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Steve Goodrich didn’t just find his dream job when he returned to his native Iowa in September. He created it. And in the process, he helped to free the shareholders at the Davis law firm …

Heading into their second Christmas season as the owners of Chocolate Storybook, Meg and Steve Shearer are already seeing their business up over last year.

The popular West Des Moines chocolate shop generates up to …

Should you buy that $80,000 Mercedes or a Hummer of comparable value? If you’re planning to use it for business, the Hummer has a clear advantage, at least when it comes to taxes.

Under a …

The long-awaited convergence of voice, data and video through one pipeline will soon be a reality for Iowa businesses, says the head of a Des Moines-based telecommunications company.

Lighthouse Communications, a high-performance data and communications …

Many Des Moines residents can remember taking a school field trip to the Colonial Baking Co. plant to see how bread is made. After smelling the fresh-baked product throughout the tour, each student received a …

Nestled within four stories of the 801 Grand building is the nation’s fifth-largest real estate manager.

Principal Real Estate Investors, a division of Principal Financial Group Inc., owns or manages a variety of buildings, including …

   Mayor-elect Frank Cownie campaigned on the promise to turn Des Moines’ street lights back on. To keep the city on track, his biggest challenge will be rewiring the elements that aren’t working without short-circuiting …

A wise newspaper columnist once advised me to learn to revel in and love the ill will of the righteous. On second thought, maybe he wasn’t so wise, but he regularly encountered the wrath of …

Takeover may be the only thing that spices up Heinz

Dear Mr. Berko:

I’ve been watching Heinz, and in the past nine months I’ve noticed that the stock has not kept pace with the market. …

Des Moines’ foreign-trade zone may be one of the metro area’s best-kept secrets.

Established 20 years ago as a tool to promote more international trade by Central Iowa companies, the Des Moines zone has remained …