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Dear Mr. Berko:

I have two questions for you. Many others and I feel we need a change at the White House and we are supporting Hillary Clinton as a presidential candidate for next year. …

Hate your job? Things at work not going your way? Productivity down? Not earning enough? Thinking of leaving? Here are some job realities you may want to consider before flying to another light-bulb.

First, figure …

It’s a busy time for Veterans Memorial Auditorium, hosting the  Iowa State High School Wrestling Championships, the Iowa High School Girls’ Basketball Tournament and the Iowa High School Boys’ Basketball Tournament in rapid succession. The events …

When Delsin Knowler graduated from Coe College in 1996 with a degree in sports science, he wasn’t sure what to do next. For nine months he managed a store, and one day the wife of …

Forty Under 40 leaders weigh in on what it takes to make Greater Des Moines a place where young people will want to live, work and play

Five years ago, Denise Martin-Foley moved home, leaving …

Michael Blouin is crisscrossing the state to effect a paradigm shift in how Iowans view economic development efforts

By mid-summer, Iowa economic development chieftain Michael Blouin expects to have visited most of the state’s 99 …

A strategy of trying to lure former Iowans back to the state once they have moved away and started families is likely doomed to failure, a prominent economist said last week.

However, a relatively new …

There’s the life of Riley, a phrase that conveys fine living. Then there’s the life of Jack, a piebald French bulldog from West Des Moines, whose expenses this year will outpace those of most American …

FBL Financial Group and Knapp Properties Inc. announced their partnership, West Lakes Properties L.C., is preparing to develop three multi-use business parks on land it owns in Des Moines, West Des Moines and Waukee. The …

Proposed legislation would allow cities offering fee-based services to cut general fund levy in half

Des Moines city officials are asking state lawmakers for legislation that would for the first time allow cities to charge …