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Des Moines airport is $644 million-a-year business

Des Moines International Airport supported 7,156 jobs with an annual payroll of $271 million and gave the economy a $644 million-a-year boost, consultants CDM Smith reported this week.

 

Since a similar report in 2007, …

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MPO seeks input on projects

Residents of Greater Des Moines are invited to share their opinions on which local transportation projects they would like to see receive funding from the Des Moines Area Metropolitan Planning Organization. Thirty-five projects are under …

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MPO seeks input on projects

Residents of Greater Des Moines are invited to share their opinions on which local transportation projects they would like to see receive funding from the Des Moines Area Metropolitan Planning Organization. Thirty-five projects are under …

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DART scrambles to save D-Line, again

 

Downtown Des Moines’ free shuttle service, D-Line, is in financial trouble again.

 

Operation Downtown on July 1 plans to eliminate its $72,000 funding for the downtown shuttle, an approximately $350,000-a-year operation that carries …

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Gas tax increase wouldn’t cover all road needs in most Des Moines suburbs

A proposed 10-cent gasoline tax increase would more than cover Des Moines’ projected road-maintenance needs, but would leave several suburbs with an annual shortfall, the Iowa Department of Transportation reports.

 

The DOT released statewide data …

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MPO: Area needs 33 percent increase in road spending to stay even

Des Moines-area local governments will have to come up with at least another $10 million a year — a 33 percent increase — just to keep overall road conditions steady, an analysis by the Des …

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DOT to hold meeting on Highway 415 bridge removal

The Iowa Department of Transportation will hold a public information meeting from 5 to 6:30 p.m. on Feb. 5 at Easter Seals Camp Sunnyside Lodge, 401 N.E. 66th Ave., to discuss the proposed removal of …

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Rockwell Collins sales rose 16 percent, earnings up 29 percent

Rockwell Collins, Inc.  today reported total sales for the first quarter of fiscal year 2015, which ended Dec. 31, of $1.23 billion, a 16 percent increase from the same period the year before. First-quarter earnings per share …

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Cheap gas, inevitably, brings rise in SUV sales

 

TrueCar.com reports that Americans start buying sport utility vehicles when gasoline is around $3 a gallon. 

 

CNNMoney reports that sales of the big vehicles jumped 11.8 percent last year, as gas prices fell sharply. …

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DOT offers Urban Youth Corps grants

The Iowa Department of Transportation is asking private, nonprofit organizations and public agencies to submit applications for matching grants through the Urban Youth Corps program. The program provides transportation-related work projects and training opportunities to …