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VIDEO: Levy details disruptive technologies in transportation

At our recent Power Breakfast on transportation issues, panelist Kerty Levy shared some examples of disruptive technologies that could make air travel easier. They included a security tunnel that could replace the line-producing system we …

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Lowe named DOT interim director

Gov. Terry Branstad today named Iowa Department of Transportation veteran Mark Lowe as DOT interim director. He replaces Paul Trombino, who resigned effective today. Lowe has directed the motor vehicle division since 2009. He previously …

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Airport update: Doggy bathroom project nixed; TSA uses Twitter to keep knives off planes

Des Moines International Airport will save about $96,000 after a local woman gave officials a way out of a $100,000 requirement to build a doggy bathroom inside the terminal.   Airport Executive Director and General…
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Megabus.com to end service in Des Moines, rest of Iowa Jan. 9

Megabus.com, the discount bus line that arrived in Des Moines 2010 to great hoopla and fares as low as $1, will end its runs through Iowa after trips are completed Jan. 9, spokesman Sean Hughes confirmed.


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Airport passenger count up 2.1 percent in October, 5.4 percent for year

The number of passengers getting on and off planes at Des Moines International Airport was up 2.1 percent in October compared with the same month last year. Year to date, traffic is up 5.4 percent …

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NOTEBOOK: Trombino: ‘It was just time to move on’

Iowa Department of Transportation Director Paul Trombino said in an interview this afternoon that he wasn’t pushed out of his job.

He wasn’t in a snit over budget cuts. He wasn’t pressured by Gov. Terry …

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DOT director Trombino resigns

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Paul Trombino, director of the Iowa Department of Transportation, has resigned effective Nov. 28, KCCI reported. Employees were notified Wednesday, but were given no reason for Trombino’s departure.

Gov. Terry Branstad appointed Trombino to…
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Airport looks to raise parking rates, build hangars and runway

The cost of building new airplane hangars and replacing part of a main runway figures into a proposed Des Moines International Airport budget that calls for a 15.5 percent increase in expenditures next year.


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Foley: Airport on track to hit 2.5 million passengers this year

Passenger traffic at Des Moines International Airport should grow 6 percent this year, logging 2.5 million departures and arrivals, said Kevin Foley, executive director and general manager. “Remember, 2.5 million is where we get busy,” …

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American begins Cedar Rapids-Charlotte flights

Cedar Rapids Gazette: American Airlines on Friday launched twice-daily nonstop service from Cedar Rapids to Charlotte, N.C., offering a new option for passengers traveling to the East Coast, the southeast United States or the Caribbean. Charlotte …