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DART to roll out first electric buses onto routes late this year

Seven electric battery-powered buses that the Des Moines Area Transit Authority has purchased are now being built. The first of the buses is expected to be delivered to Des Moines late this spring, according to …

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Transloading facility’s footprint expands into park area planned for Market District

An architectural rendering of the transload facility planned at 200 S.E. 15th St. The rendering of the building is cut in half because the facility will be the length of two football fields. Rendering by VAA …

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Exec 1 Aviation achieves advanced safety designation

Exec 1 Aviation Inc., which operates at the Ankeny Regional Airport, has been registered by the International Business Aviation Council as an IS-BAO Stage 2 operator. The designation signifies that the aircraft management and charter …

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DART expands service for two West Des Moines routes

The Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority has expanded its Local Route 72 – West Des Moines Loop, which operates between the Jordan Creek Town Center area, the University Avenue medical corridor, Valley West Mall …

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NOTEBOOK: New boarding bridges ahead for DSM passengers

Those boarding bridges that connect aircraft to the concourses at Des Moines International Airport are starting to show signs of their age, so the airport board has plans to replace them. Most of the 12 …

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New DOT driver’s license station opens Tuesday in Waukee

A new Iowa Department of Transportation driver’s license and identification service center will open Tuesday in Kettlestone Plaza at 1156 S.E. Ashworth Road in Waukee. The center replaces one that had been in Adel. The …

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Allegiant Air adds Chicago, Memphis, Austin as direct flights for DSM

Allegiant Air today announced it has added three new nonstop destinations from Des Moines — Austin, Texas; Chicago; and Memphis, Tenn. — as part of a 44-city expansion that the airline said is the largest network expansion in …

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Development group unveils proposal for casino-hotel complex at D.M. airport

Des Moines International Airport could transform itself into a destination in its own right and create a mechanism to fund its planned $500 million terminal by building a world-class, on-site casino-hotel complex, says a development …

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Terminal upgrade for Quad Cities airport could cost $20M; federal funds may pay for 70%

Quad-City Times: Revamping the terminal at the Quad City International Airport in Moline, Ill, could cost $20 million. That figure was given Friday during a meeting of the airport’s governing body’s planning committee. The cost estimate …

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Proposed improvement to Highway 30 in Story County to be discussed

The Iowa Department of Transportation will hold a public information meeting Jan. 14 to discuss proposed improvements on U.S. Highway 30 in Nevada, from east of West 18th Street/610th Avenue to just east of 650th …