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The Grow Iowa Values Fund board last Thursday approved nearly $17 million in funding to six technology companies, five of them in the biosciences arena, in what Gov. Tom Vilsack billed as the “biggest day …

On a Wednesday afternoon, members of the Aspen Athletic Club in Clive file into its spinning room. Each member approaches one of the room’s 30 bikes to the adjust the pedal-tension and the height of …

The problems facing Iowa were crystallized last week in the Legislature’s disappointing response to Gov. Tom Vilsack’s call to make education one of the cornerstones of the state’s economic development efforts. Too tight-fisted with the …

Imagine having an artist-in-residence in your workplace who’s producing fine art for your lobby, working on the same 8-to-5 schedule as your employees.   Or, how about being able to go to the East Village or …

Lindsey Cook says she doesn’t really have a job title at McLellan Marketing Group. The company avoids labeling its employees so they can perform a wider variety of tasks. Her primary role, she said, would …

Two Des Moines artists, Michael Lane and Eric Wickes, have formed the East Village Art Coalition, a networking group for artists. The Business Record spoke with Lane about the organization and its goals.

Q: How …

Dear Mr. Berko:

Several months ago, you recommended several “stocks for the future.” Among them was Sirius Radio (one of the two radio companies that had a license to broadcast crystal-clear programs to your car, …

“Pay attention!”

Ever hear those words when you were growing up? Hundreds of times, right? And you probably thought you were being scolded. Actually, you were getting one of life’s most valuable lessons.

Now you’re …

In the showdown between lawmakers and the state’s casinos, it’s looking like everyone has come to the negotiating table armed and ready to shoot. By the time the smoke clears in an environment of uncertainty, …

“When you stare into the abyss, the abyss stares into you.”

— Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche,  German philosopher

It was a surreal week for the First Amendment, unless you buy the government’s explanation, that it was no …