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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
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DOT warns that growth of electric cars could jeopardize Iowa’s road fund

Cedar Rapids Gazette: In about 20 years, the growing use of electric vehicles could take a quarter-billion-dollar-a-year hit on a state fund relied upon to finance better roads, the Iowa Department of Transportation said Tuesday. Iowa’s …
By BPC Staff | Jan 30, 2019
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Study: Truckload of cash paid to drivers

Iowa’s trucking industry pays $4.3 billion in wages for 98,540 jobs, new data from the American Transportation Research Institute and the Iowa Motor Carriers Foundation show. The Iowa trucking industry pays over $4.3 billion in …
By BPC Staff | Jan 29, 2019
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Iowa Supreme Court again sides with Cedar Rapids on speed cameras

Cedar Rapids Gazette: While many view Cedar Rapids’ automated traffic cameras as unforgiving speed traps that deprive citizens the chance to plead their case to a live ticket-writing officer, the program does not violate motorists’ due …
By BPC Staff | Jan 25, 2019
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DOT seeks comments on Greater Des Moines travel needs

The Iowa Department of Transportation will be hosting an online public meeting to provide information on Greater Des Moines traffic planning and to seek comment on travel needs in the area. The meeting will be available between …
By BPC Staff | Jan 25, 2019
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FAA looks into new tower at Des Moines airport

The Federal Aviation Administration has begun what usually is a five- to 10-year process that could end with Des Moines International Airport getting a new flight control tower, or an overhaul of the current one. …
By BPC Staff | Jan 21, 2019
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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: Need to go to London for the day? Supersonic travel returning

When I was reporting for the Des Moines Register in 1985, I wrote a story about Omaha-based Godfather’s Pizza magnate Willy Theisen’s $500,000 40th birthday celebration trip to London aboard the supersonic Concorde with nearly …
By PERRY BEEMAN | Jan 18, 2019
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Quad City airport passenger numbers up 17 percent in December

Quad-City Times: The Quad City International Airport ended 2018 on a high note. The number of total passengers was up 17 percent in December, Executive Director Ben Leischner told the Rock Island County Metropolitan Airport Authority …
By BPC Staff | Jan 16, 2019