Report: Iowa now No. 2 nationally in installed wind energy

By user | January 28, 2016 |
The American Wind Energy Association reports that Iowa has surpassed California to become the nation’s second-leading state in installed wind energy capacity with 6,212 megawatts. California has 6,108 and Texas leads with 17,713. See a video about Iowa’s wind…Read More

Kansas firm buys DM-based contractor Stroh Corp.

By user | January 28, 2016 |
 

MMC Corp. of Overland Park, Kan., is buying Des Moines-based mechanical, electrical and construction company Stroh Corp. Terms were not disclosed.

  “We have evaluated several potential acquisitions over the past 12 months, and…Read More

Union membership declines in Iowa

By user | January 28, 2016 |
The percentage of Iowa’s workers who are union members declined from 2014 to 2015, while the national average stayed steady, according to a new report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.   The percentage…Read More

ISU reigns over Super Bowl … in turf management

By user | January 28, 2016 |
Iowa State University has scored more spots in the Super Bowl turf teams than any other school, ISU reported.


Junior horticulture student Georgeanna Heitshusen, who studies turfgrass management, is the latest to be selected by Toro…Read More

Pitsor joins Great Western Bank

By user | January 28, 2016 |
Deon Pitsor, former Iowa market president for Bank of America, has joined Great Western Bank as vice president of business banking. He will be based in Clive. Pitsor grew up in Hampton and received a…Read More

AG warns against perennial tax scam

By user | January 27, 2016 |
Now that it’s tax filing season, Attorney General Tom Miller is again warning Iowans about a recurring telephone tax scam.
The scam involves live callers or robocalls purportedly from the Internal Revenue Service regarding supposed…Read More