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Winners in the Des Moines Business Record’s fifth annual “Best Places to Work in Central Iowa” survey were recognized at a luncheon May 5 at the Des Moines Club, 666 Grand Ave.

In the large company category, the winners were: first place, U.S. Cellular Corp.; second place, Holmes Murphy & Associates Inc.; and third place, RSM McGladrey Inc. Among medium-sized companies: first place, Brokers International Ltd.; second place, McGowen, Hurst, Clark & Smith P.C.; and third place, Bank Iowa. And for the small companies: First place, Palmer Group; second place, Performance Marketing Inc.; and third place, Carrier Access Inc. Write-ups about these nine companies appear on the following pages.

The survey was conducted by Quantum Workplace, a Wichita, Kan.-based company that does similar surveys in a number of cities. Employees at 36 participating Central Iowa businesses took the survey in March. Each received a confidential e-mail inviting them to complete the survey of approximately 40 questions on a secure Web site.

Those questions asked for responses on topics such as team effectiveness, trust in co-workers, trust in senior leaders and company benefits.

After the survey period closed, Quantum tabulated the results and compared workplaces within each size category — 10-50 employees, 51-150 employees and more than 150 employees. Three companies were selected as first, second and third in each category.

Each of the nine winners receives a free copy of its own results. Other participating companies can purchase their reports from Quantum.

Right Management Inc. is the survey proprietor of the Central Iowa survey. The Des Moines office of Right Management is part of a nationwide company that’s a subsidiary of Manpower Inc.

Merit Resources Inc. is the presenting sponsor of the “Best Places to Work” competition. Founded in 1989, it’s based in Urbandale and has offices in Eastern Iowa, Florida and Kansas.

The Central Iowa Society for Human Resource Management, with about 500 members locally, is also a partner.