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    Des Moines is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Iowa. Des Moines's suburbs include Altoona, Ankeny, Bondurant, Carlisle, Clive, Grimes, Johnston, Norwalk, Pleasant Hill, Polk City, Urbandale, Waukee, West Des Moines, and Windsor Heights.

    In 2003, Forbes magazine ranked the Des Moines metropolitan area 8th on its list of "Best Places For Business And Careers," based on the cost of doing business, housing affordability, educational attainment, crime rate, and the number of Ph.D.'s per 100,000 residents.

    The Des Moines metro area is also experiencing a boom, in particular the western suburbs. West Des Moines, in particular, now has over 50,000 people and is home to the Jordan Creek Town Center, the largest shopping center in Iowa, as well as several Wells Fargo office complexes, including a new corporate campus that is scheduled for completion in 2007 and which holds the title for second largest construction project in the country, passed only by Donald Trump's Chicago project. Nearby Dallas County is one of the nations fastest growing counties according to the U.S. census bureau. 

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