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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: On country roads, can a self-driving car take me home?

Here is a fascinating look by Iowa Magazine inside the research taking place at the University of Iowa’s National Advanced Driving Simulator Laboratories, based in the UI College of Engineering. Beginning next year, UI researchers …
By JOE GARDYASZ | Dec 10, 2020
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IDOT requests public input on U.S. 69 study

The Iowa Department of Transportation is seeking public input on a location study on U.S. Highway 69 that looks at proposed road, bicycle and pedestrian alternatives from the Warren County line to Interstate Highway 80. …
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Nov 25, 2020
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DSM’s Mulcahy receives accredited airport executive distinction

Brian Mulcahy, director of finance and administration at Des Moines International Airport, has been awarded the Accredited Airport Executive distinction by the American Association of Airport Executives. To qualify, Mulcahy had to successfully complete a …
By BPC Staff | Nov 24, 2020
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DART adds route to Amazon fulfillment center

The Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority has changed several of its routes, including extending Local Route 17 to the Amazon fulfillment center in Bondurant. The agency, referred to as DART, also announced it was …
By BPC Staff | Nov 16, 2020
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IDOT seeks public input on I-35 reconstruction project in Warren County

Public input is being sought for a project that would rebuild southbound lanes of Interstate 35 from Iowa Highway 92 to just south of the North River in Warren County. It would also include replacing …
By BPC Staff | Nov 3, 2020
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Two new interstate interchanges could help accelerate development in Urbandale

In the past three years, about 30 new developments have occurred in the Urban Loop, a roughly four-square-mile area surrounding Interstate Highway 35-80 between Merle Hay and Hickman roads in Urbandale.

With the recent opening …
By KATHY A. BOLTEN | Oct 27, 2020
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DSM airport survey asking about comfort of air travel

Des Moines International Airport is conducting surveys to measure the pulse of travelers and their comfort with traveling by air. Kayla Kovarna, communications manager for the airport, also serves as the lead for air service …
By BPC Staff | Oct 23, 2020
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Work on I-74 bridge over Mississippi in the Quad Cities suspended over labor dispute

Quad-City Times: Work has come to a halt on much of the Interstate 74 bridge across the Mississippi River because of a labor strike. The International Union of Operating Engineers Local 150 declared Monday it was …
By BPC Staff | Oct 21, 2020
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City of Waukee receives APA Iowa award for transportation planning

The city of Waukee and Snyder & Associates Inc. received the Iowa Chapter of American Planning Association’s (APA Iowa) 2020 Transportation Planning Award for the “Waukee Street Design Guide,” a manual of Waukee street classifications …
By BPC Staff | Oct 21, 2020
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Ruan holds ribbon-cutting at new Ankeny Operating Center

Ruan’s new 16,500-squre-foot Ankeny Operating Center will serve as the company’s flagship operation. Photo submitted by Ruan 

Ruan Transportation Management Systems recently celebrated the completion of its new Ankeny Operating Center, a 16,500-square-foot facility that will …
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Oct 20, 2020