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Industry group: Airports need $128B

Airports Council International reported that U.S. airports need $128 billion worth of repairs and improvements through 2023, based on new survey results.

The airports already face $91.6 billion in debt from past projects. 

Des Moines International …
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Mar 4, 2019
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Iowa trucking industry pays $561 million in taxes

The Iowa trucking industry pays more than $561 million in federal and state roadway taxes, a new report notes. The Iowa Motor Carriers Foundation and the American Transportation Research Institute said the $16,000 per rig …
By BPC Staff | Feb 28, 2019
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6th Avenue improvement project set to start Feb. 28

The city of Des Moines and the 6th Avenue Corridor Urban Neighborhood Main Street Program are breaking ground on Phase I of the 6th Avenue Corridor Streetscape Project at 11:30 a.m. Feb. 28 at 1714 …
By BPC Staff | Feb 21, 2019
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Airport passenger traffic gains 4 percent

Passenger traffic at Des Moines International Airport grew by 4.1 percent in January compared with the same month last year. While that was a smaller leap than in some recent months, airport Executive Director Kevin …
By BPC Staff | Feb 13, 2019
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Airport sweetens incentives for new flights

The Des Moines Airport Authority Board this week changed its incentive package for airlines that offer new flights from Des Moines. 

The new version will apply to qualifying seasonal flights. Previously, the board had required …
By PERRY BEEMAN | Feb 13, 2019
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Allegiant announces nonstop flights from Cedar Rapids to Nashville

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Travelers this spring will be able to take direct flights from Cedar Rapids to Nashville, Tenn. — with introductory fares as low as $49 each way. Allegiant announced that the new direct service …
By BPC Staff | Feb 12, 2019
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Airport gains flight to Florida, loses nonstop to San Francisco

Allegiant Air has announced twice-weekly nonstop flights between Des Moines International Airport and Destin-Fort Walton Beach airport, Fla., beginning in May. In addition, Des Moines airport officials announced that Southwest Airlines will begin its seasonal …
By BPC Staff | Feb 12, 2019
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IUB seeks comments on electric vehicle rules

The Iowa Utilities Board has decided to write a rule governing electric vehicle charging. The board will take comments on the rule for 30 days. “As EV charging stations are developed in Iowa, other state agencies may …
By BPC Staff | Feb 7, 2019
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Hill named president and COO of Scarbrough Group

The Scarbrough Group of Companies, based in Kansas City, Mo., announced it has appointed Adam Hill as president and chief operating officer of Scarbrough International Ltd. The full service international and domestic transportation provider, which has operations in Central …
By BPC Staff | Feb 4, 2019
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Bicycle Collective broadens mission, changes name

The Des Moines Bicycle Collective is now the Street Collective, a new name that reflects a broader mission of making things better for walkers, bus riders, bicyclists and other travelers trying to share the road …
By BPC Staff | Feb 1, 2019