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Thomas Paine once wrote: “The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly; it is dearness only that gives everything its value.”

Paine’s words, written 227 …

When Eric Chamberlain’s world went dark more than a year ago, he assumed there wasn’t much he could do but sit at home and wait for his family to come home each night.

He began …

The Iowa Convention and Visitors Bureau Association is no more. A new group has taken its place, the Iowa Meetings Association. The old organization was made up solely of convention and visitors bureaus.

“We wanted …

When the Des Moines Playhouse ushers in its 85th season Sept. 5 with “Buddy,” a musical tribute to the life and career of rock ‘n’ roll pioneer Buddy Holly, it plans to break new ground …

Des Moines-based American Republic Mutual Holding Co., parent company of American Republic Insurance Co., signed a letter of intent Aug. 18 with Omaha-based World Insurance Co., a mutual insurance holding company. The letter is the …

Principal Financial Group Inc.’s U.S. asset management division said it plans to spend about $100 million to buy a majority interest in Los Angeles-based money manager MW Post Advisory Group.

The acquisition, expected to be …

Continental Airlines said today it would sever its unprofitable Des Moines to New York route, effective Nov. 1. It was the only non-stop route between Central Iowa and the Big Apple.

The airline instituted the …

Iowa’s financial press has grown more wary of business executives over the past two years, a new survey shows.

Specifically, editors and reporters at radio and television stations and newspapers are more likely to claim …

As Iowa puts new focus on economic development and its capital city and suburbs jockey for new jobs and corporate expansions, the true measure of the health of a community is too often overlooked: the …

Dear Mr. Berko:

You wrote a good article on how changes in the money supply can cause an increase or decrease in the price of goods and services, which helped me understand how monetary policy …