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In September 1986, Chicago consultant Lane Kendig told Des Moines city leaders that development would move west unless cooperation between the city and Polk County improved.

How much cooperation there has been between the two …

Two Des Moines-area investment managers have been rated among the best in the nation in a recent issue of Barron’s, a weekly financial news magazine.

Charles Happel of EquiTrust Financial Services and Bill Nolan of …

With 60 years of home-building experience on its side, Regency Homes has quietly been moonlighting on the commercial side of the development business for about 15 years, developing more than 1.5 million square feet of …

Britain’s top trade official, Sir Thomas Harris, paid a visit to Des Moines last week to discuss ways to boost trade and investment between Iowa and the United Kingdom.

During his 24-hour visit, Harris, director-general …

GRINNELL – Grinnell College officials will break ground on campus in early October for the construction of a new athletic center that could cost as much as $60 million. It is one of several major …

If Michael Blouin could use some of Trans Ova Genetics’ technology to clone himself, he’d probably consider it. Even though he works 10 to 15 hours a day, Iowa’s economic development director says he’s not …

AMES – Say you’re a manufacturer who’s ordering new software package to streamline the workflow at your plants. Would you rather wait about three weeks for it, or have it installed in about an hour? …

As president of the Clive Jaycees, Melissa Sampson has helped the group become the No. 2 Jaycees chapter in the nation. That’s just in her spare time. During the workday, Sampson toils as a senior …

The debate over Court Avenue and how to make it fun, interesting and – most important – popular, really boils down to the “chicken or egg” question.

Will people who move downtown attract small service …

An Internet discussion at www.archaeology.miningco.com makes the Greater Des Moines leaders who are eager to see the new Science Center of Iowa take shape appear like a marauding band of capitalists dancing on the grave …