Retail and Business

A hearing is scheduled for Wednesday in federal bankruptcy court in Des Moines to determine whether to dismiss the reorganization efforts of Gene Miller Co., better known as Miller the Driller. Valley Bank and the …

Government deficits are the biggest long-term worry of top U.S. economists, according to a survey released today.

The survey of 47 top economists by the National Association of Business Economics predicted that the federal deficit …

Concern over the rising costs of food and oil did little to dampen consumer confidence in February, Bloomberg reported.

Confidence among U.S. consumers rose to a three-month high, according to a Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan …

A campaign intended to help Iowans prepare for flood events will kick off during next month’s Flood Awareness Month. “Don’t Test the Waters,” which will include a number of media interviews and advertising campaigns, is …

The U.S. economy grew at a slower pace in the fourth quarter of 2010 than previously reported, according to Bloomberg.

The revised annual rate of growth – 2.8 percent compared with a 3.2 percent estimate …

Becky Greenwald, a regional advocate with the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), will speak at the Central Iowa Breakfast, Business and More networking event on March 3 at the Holiday Inn Downtown, 1050 Sixth Ave. …

Tina Boaz-Murray, a marketing director with Chick-fil-A, will speak at the Iowa chapter of the American Marketing Association’s (AMA) monthly luncheon on March 2. Boaz-Murray, who has been with the Atlanta-based restaurant chain for 12 …

Entrepreneurs interested in participating in the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Emerging 200 (e200) program are invited to attend a networking event on March 3 in Des Moines.

The e200 program is a national initiative …

Test of Time Design LLC, a graphic design company founded by Justin Brady in July 2008, has selected the Des Moines chapter of the March of Dimes Foundation as its exclusive nonprofit partner for 2011.…

Iowa small businesses say they are slowly emerging from the recession, according to a survey released earlier this month. The University of Northern Iowa’s 2010 Iowa Small Business Survey canvassed 459 small businesses representing 2,285 …