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Reynolds awards community colleges new grants to modernize, expand CDL training

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds announced $4.84 million in grant awards to 10 community colleges in Iowa to support new equipment and the creation or remodeling of driver training facilities. The grants will help support the …

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Leaders break ground on new Des Moines airport terminal

The Des Moines International Airport provided the Business Record with renderings of what parts of the $570 million project to expand the airport will look like when completed. The new terminal is pictured in the…
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Event Spotlight: Knoxville Airport holding airshow Sept. 30

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Katie Shawver joined the Knoxville Municipal Airport as its manager six months ago, but her experience with aviation and flying began 20 years ago. Growing up in Las Vegas, she was fascinated by Thunderbirds …

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Polk County supervisors OK referendum on airport terminal funding

The Des Moines Airport Authority announced today that the Polk County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted in favor of placing a referendum to support the funding of the new airport terminal on the Nov. 7 …

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A Closer Look: Amanda Wanke

If you don’t already know Amanda Wanke, you probably have heard her name before. She first joined DART in 2015 as chief external affairs officer. She was named chief operating officer and deputy CEO in …

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Charting a course

The Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority will soon be reaching out to learn more about what the community wants from public transportation as the agency continues efforts to address a funding gap it could …

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Groundbreaking for new Des Moines airport terminal set for October

The groundbreaking ceremony for the new terminal at the Des Moines International Airport will take place from 10 to 11 a.m. on Oct. 4. Due to construction being active, the event will not be open …

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Wanke to return to DART as CEO

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Amanda Wanke, who served as chief operations officer and deputy CEO at Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority until she left last fall, will return to the agency as its next CEO, DART …

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Airport update: Board to consider initial bid package next month, groundbreaking on terminal set for October

A digital rendering of the new Des Moines International Airport. Image provided by Des Moines International Airport.

The Des Moines International Airport Authority board of directors will consider initial bids for the airport improvement project …

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DART adds two DART on Demand zones

The Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority has added two DART on Demand zones, one near the River Bend Neighborhood and the other covering Jordan Creek Town Center. The new services began on Sunday and …