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In October 2001, the founders of A+ Communications & Security were searching for a name for their new firm. They chose A+ because they wanted the company to be listed first in the telephone directory …

An Urbandale company has changed its name to reflect a new trend in the computing industry: “utility computing,” which gives businesses the flexibility of utility pricing for computing power, storage, services and applications.

Harvest Services …

Michael and Evie Barnes, owners of Barnes Properties, have spent more than $1 million renovating the Park Place Apartments at 615 Park Place downtown and they think it’s time more people know that their building …

Wireless Internet is growing in popularity in Greater Des Moines as more consumers gain access to it via cell phones, laptops and palmtop computers and as they install it in their homes. Businesses, too, are …

The Des Moines Art Center is beginning a four-year campaign, called the 21st Century Initiative, to increase its endowment to pay for new exhibitions, attract more visitors, conduct education programs and help fund upkeep and …

Last week, the governor’s office announced that Gov. Tom Vilsack is considering buying drugs for state employees from our neighbor to the north, a trend currently en vogue among the nation’s entitlement class and the …

Dear Mr. Berko:

Please tell me what you can about Washington Mutual Inc. I’d like to buy 25 shares for my portfolio because it pays a good dividend and because it has a good long-term …

Are you happy? I mean are you really happy? Happy on the inside? If you are one of the few who are, what do you do to sustain that happiness?

I’m happy. I am happy …

Frank Severino faces some of the darkest elements of human nature in his job. As an assistant Polk County attorney, he works in the adult criminal division, mostly on cases of sexual assault and crimes …

Representatives of Ameristar Casino Inc. have been gauging public opinion about the possibility of developing a riverboat casino in downtown Des Moines should the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission decide to lift its moratorium on …