Associated Industries president to speak
Ray McCarty, president of Associated Industries of Missouri, is the speaker at the Sept. 13 meeting of the Independence Manufacturers Council. The council meets from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Staybridge Suites, 19400 E. 39th St., Independence.
Learn@Lunch event coming up
Independence Economic Development is offering “First Impressions,” part of its Learn@Lunch program.
It’s from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 16 at Staybridge Suites, 19400 E. 39th St., Independence. The presenter is June Hinson of First 5 Image Consulting. The cost is $30, with a $5 discount for Independence EDC investors. Call 816-252-5777 or send an e-mail to jmann@iNedc.biz to sign up.
Other upcoming Learn@Lunch programs include:
- Hands-on Linkedin Boot Camp, Sept. 29
- 4 Levels of Business Dress, Oct. 14
- 5 Things Every Business Owner Should Know, Oct. 27
- Social and Business Etiquette, Nov. 11
Dollar General posts higher profits
Dollar General has reported higher profits for the second quarter.
The discount retailer, based in Goodlettsville, Tenn., has more than 9,100 stores in 35 states, including 12 in Eastern Jackson County among is 334 in Missouri.
The company reported a net income of $141.2 million, or 41 cents a share, for the 13 weeks ending July 30. That includes a $6.4 million loss from early repayment of some long-term obligations. Not counting that, earnings would have been $145.1 million, or 42 cents a share, compared with $93.6 million, or 29 cents a share, in the same quarter of 2009.
Sales were 10.8 percent higher, $3.21 billion, and gross profit was 32.2 percent of sales. Same-store sales were 5.2 percent higher. Overall sales are up 11.3 percent for the last 26 weeks, thanks largely to the company’s continued opening of new stores. It’s opening about 600 stores this year and remodeling about 500.
