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“Good morning. It is now time to record your vital signs,” says the pleasant recorded voice. “Please sit down in a chair in front of the monitor.”

Each day, a select group of Central Iowa …

Meredith Corp., whose stock price has risen about 16 percent in the past year, said fiscal second quarter profits rose 4.5 percent as gains at its publishing division offset falling profits from its broadcasting operations.…

Maytag Corp., which has been trying for a year to jump-start a recovery, said its fourth-quarter net income rose more than seven fold as it experienced fewer charges related to restructuring and profits surged in …

If the Dale Carnegie people wanted to design a crash course to groom the next chairman of the Greater Des Moines Partnership, they’d do well to consult with J. Barry Griswell.

Griswell, the Partnership’s incoming …

Dear Mr. Berko:

I’m one of those many small investors. I’ve called four stock firms, and when they found out I only have $1,000 to invest, they didn’t want to talk to me. But I …

Whenever something goes wrong, people (you included) tend to look for a scapegoat. And blame has several cousins: justification, politics, self-protection. The worst of them all is defending your position, also known as “It wasn’t …

Earlier this month, Robb Report Worth magazine hit the newsstands, its cover proclaiming, “The Nation’s 100 Most Exclusive Wealth Advisors.” Chad Tramp, director of wealth management services for RSM McGladrey in Des Moines, was the …

TEC, an organization of chief executives and other business leaders once known as The Executive Committee, is expanding in Central Iowa. The group, whose Greater Des Moines branch was founded by former Lutheran minister Terry …

About halfway through a 90-minute presentation on why Iowa Health-Des Moines ought to be given permission by state regulators to build a new hospital in West Des Moines, an interesting footnote cropped up.

When this …

BUSINESS LEADER OF THE YEAR: MARK OMAN

By Michael Lovell

In late June of last year, more than 2,000 people stood in a massive line at Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Inc.’s West Des Moines campus, …