Energy

MidAmerican Energy Co. said Tuesday it has doubled the number of employees who will assist with utility damage and power outages caused by Hurricane Sandy. A MidAmerican Energy crew of 12 linemen, a supervisor and …

A subsidiary of Des Moines-based MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co. has entered into a joint venture with Renewable Energy Systems Canada Inc. to sponsor a competitive proposal for the East-West Tie Line, an electric transmission project …

TransAlta Corp., Canada’s largest investor-owned utility company, and Des Moines-based MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co. have formed a strategic partnership to develop, build and operate new natural gas-fueled electricity generation projects in Canada, the companies announced …

The U.S. oil and gas boom is cutting into jobless numbers, supporting a total of 1.7 million jobs this year, a number that will swell to almost 3 million by 2020, a leading consultant said …

Ellen Gaucher, executive vice president at Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield, was awarded the Iowa Lean Consortium’s (ILC) first Iowa Lean Champion Award.

The award was created to honor a leader who has made …

Gas prices in California have soared to record highs, shooting up 50 cents a gallon in just the last week, but experts don’t predict similar spikes in the rest of the country, reports CNN Money. 

Since …

Patrick Moore, a former leader of Greenpeace, now represents a coalition supporting the expansion of nuclear energy in the United States. Earlier this month, the Business Record interviewed Moore before he spoke at Iowa State …

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Wednesday announced loan guarantees for two major projects to build and improve electric transmission lines serving Iowa.

The first of those, a $40.1 million loan guarantee to Cedar …