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The jury process for the 2010 Des Moines Arts Festival began Wednesday and is being led by jurors Larassa Kabel, Daryl Thetford, Taman VanScory, Gilbert Vicario (Read a Business Record Closer Look) and Tilly Woodward. …

Des Moines is one of 100 metro areas that have started to recover from the recession, according to the latest Adversity Index from Moody’s Economy.com cited in a MSNBC.com report.

The data from September shows …

One week until Black Friday Eve – and in case you haven’t heard, Black Friday means big deals around the country. Flatscreen HDTVs, global positioning systems, and yes, believe it or not, cars, will be …

Drake University will announce the largest gift ever to its College of Business and Public Administration at a news conference at 3:30 p.m. Thursday in Cowles Library Reading Room, 2725 University Ave., Des Moines. The …

Moderate-and low-income Iowans are paying more of their income in state and local taxes than the rich, according to a report released today by the Iowa Fiscal Partnership (IFP).

According to the report, Iowa families …

Small businesses, wave goodbye to more than $10 billion in small business loans.

The 22 banks that got the most help from bailout programs — including banks such as Wells Fargo & Co., Bank of …

In response to a record number of adults continuing their education, Simpson College is relocating its West Des Moines campus to Century Business Park, Hubbell Realty Co. announced yesterday.

Simpson signed a 10-year lease for …

Cash investors seeking to pick up quality assets at or near cyclical lows might begin funneling capital back into the commercial real estate markets by the end of next year, according to a report released …

Increasing bank losses, especially those associated with commercial real estate, will likely hinder the nation’s economic recovery, Bloomberg reported.

And though some economists have said the recession is over, a grim outlook on job growth …

Chinese and U.S. regulators are negotiating a pact aimed at encouraging Chinese financial institutions to buy into small and medium-sized banks in the United States, bankers briefed on the plan told Reuters today.

Two senior …