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Johnny Danos, president and CEO of the Greater Des Moines Community Foundation, has radically changed the face of his organization in the last four and one-half years. He’s built the foundation from one worker and …

Community-supported agriculture is providing income for farmers, fresh food for consumers

Succulent and sweet, the early-June strawberries tasted like summer. Nearly 100 Central Iowans had been looking forward to the day the berries would be …

Wellmark encourages education, personal responsibility

Opening the latest front in efforts to curb rising health-care costs, Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Iowa is preparing a large-scale campaign aimed at consumers.

The insurance giant, …

Jason Heki to author a how-to book on entrepreneurship

Jason Heki has been cultivating successful business models for the last nine years, one plant and one bird at a time – the inspiration for his …

GeoLearning Inc. provides companies with an innovative training solution. Now they can train employees scattered around the world using nothing more than a computer with a connection to the Internet. The West Des Moines-based company’s …

It’s been nearly a year since the passage of the so-called historic Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, and some companies are already running afoul of the law of unintended consequences.

To find a case in point, …

Dear Mr. Berko:

Could you please tell me about Baxter International Inc. stock? My nephew recently joined the company in Deerfield, Ill., and he thinks I should buy the stock because it’s close to its …

Chandler Cayot, a Des Moines native, was given an interesting opportunity by Genesis 10. A graduate of the University of Kansas, he has worked in several sales and marketing jobs and done consulting work. He …

Whether they are serving Iowans or people throughout the world, American Red Cross volunteers are able to offer their time and talent to provide a variety of services ranging from disaster relief to CPR. Margie …

Public-private partnerships are turning architect Gandelsonas’ vision into a reality

Block by block, grid by grid, renowned architect and urban planner Mario Gandelsonas toured the once-deserted streets of downtown Des Moines, finding the city had …