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Airport’s local-focused new gift shops, restaurants to sell craft beer, Raygun, Prada

Des Moines International Airport’s restaurants, bars and gift shops will get a massive overhaul between now and November 2017 to set up new operations that will combine plenty of local flavor with some cosmopolitan touches.…
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For drivers, Iowa can’t be beat

#NotToBrag, but Iowa is the best state in which to be a driver, according to financial information website Bankrate.com, which evaluated 50 U.S. states based on several factors that affect drivers, including commute time, annual insurance …

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DART to donate Thursday fares to food program

The Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority (DART) plans to donate all cash fares paid on Thursday to Partnership for Hunger-Free Polk County, which supports food pantries in the community. Donations will be accepted in …

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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.


Megabus.com last…
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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

  Paul Trombino

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…