Retail and Business

The Iowa Office of Energy Independence (OEI) announced it will make $250,000 in grants available to stimulate the use of biofuels in the state. The funding is being made available through Iowa’s portion of the …

Several Iowa youths who spent time in foster care will have a chance to tell their stories Friday at an event with U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley and child welfare leaders in Des Moines. The event, …

The Greater Des Moines Leadership Institute released the roster of its 2010-11 its class, which consists of 58 metro area professionals. The class will be introduced at a Future Faces of Leadership event on Thursday …

Production in the United States unexpectedly dropped in September for the first time in more than a year, Bloomberg reported.

Output at factories, mines and utilities fell 0.2 percent, the first decline since the recession …

Jason Wells, an e-mail marketing manager with Meredith Corp., has been tapped as the Business Record’s newest blogger.

Wells, who last week published his first www.IowaBiz.com post, will contribute to the website’s Young Professionals category. …

The chairman of the Federal Reserve said today that the agency is ready to take new action to bolster the economy, The Washington Post reported.

Speaking at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, Ben Bernanke …

The Iowa Commission of Latino Affairs has selected Claudia Schabel and the organizers of the Iowa Latino Conference to receive the 2010 Robert D. Ray Iowa Latino Ambassador Award and the Mary Campos Award, respectively. …

U.S. jobless claims rose by 13,000 to reach 462,000 in the week ended Oct. 9, according to figures released by the U.S. Labor Department. Economists had forecast claims would hold at previous levels, according to …

Casey’s General Stores Inc., has entered into an agreement to purchase up to 19 On The Way convenience stores in Illinois owned by Harper Oil Co. Inc.

The transaction is scheduled to close the week …