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Focus: Golf & Recreation

As spring temperatures rise, another golf season is heating up in Iowa. With ongoing development of new courses, the continued success of amateur and professional tournaments held here and increasing national …

Religious organizations such as churches and synagogues in the Des Moines area said donations are falling after years of annual increases, as the continuing economic malaise erodes the amount of money people can give.  

Many …

FOCUS: GOLF & RECREATION

Survey of human resources managers ties environmental issues to ability to recruit top-level managers

If David Osterberg needed confirmation of a link between the issues improving Iowa’s water quality and transforming …

For five years, members of the Wakonda Club, one of Greater Des Moines’ oldest and most prestigious country clubs, have tolerated noise and interruptions from construction crews.

This year, as the greenskeeping staff prepares the …

SMILE SQUAD

Mid-Iowa Health Foundation and the Des Moines Health Center team up to improve oral health.

The Mid-Iowa Health Foundation and the Des Moines Health Center have combined forces to create the Smile Squad, …

Citizens Bank, which operates three branches in the Des Moines area, has made several moves in recent months to make banking simpler for its customers and to spur growth.

The most visible shift is the …

In the past month, several groups with very different interests have proposed ideas to make Iowa a more attractive and prosperous place. These plans are now under debate at the state Capitol.

The Iowa Farm …

Answers. Salespeople want answers. Here are a few of the answers to questions I get in the mail (fax, e-mail and snail). The purpose of this column is twofold: to give you a sampling of …

The Executive Women’s Golf Association encourages launching business deals on the links. The group, which has 100 chapters nationwide and in Canada and approximately 15,000 members, says it focuses on building business relationships more than …

When Iowa native Mike Hamilton graduated from St. Edwards University in Austin, Texas, he had a burning ambition: to make it in the world of the performing arts. Eventually his vision shifted from the movie …