Retail and Business

At some point, the Central Iowa business community needs to consider the troubling lessons of these past few difficult years.

We’re not talking here about financial regulations and regional diversification and other such nuts-and-bolts bookkeeping …

Today many senior managers recognize that supply management is an important strategic process, and that its importance has increased with time. Most authorities now agree that risk management is a critically important part of supply …

A U.S. bankruptcy court trustee claims that the attorney representing Gene Miller Co. in its financial reorganization should be removed because he also represents company principals in a state court matter.

James Snyder, assistant trustee …

Moline, Ill.-based Deere & Co. said it expects delivery delays for some construction excavators built under a joint venture with Japanese equipment manufacturer Hitachi Ltd., The Wall Street Journal reported.

Deere said it’s still assessing …

The Greater Des Moines Leadership Institute is accepting applications for the Community Leadership Program (CLP) class of 2011-2012 through May 1.

Interested candidates are invited to a reception from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on April …

Orders for durable goods unexpectedly fell in February, reflecting declines in demand for capital goods and military aircraft, Bloomberg reported.

Numbers from the U.S. Department of Commerce showed that orders for goods meant to last …

The American Institute of Architects yesterday reported that the February Architecture Billings Index (ABI) score was 50.6, up slightly from a reading of 50.0 the previous month.

The score indicates only a modest increase in …

Jeff Strawhacker, owner of West Des Moines-based Strawhacker and Associates LLC, has been named the Iowa financial services champion of the year by the U.S. Small Business Association.

Kelly Heysinger and Gina Blean, owners of …

Damage from the earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan on March 11 is adding up to the world’s costliest natural disaster, Reuters said. The Japanese government said that damage to roads, homes, factories and infrastructure …