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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: Why there’s a school bus driver shortage

We’ve all seen the banner signs hung off the side of a parked school bus advertising that a district is hiring drivers. The request for drivers doesn’t just occur before the start of a school …

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Overnight closures planned for I-80 in West Des Moines

Interstate Highway 80 eastbound between Grand Prairie Parkway and Jordan Creek Parkway will be closed overnight for two nights next week as part of a project to set beams for the new Ashworth Road bridge …

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NOTEBOOK: Airport executive director lays out terminal project funding, discusses plane parking and his future

The Business Record recently sat down for an interview with Kevin Foley, the executive director of the Des Moines International Airport, for a conversation about the upcoming 10-year anniversary of the airport being operated as …

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COVID-19 relief funds approved for six Iowa trail projects

The Iowa Transportation Commission has approved $5 million in COVID-19 Relief Recreational Trails Program funding for six projects statewide. The funding is from the federal Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, and partially offsets …

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DSM prepares to commemorate 10th anniversary of airport authority creation

In November, the Des Moines International Airport will celebrate the 10th anniversary of its transition to operating as an airport authority instead of being a department within the city of Des Moines.

The move, airport …

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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: You’ll really get a charge out of this

How will the massive numbers of batteries needed for the shift to electric cars over the next couple of decades be produced? Last month, President Joe Biden signed an executive order targeting half of U.S. …

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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: Chip shortage drives tech companies and car makers closer

In times of trouble all kinds of unique partnerships take shape, like the relationship we’re seeing now between automotive and semiconductor companies. The Wall Street Journal reports the two industries are bonding over the shortage, looking for …

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Transportation commission approves $1.5 million for six transit projects

The Iowa Transportation Commission has approved $1.5 million to support six public transit projects statewide, from Burlington to Sioux City. The commission approved the funds through the state’s Public Transit Infrastructure Grant Fund during its meeting in …

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DART considers alternative transit models as it looks to better meet community’s changing needs

The Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority is seeking public input on proposals for its future as the agency considers how it can best serve the community and its evolving needs.

 

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Answers to driver shortages found in expanded recruitment, regulatory change

The trucking industry is facing driver shortages that are expected to grow to being more than one million drivers short in the next decade if it doesn’t do more to improve recruiting and working conditions, …