Retail and Business

The National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association Hall of Fame (NSSA) is honoring WHO-TV Sports Director Keith Murphy as Iowa Sportscaster of the Year. Murphy will be honored at the NSSA’s 52nd Annual Awards Weekend, May …

The Greater Des Moines Partnership’s Diversity Committee selected Community CPA & Associates Inc. as its 2011 Diversity Award – Small Business recipient. The Des Moines-based accounting firm’s specialties include serving both non-resident and resident aliens. …

The Young Professionals Connection, or YPC, is organizing a “Lunch With Leaders” event, which is scheduled to take place from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Jan. 27 in the Arthur Davis Room of the …

The Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines has announced the recipients of $60,000 worth of its Organizational Effectiveness Grants. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Iowa, ChildServe, CULTUREALL, the Des Moines Area Religious Council, Employee …

Downtown Des Moines’ annual Skywalk Golf tournament has been scheduled to take place Feb. 5. Registrations are available in three divisions – singles, doubles and foursomes – and players may pick their preferred tee times, as …

The Ankeny Economic Development Council this week announced the launch of Ankeny Works, a new campaign designed to increase the city’s work force, strengthen existing business relationships and promote business growth.

The initial phase of …

A new poll conducted by CNN and Opinion Research Corp. found that only one in four Americans believe the economy is in good shape, CNNMoney.com reported.

But the 24 percent who think the economy is …

For the past 28 years, the Iowa Association of Business and Industry Foundation has operated Leadership Iowa, a yearlong, statewide program to expose upcoming business and community leaders to issues affecting Iowa. The 40 members …

Flood flow frequency estimates on the Des Moines River have increased, according to a nine-month study done by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

The study looked at flow frequencies at Saylorville Lake, Lake Red …