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During his 18 years as the head of the Iowa Film Office, Wendol Jarvis brought considerable fame to Iowa. He helped build the relationships with Hollywood filmmakers that brought the production crews for movies such …

The Job Shop, a San Francisco-based recruiting firm that offers unique recruiting services and placement guarantees, opened its newest office in downtown Des Moines in August. Located in the Court Avenue Business Suites, the firm …

Office politics over who gets a corner office are becoming a thing of the past in most settings as traditional offices give way to cubicle stations. These days, managers are relocated closer to their employees, …

For decades, Ruan Financial Corp., the umbrella organization that controls a vast empire of real estate, banking, trucking and investments, had an ace in the hole: a commercial bank.     As laws were rewritten to prevent …

Jan Miller Straub wasn’t born into a family of philanthropists, but learned the value of giving through volunteer work.

“As a volunteer, I got into the committee structure,” she said. “On committees, I got into …

A general contractor by trade, X-Builder owner John Peters III might seem an unlikely candidate to bring a cutting-edge hair business to Des Moines. But the 25-year-old entrepreneur is building a foundation for a business …

Darrell Dickinson was 50 years old when he put $20,000 down and mortgaged his house to purchase an existing Des Moines records storage business in 1977, renaming it MDS Records Management. After working in the …

Sciengistics, a Des Moines-based start-up whose software helps airlines more efficiently manage staffing needs, has teamed with JetBlue Airways, a discount carrier that has become the airline industry’s current darling.

John H. Brant Jr., vice …

Since August, eastern Iowa banker Douglas Kratz had been snapping up shares in StateFed Financial Corp., the parent of State Federal Bank, spending roughly $1.2 million for a 9.9 percent stake in the company.     Last …

Wausau Benefits, a Wisconsin company that manages health care benefits for companies, has bought a Des Moines-based unit from insurance giant Marsh & McLennan Cos.     Roughly three-quarters of the 230 workers in the unit, which …