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Finding a place to live is one of the most challenging tasks facing a newcomer to any city. Des Moines resident Connie Altman is working to take the sting out of the process.

For the …

Winnebago Industries Inc., the largest maker of recreational motor homes, said it plans to spend about $64 million to buy 1.45 million shares from the widow of the company’s founder.

Luise V. Hanson died Oct. …

West Bancorporation Inc., the parent company of West Des Moines State Bank, said its third-quarter net income rose 9.4 percent as recent acquisitions, including Hawkeye State Bank in Iowa City, began adding to profits.

Net …

Dear Mr. Berko:

My 74-year-old father’s memory has markedly declined in the past year, and it is becoming very embarrassing and unsettling for him.

Several months ago, my father seemed to recall a new drug …

“Sounds good. Send me a proposal.”

How many times have you heard that? Too many. So you run back to your office, put together a proposal, send it to the prospect, and start the follow-up …

Sandra Spilker doesn’t let little things get in her way. As a girl, she wanted a job detassling corn, so she rode her bike five miles to the local Dekalb seeds office. Though she was …

In an effort to promote international understanding and good will, a group of Iowa Rotarians are renewing their participation in the club’s Group Study Exchange program this year. Rotary District 6000, which encompasses Iowa cities …

Dr. Phelan Thomas laughs frequently, displaying his even, white teeth as he zips through his office, pointing out the photographs of patients in the lobby, an alcove where he snaps patient photographs, the dentist chair …

Rearing children isn’t easy. I don’t have any, but that’s what I am told. And so it is in this light that I think it’s best to view the Grow Iowa Values Fund.

The fund …

Driving through the countryside on a crisp autumn day, it’s easy to take food for granted. Huge, hulking combines lumber through the fields, harvesting corn turned golden yellow by the sun and soybeans that can …