Iowa

Columbia officials to use other cities for public transportation examples

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 15:23:39 +0000

University of Missouri students, city officials and MU’s transit consultant will visit Ames, Iowa to look at their public transportation system on Friday (Feb. 17).

Business Beat: February 8, 2012

Nick Adams — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:32:12 +0000

This week: Farmers buying up grain bins to help play the market. Plus, how refineries in Kansas and Iowa could help find another source of bio fuel.

A new source of biomass

KCUR-FM: Eric Durban — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:41:53 +0000

Corn has been the engine behind the ethanol industry for years, and that food vs. fuel debate doesn't look to end anytime soon. But as researchers work to unlock the biofuels potential in crop residue and other biomass, a refinery is being built in Kansas may help take the industry to another level.