Archive for August 2006

Just a few years back, everything was going along fine. People were getting great new-home deals in distant suburbs, gasoline was steady at around $1.50 per gallon and there wasn’t too much concern about the …

Soon after he opened Star Bar on Ingersoll Avenue, Jeremy Morrow started talking about opening a sushi and noodle bar downtown. He also dreamed about opening another upscale restaurant after selling Bistro 43 and Bistro …

Expectant mothers and their families, critically ill patients and chronic migraine sufferers are among the thousands of patients who will benefit from the newly opened East Tower at Mercy Medical Center.

Following a week of …

Until recently, clients of Holmes Murphy & Associates had to look elsewhere if they were seeking independent financial advice for themselves or their businesses. Now, through a strategic alliance with a West Des Moines-based financial …

Boesen the Florist and Schaffer’s have been involved in countless weddings over the years, and now they’re planning a marriage of sorts of their own.

The two longtime Des Moines businesses are embarking into uncharted …

It takes more than a street to make a village.

But as development revived a two-block stretch in front of the Capitol, East Village advocates have used the “village” name to help increase awareness of …

All the talk about biodiesel centers on how the fledgling industry might boost U.S. agriculture or make the nation’s energy supply more secure. But there’s at least one more thing to consider: Somebody has to …

The Greater Des Moines Partnership is looking for a few Central Iowa manufacturers that could benefit from using a foreign trade zone.

Partnership officials are renewing their efforts to spur the use of a largely …

Fall is a fun time of year for men’s fashions, said Tim Sitzmann, store manager at Mr. B. The basic pants and shirt outfit gets traded for a more layered look.

This year Des Moines …

Mercy Medical Center – Des Moines has garnered attention from U.S. News & World Report, which recently ranked it as one of “America’s Best Hospitals” for its heart care and cardiac surgery services.

In its …