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 | | Des Moines is the headquarters for the Principal Financial Group, the Meredith Corporation, and Ruan Transportation. |
 | | In November 2005, Des Moines voters approved a measure that allowed the city to annex certain parcels of land in the northeast, southeast, and southern corners of Des Moines, particularly areas bordering the Iowa 5/U.S. bypass. |
 | | The Des Moines-Newton-Pella Combined Statistical Area consists of those five counties plus Jasper and Marion counties; the 2000 census population of this area was 550,659 and the estimated 2005 population was 593,112 [5]. |
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