Retail and Business

The Des Moines Social Club announced it is moving into the Kirkwood Building at 400 Walnut St.

The new location provides a 2,600-square-foot performance and event space, which will allow the club to continue theatrical …

Oil surged more than 7.5 percent to its highest level since August 2008 today on concern that unrest in Libya could spread to other major oil producing nations in the Middle East, including Saudi Arabia, …

The number of Americans filing first-time claims for unemployment benefits decreased by 22,000 to 391,000 in the week ended Feb. 19, according to figures from the U.S. Department of Labor.

The four-week moving average was …

Lynnae Hentzen, executive director and co-founder of the Center on Sustainable Communities (COSC), has announced she will resign, effective May 31.

Hentzen said in a press release that she is stepping aside to spend more …

Nearly one in three small small businesses say underestimating monthly expenses was the biggest mistake they made when starting up.

The survey of 500 small businesses was done by specialist insurer Hiscox USA, which found …

The American Institute of Architects Iowa chapter (AIA Iowa), has elected several Greater Des Moines architects to serve on its 2011 board of directors.

Rick Seely of OPN Architects Inc. was elected president; Linda Schemmel …

President Barack Obama, with much of his Cabinet in tow, visited Ohio today to reach out to U.S. entrepreneurs amid complaints from some small business owners that his policies inhibit growth, Reuters reported.

Joined by …

The smallest corn inventories in 37 years are a sign that farmers around the globe are failing to produce enough grain to meet rising consumption, according to Bloomberg.

Growers from Canada to Russia have increased …

Ninety percent of automotive CEOs surveyed by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP believe their companies are poised for growth. Many are looking to Brazil, Russia, India and China for future growth. They are particularly interested in China, with …