Retail and Business

E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. and Bayer CropScience announced yesterday that they have entered into a global licensing agreement for a canola herbicide tolerance trait.

Bayer has licensed its proprietary herbicide tolerance technology, …

Animal Rescue League of Iowa Inc. is one of 50 shelters that earned a spot to compete in American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals $100K Challenge.

The contenders will enter a three-month …

Iowa State University should search for a permanent leader for its Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture, the Iowa Farmers Union said today.

The center has had three interim directors since the dismissal of Fred Kirschenmann …

The Connolly O’Malley Lillis Hansen Olson law firm has changed its name to Lillis O’Malley Olson Manning Pose & Van Dike LLP to reflect contributions that senior attorneys have made to the firm, William Lillis, …

The West Des Moines Community School District’s Board of Education, which worked with Cedar Rapids-based consulting firm Ray & Associates to conduct a national search, has selected Peter Ansingh as the next superintendent of the …

John Arends, president and CEO of Arends Inc., was chosen as the 2011 winner of Schwartz Award, Iowa State University’s highest honor for contributions in journalism and mass communication. The Greenlee School of Journalism and …

Des Moines Area Community College will host the 13th annual Accounting Technology and Business Career Day on April 20 at its Boone campus. This year’s seminar for high school and college students will feature speakers …

Katzmann Breast Center and Mercy Cancer Center will partner with Bras for the Cause of Iowa to provide free mammogram screening to uninsured or under-insured patients from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on April 30. …

Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. and the Davis Brown Law Firm are among 33 Iowa companies that have been recognized by Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), a Department of Defense program intended to …