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Des Moines ready to break ground for rail-truck transload facility

Construction is expected to begin next month on a long-awaited rail-truck transloading facility in Des Moines that will provide shippers with new options for shipping raw materials and other goods in and out of Central …

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City had investigated allegations about transload facility operator

Des Moines officials say that construction of a rail-truck transloading facility for Des Moines was delayed by an investigation, which began more than two years ago and that has since been completed. 

The investigation followed …

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Study finds ‘lavish’ amount of parking in Des Moines

Despite residents griping, Des Moines is home to 1.6 million parking spots within city limits — or seven parking spots for each of the city’s 217,521 residents in 2017, the Des Moines Register reports. The study …

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Record number of passengers at airport in June

The Des Moines airport got really busy in June. 

The latest numbers show an overall increase of 5.9 percent year over year, with 251,265 total passengers in June — the highest number of monthly passengers in airport …

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Transportation commission approves more than $13 million for public transit

The Iowa Transportation Commission on Tuesday approved more than $1.6 million in funding to support five public transit projects, including projects for Des Moines Area Regional Transit and CyRide in Ames. The projects are funded …

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Allegiant flight makes emergency landing in Cedar Rapids after reports of smoke

Des Moines Register: A flight headed to Arizona from Cedar Rapids grounded Wednesday after reports of smoke on board caused an emergency landing. The plane returned to the Eastern Iowa Airport minutes after taking off, after …

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Eastern Iowa Airport notches fourth straight record month

Corridor Business Journal: The Eastern Iowa Airport in Cedar Rapids has recorded its fourth consecutive record-breaking month for passenger totals with the release of its May passenger numbers. The total number of passengers in May was …

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Mobile art festival hits Des Moines

With the latest Des Moines Arts Festival in the books, this seems like a good time to pass along that the Des Moines Public Art Foundation and DART transportation agency have unveiled the eighth art …

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Crude oil leaks into flooding river from derailed train in northwest Iowa

Sioux City Journal: Residents of several farms were evacuated early this morning after a train carrying oil derailed, spilling some of its contents into floodwaters of the Little Rock River near Doon in northwest Iowa. Firefighters …

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Iowa seeks public input on highway rest areas, proposes closing 11 rest stops

Cedar Rapids Gazette: The Iowa Department of Transportation is seeking public input on a plan scrutinizing the 37 full-service rest areas that line Iowa’s interstate system and recommending some be closed. The Iowa Statewide Rest Area Management …