Energy company expands in Midwest

Energy company expands in Midwest

Situation: Berkshire Hathaway Energy (BHE), headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa, owns a portfolio of locally managed businesses that share a vision for the energy future. BHE’s Des Moines-based subsidiary, MidAmerican Energy Company (MidAmerican), is Iowa’s largest...
President announces USA’s energy policy

President announces USA’s energy policy

Situation: An historic event was planned at Iowa State University’s Ames, Iowa-based Iowa Energy Center (IEC) when President George W. Bush agreed to announce the Administration’s new Energy Policy there in 2001.  IEC’s biomass energy conversion (BECON) complex was...

National alliance launched over lunch

Situation: Washington, D.C.-based CropLife America (CLA), also known as CropLife USA, is a trade association that represents the companies that develop, manufacture, formulate and distribute crop protection chemicals and plant science solutions for agriculture and...
Nation’s oldest restaurant franchise expands in seven states

Nation’s oldest restaurant franchise expands in seven states

Situation: Des Moines, Iowa-based Maid-Rite Corporation, founded in 1926, is the nation’s oldest QSR restaurant franchise chain. Maid-Rite is known in the Midwest for its signature fresh ground beef loose meat sandwich with secret seasoning, and the diner-style...