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Iowa: Home of Green Jobs?
Friday, May 17, 2013 7:00 AM
A new study has ranked Iowa among the top five states in the country for “clean” jobs.
MidAmerican Energy announces major wind expansion
Wednesday, May 08, 2013 4:15 PM
MidAmerican Energy Co. on Wednesday announced plans to add up to 1,050 megawatts of wind generation in the state within the next two years, consisting of up to 656 new wind turbines by the end of 2015. 
Interstate Power and Light files proposed settlement for Marshalltown plant
Monday, April 29, 2013 3:09 PM
Interstate Power and Light Co. on Monday filed document with the Iowa Utilities Board (IUB) to proceed with plans to construct a 600-megawatt natural gas-fired generating station in Marshalltown. 
Ames Lab names interim director
Friday, April 26, 2013 3:15 PM
CenturyLink awarded military network contract
Tuesday, April 23, 2013 2:25 PM
CenturyLink Inc. announced today it has been awarded a Department of Defense (DoD) contract to provide high-speed fiber optic network connections to link the department's supercomputers to more than 150 DoD sites nationwide. 
Land of opportunity for women entrepreneurs in North Dakota oil fields
Monday, April 22, 2013 3:07 PM
Though men dominate the manual-labor jobs on the rigs in the booming North Dakota oil fields, women are exercising entrepreneurial zeal in opening services ranging from oil well geology to occupational testing to child care and medical clinics.
The Green Issue: Sown Seeds
Friday, April 19, 2013 7:00 AM
Which Iowa Power Fund projects are bearing fruit and which ones never bloomed?
Environmental Impact Awards luncheon on May 15
Thursday, April 18, 2013 3:13 PM
The Center on Sustainable Communities, Des Moines Water Works, Greater Des Moines Partnership, Metro Waste Authority and MidAmerican Energy will honor six organizations with Environmental Impact Awards at a luncheon on May 15.
A Closer Look: Mark Petri
Friday, April 12, 2013 7:00 AM
Director, Iowa Energy Center
Phone companies try to position themselves as winners in VoIP regulatory battle
Friday, April 05, 2013 9:08 AM
As technology evolves, companies are trying to position themselves to be regulatory winners – or at least avoid being losers. The most recent example is with Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), which basically refers to providing telephone service over the Internet.
Italian energy company to partner in Iowa wind farm development
Wednesday, April 03, 2013 4:22 PM
Grimes company Optimum Renewables will partner with an Italian company to create more wind farms in Iowa.
Iowa Energy and MidAmerican to host green events
Monday, April 01, 2013 10:31 AM
Wind power could blow away nuclear energy
Monday, March 11, 2013 2:16 PM
A glut of government-subsidized wind power may help accomplish a goal some environmentalists have sought for decades: kill off U.S. nuclear power plants while reducing reliance on electricity generated by burning coal, Bloomberg reported. 
Iowa sets wind-generated electricity high
Thursday, March 07, 2013 2:37 PM
New data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration shows that wind-generated electricity made up 24.5 percent of all the electricity generated in Iowa in 2012, making Iowa the first state in the nation to exceed 20 percent of all generation from wind. 
Industry Snapshot: Wind power
Friday, February 08, 2013 7:00 AM
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