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DART seeks feedback from riders


The Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority (DART) is starting a pair of initiatives to get rider feedback.

Starting this week, DART will have representatives on all its routes, counting where people get on and …

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Gabus Group donates to Iowa National Guard

Iowa National Guard Officers Auxiliary President Sheila Dietz will receive a $100,000 contribution from the Gabus Automotive Group on Thursday. Gabus dealerships donated $100 from each vehicle sale in July to support the officers auxiliary …

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Ad campaign for fixing roads kicks off Wednesday

State and local business and government officials will release details on Wednesday of a new statewide campaign to push for a federal bill to fix aging roads in Iowa. The campaign is part of a …

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High hopes are riding on the rails


A Union Pacific freight train hauling a load of grain kept its distance from downtown’s Hessen Haus one evening last week just long enough for the speeches to end. The bar and restaurant was full …

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Jacobson adds more operations in Pacific Northwest

Jacobson Cos. will operate PepsiCo Inc.’s new 450,000-square-foot distribution center in Tacoma, Wash. With the contract, the Des Moines-based company operates five distribution centers and 2.5 million square feet nationally for PepsiCo, Jacobsen said in …

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DART applies for transit hub funds

The Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority (DART) has applied for $10 million in TIGER II federal grant money for a new transit hub to replace the Walnut Street transit mall. DART would have enough …

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Pavement blowups costly for IDOT

The temperature is expected to swelter into the low 90s today with heat indexes in the 100s. Great news if you’re planning a post-work pool party, costly news if you’re the Iowa Department of Transportation …

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DART secures grant; new transit hub on the way

The Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority (DART) announced today that it has received a $6.5 million grant that will allow it to move forward with its proposed $20 million downtown transit hub, which will …

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Notebook: Des Moines Area MPO


The Des Moines Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) is working to negotiate a contract with the top firm of three finalists vying to conduct an intermodal usage study that would determine the feasibility of developing …

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NASCO event gives Des Moines chance to shine


He needed three languages to get through it, but Polk County Supervisor Robert Brownell made it through the opening remarks.

Brownell used the familiar English language to give the opening remarks at the North American …

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