Retail and Business

Katie Cownie, Thomas Levis, Jane Rosien Hardy and Donn Stanley have been elected to the Iowa State Bar Association’s board of governors. Cownie works in corporate transaction and health care law at Brown, Winick, Graves, …

The Iowa Business Council (IBC) is accepting nominations through Sept. 30 for the third annual Iowa Partners in Efficiency (IPE) award, which recognizes employees or work units in any political subdivision — local, county, or …

West Des Moines-based WorkSource Staffing has been named the fastest-growing employment firm in the country by trade source Staffing Industry Analysts.

The study looked at staffing firms that recorded more than $1 million in revenue …

Iowa’s most rapid population changes are taking place among its youngest residents, the Child and Family Policy Center said in a report released yesterday. The report analyzed and mapped data from the 2000 and 2010 …

The Greater Des Moines Convention and Visitors Bureau and Business Publications Corp. Inc. will host the first See Des Moines release party from 5 to 6:30 p.m. on Sept. 8 at the Business Publications office, …

Twenty-five of the 100 highest-paid U.S. CEOs earned more last year than their companies paid in federal income tax, according to a pay study released this morning.

The report from the Institute for Policy Studies …

Baker Group LLC, a Des Moines-based specialty contractor, announced this morning it has purchased Quint-Co Inc., a building automation systems and services company based in Moline, Ill. With the acquisition, Quint-Co joins Baker Group’s controls …

The Iowa Commission on Volunteer Service is seeking nominations for the Iowa Volunteer Hall of Fame.

Nominations can be submitted in one of several categories: individual, national service member, family, group, organization/nonprofit and business/corporation. Since …

Metro Waste Authority’s “Clean Up Crew” will hold a household hazardous waste clean-up event in Windsor Heights on Saturday.

Residents from the entire Metro Waste Authority service area can take lead and oil-based paints, chemicals …

The Greater Des Moines Partnership is collaborating with the Iowa Innovation Gateway, the Iowa Department of Economic Development and other regional organizations on the “Go Global:  Innovations in Exporting Conference” scheduled for Oct. 28.

The …