ago: “Give me money. That’s what …
Global Imaging Systems, a Xerox Corp. company, announced yesterday that it has acquired Des Moines-based Midwest Business Solutions Inc. Midwest Business Solutions was founded in 2002 by owner Randy Forburger, who will remain with the …
First-time claims for unemployment benefits decreased by 44,000 in the week ended May 7 to 434,000, according to figures released today by the U.S. Department of Labor.
Economists had forecast 430,000 claims, according to a …
The U.S. trade deficit widened more than forecast in March as the highest oil prices in more than two years boosted imports, eclipsing record exports, Bloomberg reported.
The trade gap rose 6 percent to $48.2 …
The U.S. Postal Service continues to hemorrhage money, with a loss of $2.2 billion in the most recent quarter, CNNMoney reported.
The national mail service said Tuesday that it expects to have a cash shortfall …
The Iowa Better Business Bureau (BBB) is warning chambers of commerce and small business owners in the state about a company selling advertising space on magnetized city guides. The company, Communities Unlimited LLC of Davenport, …
United Way of Central Iowa’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program reported 515 more completed tax returns than last year.
As of the May 2 deadline, United Way volunteers had completed 2,795 tax returns. The …
Prices of goods imported into the United States rose more than forecast in April, driven by gains in fuel and food that may put pressure on some companies to raise prices, Bloomberg reported.
The 2.2 …
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