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Personal shoppers help busy executives stay in style

It’s 4 p.m. on Friday. You have at least an hour’s worth of paperwork to get through before the workday ends, and the kids get out of soccer practice at six. That leaves you less …

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Dalbey: Ray’s legacy holds hope for the future

Former Gov. Robert Ray has many legacies. One of the greatest among them, the humanitarian gesture in the late 1970s that brought thousands of Southeast Asian refugees to Iowa, will be recognized with an $800,000 …

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Upscale condos coming to court

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Developers announced last week they will convert a tire building near the Court Avenue Historic District into condominium units, providing additional housing to the soon-to-be-revitalized downtown Des Moines.

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Iowa Values Fund could total much less than expected

The chairman of the Grow Iowa Values Fund board says the fund may fall far short of hitting its projected half-billion mark.

The fund, established this year by the Legislature, expects to receive $503 million …

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Former Gov. Robert Ray, 75, reflects on Iowa

Former Gov. Robert Ray has accomplished more than most people could hope to in several lifetimes.

He has moved gracefully from one leadership role to another, from a private law practice to five terms as …

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Sandager combines passion for music, community service

Whenever Jim Sandager visits his parents at the Central Minnesota farm where he grew up, he sees the nursing home his father chaired as a volunteer for 20 years.

“What’s neat for me is when …

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Wireless Internet firm enters Des Moines market

Dynamic Broadband, a wireless Internet service provider for businesses and individuals that got its start in rural Iowa, is entering the Des Moines market.

The company, headed by former GE Capital auditor Mike Miller, plans …

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Making the flowers last a little longer

What if you bought cut flowers and they continued to bloom for a month, or if vegetables stayed fresh and safe to eat in your refrigerator for weeks at a time?

A West Des Moines …

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Des Moines business leaders share entertaining tips

When it comes to showing clients a good time, Des Moines area business leaders have a few tricks up their sleeves.

Not everyone we spoke with wanted to share their wining and dining strategies, including …

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Cityview Activists Project and Central Iowa Activist Awards