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The Ruan Neurology Clinic at Mercy Medical Center was recognized Thursday as an Affiliated Clinic by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. The Mercy clinic will be the 42nd such clinic in the nation and the …

It’s nearly time for summer vacations, and this year, employees are likely to actually take them.

Workers, feeling more confident about their job status as the pace of downsizing has slowed in 2010, could be …

Government officials said Friday morning that the flow of oil from an offshore BP well has stopped after the oil company performed a “top kill” procedure. Watch the live feed of the procedure.

Adm. Thad …

The YMCA of Greater Des Moines will close its acquisition of the former Polk County interim jail next week, the nonprofit’s organization’s president said Wednesday.

“I’d say we are 95 percent done,” Vernon Delpesce said …

Larry Zimpleman, chairman, president and CEO of Principal Financial Group Inc., will present at the Sanford C. Bernstein Strategic Decisions Conference on June 3 at 8 a.m. in New York. His presentation will provide insight …

Farmland prices are rising faster in Iowa than in any other state in the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago’s district.

The value of “good” farmland in Iowa increased 8 percent from last April, according to …

Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine has named Des Moines among its “10 Best Cities for the Next Decade,” the publishing company announced this morning. Des Moines was ranked No. 7 on the list, whose top three …

A U.S. lawmaker charged with a key role in hammering out a final financial regulation bill said on Tuesday that there is no need to force banks out of the lucrative over-the-counter derivatives business — …

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke stepped up calls to preserve the Fed’s independence today, saying central banks best deliver steady economic growth and low inflation when free from political meddling, Reuters reported.

Bernanke’s comments address …

Retail space along Locust Street is filling as the economy brightens and the John and Mary Pappajohn Sculpture Park attracts more visitors to the Western Gateway.

Jack Hatch, founder of Hatch Development Group Inc., which …