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Donald Laster, the insurance executive who built the Don Laster Agency Inc. into a niche success by specializing in benefits for employees and executives, has sold his company to Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. and …

A former Des Moines Art Center instructor has purchased Ivy Photography and Telescope, renaming it Ivy Camera and Telescope, and plans to expand its services to include educational workshops and digital photography.

Bob Fuller, manager …

Architectural Arts Inc., a custom mill working firm that has built or renovated the interiors of some of Central Iowa’s most important structures, is experiencing dramatic expansion as the local construction industry continues to grow.…

The Civic Center of Greater Des Moines generated $10 million in revenue last season, the most in its 24-year history, officials announced last week.

An estimated 341,573 people attended performances at the Civic Center in …

“Cactus” Jack Barringer got his nickname as a little boy, due to his obsession with dressing up with a cowboy. The name, given by his father, spread across the neighborhood. As an adult, when he …

Dear Mr. Berko:

I have $43,000 to invest in a growth and income portfolio. Could you provide me with the names of four issues that you like as growth and income stocks?

I’m a long-term …

You can’t just call anymore. That’s too bad.

The government passed a law giving Americans the opportunity to place their names on a “Do Not Call” list. And guess what? Millions of people put their …

It’s been a busy year for Katie Cownie, an associate attorney at Brown, Winick, Graves, Gross, Baskerville and Schoenebaum. She got married last summer; she and her husband, Damien Lock, started new jobs in January; …

The Business Record spoke with Scott Hatfield, president of SVPA Architects, about architectural trends in Central Iowa. His company’s recent projects include Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Inc.’s headquarters in West Des Moines and Rain and …

A friend who just returned to Des Moines after spending several years in the South remarked as he walked through downtown that the city’s face is mostly white. We’d heard that comment before, most recently …