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Cedar Rapids City Council to consider $109M FedEx warehouse and distribution center

Cedar Rapids Gazette: The Cedar Rapids City Council is slated Tuesday to consider financial incentives for an immense FedEx warehouse and distribution facility proposed for the city — a $108.6 million investment that would create 434 …

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Favorite automobiles in Iowa: Chevrolet overall, Ford F-150 for specific vehicle

Des Moines Register: Iowa loves Chevrolets. But the vehicle it loves most of all is the Ford F-150. Those were the findings of a Des Moines Register analysis of Iowa Department of Transportation records conducted as …

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DART announces changes to local and express routes beginning Sunday

The Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority has announced it will make changes to several local and express routes beginning Sunday. The updated routes are local routes 1,6,7, 11, 13, 15, 17 and 60, and …

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Missouri River barge terminal officially opens near Blencoe

Sioux City Journal: The Port of Blencoe, which officially opened Wednesday, has already seen a few barges in and out of that stretch of the upper Missouri River for the first time in over 15 years. …

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Eastern Iowa Airport to halt health screenings July 1

Cedar Rapids Gazette: The Eastern Iowa Airport in Cedar Rapids will stop its mandatory health screening program July 1, the airport commission decided Monday, as COVID-19 cases drop and passenger numbers rise. Airport Director Marty Lenss …

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Fiery train derailment prompts evacuation of small Iowa town

Associated Press: Thick black smoke billowed into the air Sunday after a train derailed in northwest Iowa, prompting authorities to evacuate part of a small nearby town. The fiery derailment happened around 2 p.m. Sunday on …

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DART announces changes to some routes beginning June 6

The Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority today announced changes to some of its routes and schedules starting June 6. Local Route 6 will run every 20 minutes during the day and every 30 minutes …

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Street Collective seeks food establishments for ‘Streets to Eats’ in June

The Street Collective in Des Moines will host a monthlong event in June called “Streets to Eats” to highlight the value of walking, biking and riding DART while promoting local restaurants. The premise is simple: Customers receive …

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DART will no longer block seats, but asks riders to maintain social distancing

The Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority will no longer be blocking seats on its buses, but is encouraging riders to continue to practice social distancing. DART announced in a news release today that beginning this week …

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MPO announces nearly $14M in grants for regional transportation projects

Nearly $14 million has been awarded for 21 projects that include an interstate interchange and bridge and street improvements, the Des Moines Area Metropolitan Planning Organization announced today. The grants were approved by the MPO Policy Committee …