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American Equity Investment Life Holding Co., a West Des Moines-based seller of annuities and life insurance products, has filed registration materials with the Securities and Exchange Commission for an initial public offering of common stock …

Chocolaterie Stam co-owner Ton Stam, whose family has been making and selling chocolate treats since 1817, said he and his business partner, David Clem, plan to open two new stores in West Des Moines in …

The University of Iowa is joining colleges and universities in 62 U.S. cities to present “Living Leadership: The Power of Executing Greatness” Nov. 5. Speakers for the event include former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani; …

Every now and again, the news cycle provides bits of delicious irony, and the last two weeks of coverage regarding the collapse of World Trade Organization negotiations in Cancun, Mexico, have not disappointed.

Last week’s …

A vote on whether the governments of Polk County and the city of Des Moines should merge is still at least a year away, but that shouldn’t stop the metropolitan area from thinking and acting …

Jason Parker, a 31-year-old financial consultant for Wells Fargo Investments in Private Client Services division, says he has always been intrigued with flying. While attending high school, he took a few lessons, but he didn’t …

Dear Mr. Berko:

Can you please tell me how such a huge company like Kmart could get in so much trouble that it had to declare bankruptcy? I just can’t believe that it could happen …

Everyone remembers exactly where they were the moment they learned of the 9/11 tragedy.

I was in Las Vegas at the Rio. I persuaded my customer and his 350 employees to let me do a …

Marianne Kaye has lived in Iowa her entire life, but in her career she just keeps moving. Kaye, 24, grew up in Des Moines and attended Valley High School, where she participated in the school …

Last Thursday, Joanne Stockdale, owner and president of Northern Iowa Die Casting Inc., was chosen first runner-up in the 2003 National Small Business Person of the Year competition, an annual program organized by the U.S. …