Retail and Business

Thursday is the last day to sign up for early bird pricing for the National Association of Women Business Owners of Central Iowa’s (NAWBO-CI) Women Mean Business Summit.

The summit, which will take place from …

U.S. manufacturing accelerated in January at the fastest pace in more than six years, according to Bloomberg.

The Institute for Supply Management’s (ISM) factory index rose to 60.8, its highest level since May 2004. Readings …

The Associated General Contractors (AGC) inducted Kris Young and Clete Schultz into the AGC of Iowa Hall of Fame.

Young is the president of Miller the Driller in Pleasant Hill. She has served on many …

The U.S. Small Business Administration today announced the launch of a new Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Federal Contract Program to be implemented over the next several months, with the first contracts expected to be awarded …

Polk County Supervisor Robert Brownell has been named the Clive Lions Club’s Citizen of the Year. Brownell served as Clive’s mayor from 1993 to 1999 and has been a member of the Polk County Board …

The Iowa Business Council (IBC) released five calls to action to improve Iowa’s economy on Monday at the group’s Annual Partnership Meeting.

The group’s long-term plan, “A Competitiveness Blueprint: Iowa 2025,” covered the categories of …

Planned Parenthood of the Heartland and Planned Parenthood of East Central Iowa announced Monday that their merger is complete, and the affiliates are now working under the Heartland name.

The merger will provide expanded services …

Francisco Sanchez, undersecretary for international trade at the U.S. Commerce Department, will meet with Congressman Leonard Boswell and local exporters and members of the Iowa District Export Council at a business roundtable at 3 p.m. …

The U.S. economy grew at a 3.2 percent annual rate in the fourth quarter of 2010, recapturing its pre-recession peak, Reuters reported.

And though it would have grown at a 7.1 percent pace had businesses …

On Jan. 31, Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates will appear during a live webcast to talk about worldwide efforts to eradicate polio. “ABC World News” anchor Diane Sawyer will moderate the event, which will be …