Retail and Business

Rain and recession have forced the owners of Tournament Club of Iowa to lay off longtime staff members and re-examine the business plan for the Arnold Palmer-designed golf course in Polk City.

“Golf has been …

Leaders of the world’s 20 major economies today refused to endorse a U.S. push to get China to let its currency rise, keeping alive a dispute that has raised the specter of a global trade …

The U.S. Postal Service said its annual loss widened to $8.5 billion in the year ended Sept. 30, exceeding its forecast, as the volume of mail declined. Revenue fell 1.5 percent to $67.1 billion for …

Tournament Club of Iowa, a golf course designed by Arnold Palmer and developed by Knapp Properties Inc. and Enebak Construction of Minnesota, has laid off all of its employees and will begin searching Friday for …

Holiday travel, an economic bellwether for the airline and hospitality industries, is projected to increase to near pre-recession levels this year, a new study suggests.

About 28 percent of Americans plan to travel for the …

Confidence among small businesses rose in October to the highest level in five months as more companies projected sales gains and anticipated an improving economy, a private survey found.

The National Federation of Independent Business’ …

More U.S. executives than ever are increasing earnings forecasts compared with those lowering them, helped by almost $2 trillion of Federal Reserve spending and a recovery in the global economy, Bloomberg reported.
 
EBay Inc., …

A strong first quarter for Meredith Corp. brought increased advertising revenues in the company’s broadcasting and online operations. In a recent statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Des Moines-based company said it …

Cindy Fleischacker of Coldwell Banker Mid-America Group Realtors will serve as president of the Des Moines chapter of Executive Women International (EWI) for the 2010-2011 year.

EWI announced its new officers at its October meeting. …