Anyone else see this?  According to Fortune Small Business, Des Moines is #8 on best places to launch a small business in a midsize town!  Not to shabby huh?  Not only that but Iowa also has three other cities in their small town category.  Some of the factors that went into their decision were crime rates, education, GDP, per-capita income and population growth.  I think one thing the magazine left out is the fact that Iowans are just cool people.  Check out the article here.