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Airport traffic soars another 12.1%

Des Moines International Airport narrowly missed setting a monthly passenger traffic record in August, gaining 12.1 percent over the same month last year. The total came in at 250,046, just short of June’s record of …

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DART considers levy increase

The board of the Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority, or DART, is considering an increase in the property tax cap to $1.95 per $1,000 valuation, up from 95 cents per $1,000. The level is …

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MPO terminates contract with indicted transload facility operator

The Des Moines Metropolitan Area Planning Organization’s executive committee on Friday voted to terminate its contract with the owner of a Nebraska company that had been selected to operate a planned rail-truck transload facility east …

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Iowa truckers receive refunds over ‘compliance warnings’

A Louisiana company has paid $14,850 to refund fees paid by owners of Iowa trucking companies, many of whom thought they were responding to a government agency threatening fines. The Consumer Protection Division of the …

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Eastern Iowa Airport posts sixth straight record month

Corridor Business Journal: The Eastern Iowa Airport in Cedar Rapids has set a passenger record for a sixth consecutive month, airport officials announced. The total number of passengers in July was 106,994, breaking the previous record …

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Proposed operator of Des Moines rail transload facility indicted by DOJ

A federal grand jury on Thursday issued a 22-count indictment against Steve Braithwaite, president and owner of Nebraska Railcar Cleaning Services LLC, related to worker safety incidents that led to a fatal explosion and the …

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Iowa Illinois Safety Council to pilot Alive at 25 driving program at Dowling

Dowling Catholic High School and the Iowa Illinois Safety Council are partnering to pilot Alive at 25, a driving program geared toward inexperienced drivers. The pilot session for incoming freshmen, sponsored by State Farm insurance, …

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Autonomous vehicle security engineer to give Iowa Technology Summit keynote

An autonomous vehicle security expert will give be the headliner at the Iowa Technology Summit. Charlie Miller, principal autonomous vehicle security architect at Cruise Automation, will deliver the keynote presentation in downtown Des Moines on …

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Airport to install system leading the way to parking

The Des Moines International Airport Authority Board has approved a new system that will tell drivers, in real time, how many parking spots are available on each level of the parking ramp.

The system also …

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Construction on Locust Street bridge replacement to begin Aug. 20

Construction on the Locust Street bridge replacement project in downtown Des Moines will begin on Monday, Aug. 20, at 9 a.m., city officials announced. Locust Street between Second Avenue and Robert D. Ray Drive is …