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Texas Roadhouse planned in Altoona

Texas Roadhouse plans to open a restaurant at 2363 Adventureland Drive in Altoona on a 2.15-acre parcel west of the Cinemark Movie Theater. The Altoona City Council earlier this month approved a site plan for …

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Inflated cheese costs are hurting Casey’s pizza

Axios Des Moines: Rising gas prices are causing a nationwide uproar, but here in the Midwest, sharp increases in cheese costs are hitting us where it really hurts — our gas station pizza. Inflated cheese costs …

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Older women are leaving Iowa’s workforce in droves

Axios Des Moines: Women age 55 and older were the biggest demographic to drop out of Iowa’s workforce since the start of the pandemic, countering the national narrative that young moms are the ones staying home …

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Riverwalk Hub in downtown Des Moines announces closure

Des Moines Register: Downtown lunch and evening social hour spot the Riverwalk Hub, or HubSpot, is closed at least temporarily, according to social media posts from the restaurant and the Des Moines Parks and Recreation Department. …

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Von Maur named nation’s No. 1 department store

Corridor Business Journal: Von Maur Department Store was named the No. 1 department store in the United States Thursday in Newsweek’s America’s Best Retailers 2022 rankings. Davenport-based Von Maur bested – in order of their ranking …

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Casey’s stock price drops with high gas prices, predictions of slowing growth

Des Moines Register: Casey’s General Stores shares slipped today as executives predicted some customers will drive less because of high gas prices, slowing the company’s growth. Leaders of the Ankeny-based chain said they expect fuel sales …

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Project515 panelists: Lessons retailers learned during COVID

For nearly two years, predictions about the retail sector have been doom and gloom, including speculation that e-commerce would replace brick-and-mortar stores.

Headlines for the immediate future don’t provide many glimmers of optimism: Inflation is …

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Kwik Star adding Bitcoin ATMs to 800 locations nationwide

Corridor Business Journal: Installation is underway at Kwik Star to add Bitcoin ATMs at more than 800 locations across Iowa and the Midwest due to a partnership with Coinsource, a Bitcoin ATM network. The announcement is …

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BR BUZZ: BLK & Bold founders appear on ‘The Ellen DeGeneres Show’

Pernell Cezar and Rod Johnson, co-founders of Des Moines-based specialty beverage company BLK & Bold, were guests on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” last week as the program nears its final episode. Cezar and Johnson shared…
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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: ‘Misforecasting’ leads retailers to have an abundance of casual wear as workers shift back to the office

You know all those sweatpants you accumulated working from home? The good news for you is there is an abundance of them on store shelves. The bad news for department stores is they have too …