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In 1999, Jennifer Glover Konfrst and her husband were living in Chicago. She had moved there to work for Fannie Mae Mortgage Co., and though she loved the job, she found she missed home.

“[My …

Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources and Related Sciences will hold its national conference in Des Moines March 25 to 27. More than 600 college students are expected to attend the conference at the Des Moines …

Last week, the Des Moines City Council was supposed to discuss a street-use ordinance that would pass some of the cost of providing police protection cfor public gatherings on to the groups and individuals sponsoring …

Instill ownership in a project  and watch as leaders emerge

In 1979, the Metro 2000 Committee was formed to study Central Iowa’s leadership needs for the year 2000 and beyond. As a result of the study, …

Jerry Foster, chief executive of the Foster Group, local financial management company, has written a book, “lifeFocus: Achieving a Life of Purpose and Influence.” Foster is a financial adviser and life coach.

“As I worked …

For the first time in about four years, there’s probably some excess supply in downtown parking, says Assistant City Manager Rick Clark.

Last week’s initial approval of plans by Employers Mutual Casualty Co. to build …

Call it “Extreme Makeover – Hotel Edition.”

Soon, workers will apply sledgehammers to the walls of the Kirkwood Civic Center Hotel’s guest rooms to begin the makeover of the historic structure into a 63-unit apartment …

New construction, slow absorption and low long-term mortgage interest rates luring first-time home buyers away from rental units are responsible for the highest vacancy rates recorded in the 34-year history of one Greater Des Moines …

If the Grow Iowa Values Fund had been put in place seven years ago, the state wouldn’t be in the budget crunch it is today, says Michael Blouin, director of the Iowa Department of Economic …

Laura Belin, a member of the Business Record’s fifth annual Forty Under 40 class, mentions almost as an afterthought her yearning for a restaurant in Greater Des Moines offering the fiery hot Ethiopian cuisine she’s …