AABP EP Awards 728x90

Retail and Business

12623

Eagles’ Wings offers restful river retreat


Each time Mike Taylor has a group come to his Eagles’ Wings River Retreat, he can count on at least one participant telling him, “I want to live here.”

Located in the historic River Bend …

12625

Online sales pick up speed


It’s the day after Thanksgiving ¬– Black Friday, as America’s shopping fanatics call it.

Typically, this is a day when thousands of people will flock to shopping malls and other retail outlets in the wee …

12631

Partnership launches new marketing campaign


In case you haven’t heard, some people think the Des Moines area is an all-right place in which to live, work and play. Lauren Burt, the Greater Des Moines Partnership’s director of media and marketing, …

DSC 6869

Southridge Mall keeps shrinking in value


The sign near the cash register says, “line starts here,” but at Southridge Mall, it could start here, there or anywhere.

With rush-hour traffic streaming by Southridge, the only lines on a recent late afternoon …

DSC 6869

Pappajohn business plan winners announced

The John Pappajohn Iowa Business Plan Competition announced winners at the Iowa Department of Economic Development entrepreneurial conference.

The $25,000 grand-prize winner was West Des Moines-based Energy Control Technologies, which designs, manufactures and implements automation …

DSC 6869

Monsanto posts $143 million loss

Monsanto Co., the world’s largest seed company, posted a fiscal fourth-quarter loss that exceeded analysts’ estimates, and said 2011 earnings will rise as much as 17 percent, Bloomberg reported. The net loss narrowed to $143 …

DSC 6869

Service industry numbers indicate economic recovery is picking up

Service companies in the United States expanded at a faster pace in September than had been projected, indicating that the economic recovery is picking up, Bloomberg reported.

The Institute for Supply Management’s (ISM) index of …

DSC 6869

‘Capitol Crossroads’ vision plan announced

The Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines and the Greater Des Moines Partnership are collaborating with community and economic development leaders on a development planning process to create a shared vision and strategic plan for …

DSC 6869

GDM Habitat to commemorate build

On Oct. 2, Greater Des Moines Habitat for Humanity will celebrate the completion of 10 homes constructed during the nonprofit organization’s Habitat 20/10 build. A dedication ceremony is scheduled to take place at 10:30 a.m. …

DSC 6869

Des Moines lost 11,000 jobs in past year

Des Moines lost 11,300 private-sector jobs from August 2009 to August 2010, according to figures from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

On the list measuring total growth or loss for the 100 largest U.S. …