(Des Moines, IA) — A media and internet company based in Manhattan is buying Des Moines-based Meredith Corporation for two-point-seven BILLION dollars The new company will have its headquarters in Des Moines and be called Dotdash Meredith. Meredith started publishing in Des Moines in 1902 with the Successful Farming magazine – and owns People and Better Homes and Gardens magazine. Meredith has about 800 employees in Des Moines.
