The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is expected to increase the amount of ethanol that can be blended with gasoline, but don’t expect a big celebration at the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association.
Monte Shaw, executive …
Ames-based Becker Underwood announced yesterday that it has acquired South African company Biological Control Products Ltd. (BCP).
BCP specializes in producing biologically based products for agriculture. The acquisition expands Becker Underwood’s reach to nine countries. …
Smart-phone users can now explore Greater Des Moines with a mobile website, See Des Moines Mobile. The free, interactive website will allow mobile phone users to search for upcoming events, places to stay, coupons and …
Google Inc., the world’s largest Internet search engine provider, has been tinkering with engines of another sort and has come up with some futuristic results — a car that drives itself, Reuters reported.
Google, in …
Ames-based Avello Bioenergy Inc. yesterday demonstrated the first use of Bioasphalt technology on a bike path in Des Moines.
The Waveland Trail, which connects University Avenue to Franklin Avenue, has been partly paved using Bioasphalt, …
E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Co. Inc., parent company of Iowa-based Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc., announced full membership of its advisory committee on agricultural innovation and productivity for the 21st century.
Former U.S. Sen. …
Facebook Inc. yesterday unveiled tools to give users more control over personal information, which officials called a pre-emptive strike against Google Inc., Reuters reported.
A new “Groups” feature will make it easier for users to …
More than 4,100 Iowans will receive “fast-track” apprenticeship training and job placement assistance in energy-sector jobs through a 36-month program, Gov. Chet Culver announced Tuesday. The State Energy Sector Partnership Board has awarded $5.7 million …
The Iowa College Student Aid Commission announced that it has selected EverFi Inc., a Washington, D.C.-based educational software company, to provide an online financial literacy program to Iowa high schools.
The program is expected to …
Hoover High School and Meredith Middle School will have a new look when students start classes next fall.
Using some of the money the Des Moines Independent Community School District will receive from the state’s …
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