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As we’re writing this editorial, news has just broken that J.P. Morgan Chase had agreed to buy Bank One for $58 billion in stock.

Set aside for a moment the personal drama of James Dimon, …

Only a father would do this: In 1988, mine carried a column I had written on the Iowa Caucuses in his pocket. It had been unfolded and refolded so many times that the creases bore …

Officials at Grubb & Ellis/Mid-America Pacific say though there is no general agreement on how quickly the economy will rebound or how strong the recovery will be, many signs point to improving real estate markets …

Carol Grant rarely goes to the sites of national emergencies nowadays. She isn’t required to, and her job as executive director of the Central Iowa chapter of the American Red Cross keeps her busy.

In …

Citing philosophical differences, Jana Erickson said she’s quitting the advertising and marketing agency she co-founded eight years ago, Erickson McLellan, to open her own firm.

“We’re strong-willed people and when you want things your way… …

Growing up on his family’s farm in Southwestern Minnesota, Dean Oestreich says he developed early on a deep respect for Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc.

His father was a sales representative for the company, eventually becoming …

Buy a sweatshirt online from Tailgate Clothing, and the Ankeny-based company will charge state sales tax if you’re an Iowa resident. Buy a sweatshirt from L.L. Bean through its web site, however, and you won’t …

The U.S. Senate is expected to vote Tuesday on an $820 billion omnibus appropriations bill that would deliver $50 million in funding for an indoor rain forest near Coralville that backers expect to draw up …

It may be just days since the Greater Des Moines Partnership announced its choice of Martha Willits for its new president and chief executive, but it’s no surprise that she’s already delivering the Partnership’s message …

Dear Mr. Berko:

My father, who will be on Medicare next year, has asked me to explain the dollar allowances and payments of the drug plan recently passed by Congress. Would you, sir, be good …