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Cedar Rapids airport breaks passenger record for third consecutive year

Corridor Business Journal: The Eastern Iowa Airport in Cedar Rapids broke its annual passenger record for the third consecutive year in 2019. The total passenger number in 2018 was 1.2 million. November set another monthly record, …

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NOTEBOOK: Airport’s new concessions contracts land in the money

Des Moines International Airport decided to shake things up with its concessions arrangements the past few years, taking on more of the risk in the retail and food operations on a bet it would pay …

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After 2 years of trying, Cargill wins Cedar Rapids approval for rail yard

Cedar Rapids Gazette: After two years, multiple tries and bitter resistance, one of Cedar Rapids’ major employers — Cargill — has the green light to build a 12-track, 200-car rail yard that the company says will …

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MPO launches e-scooter survey

The Des Moines Area Metropolitan Planning Organization wants your opinion on e-scooters, which may show up in a pilot project here. The survey runs through Jan. 19. “The technology is here, so how do we want to …

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DOT chief Lowe resigns

Iowa Department of Transportation Director Mark Lowe resigned Friday under orders of Gov. Kim Reynolds, the Des Moines Register reported. He will leave Jan. 10. Neither Lowe nor the governor’s office gave much insight into why Reynolds …

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Airport traffic down in November

Passenger traffic at Des Moines International Airport was down 5.4% in November compared with the same month last year. However, the year-to-date growth stands at 5.1%, considered a strong performance and in line with the …

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Des Moines City Council moves forward on $25M railroad facility

KCCI-TV: More trains could be headed to Des Moines in 2021. The Des Moines City Council voted Monday to move forward with a $25 million railroad facility on the city’s east side. The transload facility, or …

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NOTEBOOK: Grand Rapids bus partnership blooms

The Greater Des Moines Partnership recently hosted a Nov. 20 meeting of its Transit Future Work Group that featured officials from Grand Rapids, Mich., a metro area of nearly 1 million. 

The city’s bus service, …

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Overweight loads, propane hauling provisions extended for farmers

Gov. Kim Reynolds has extended two proclamations giving Iowa farmers more time for hauling overweight loads of harvested grain and for propane delivery to mid-December. The grain hauling proclamation, originally signed on Sept. 30, allowed …

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DART plans to move operations center to $68M east-side facility

The Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority (DART) will receive a $17 million grant for a proposed $68 million operations center to be located at the intersection of Southeast 25th and Maury streets, federal officials …