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About 100 shoppers were on hand this morning as Traders Joe’s opened for business for the first time at the Galleria in West Des Moines. Many of the early arrivals waited in their cars for …

The Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines announced Thursday that it will donate a leadership grant of $50,000 to fund the conceptual design for a skate park in Des Moines.

The city of Des Moines …

Des Moines and West Des Moines combined to be named the No. 6 best city to move to according to a recent Yahoo.com article.

Yahoo used a list of factors from cost of living to …

The Greater Des Moines Convention and Visitors Bureau (GDMCVB) celebrated its 102nd anniversary on Wednesday by recognizing eight local businesses and organizations. At its annual dinner, which was held at the Des Moines Marriott Downtown, …

Eight new members have been named to the Civic Center of Greater Des Moines’ board of directors. Eric Crowell with Iowa Health – Des Moines, Steve Gaer with the city of West Des Moines, Laure …

The number of visitors to Greater Des Moines in 2009 remained strong, but the dollars spent by those visitors dropped slightly, the Greater Des Moines Convention and Visitors Bureau said. The metro area hosted more …

The Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines has received a $40,000 gift from Kyle Krause, Community Foundation board chair and Kum & Go L.C. president and CEO, and his wife, Sharon Krause, through the Better …

FBL Financial Group Inc. and the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation will announce a gift of $150,000 to the World Food Prize Foundation’s capital campaign for the Norman E. Borlaug Hall of Laureates. During a luncheon …