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Everything is clicking for a local business owner who opened up the nation’s first cyber bar and grill in Urbandale last week. A variety of patrons, ranging from teenage computer geeks to Baby Boomer executives …

At noon on Sept. 27, the doors to Rick Mosley Hair, an upscale salon and spa that has been a fixture in Valley Junction for 13 years, will close.

Owners Rick and Stacie Mosley aren’t …

The Coppola family says proposed plans for the revitalization of the Court Avenue Historic District contributed to their decision to close the Kirkwood Civic Center Hotel with hopes the building will play a vital role …

Ask anyone who uses trails on a regular basis for recreational purposes, and they’ll tell you trails are an important part of their quality of life. Ask business owners who set up shop near a …

Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Iowa wants you to be healthy. So don’t be surprised if they send you some tips for staying healthy, tailored to your personal medical information.

Just had a …

Should the Grow Iowa Values Fund establish threshold wage levels businesses must meet in order to obtain state funding? It’s the type of issue Values Fund board members would like to hear about from Iowa …

Right Management Consultants ranked 16th in Fortune magazine’s annual list of the 100 fastest-growing companies in America, which was published in the Sept. 1 issue. The Philadelphia-based career transition and organizational consulting firm, the largest …

As many as 5,000 people were expected to converge on downtown Des Moines during the holiday weekend to sample beer and listen to 23 local, regional and national bands on 14 stages during the annual …

Dear Mr. Berko:

I am 74, retired and live on a pension, Social Security and interest from $210,000 in certificates of deposit. I am considering using $60,000 of my CDs to purchase six utilities because …

Every time the least little obstacle appears in a sale or sales call, the salesperson refers to it as an objection. Personally, I prefer to call it a barrier. If poorly or not at all, …