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Winnebago fourth-quarter income down, yearly income up

Winnebago fourth-quarter income down, yearly income up   Winnebago Industries Inc. today reported fourth-quarter financial results. Net income for the quarter that ended Aug. 27, was $3.5 million, or 12 cents per share, down from…
By BPC Staff | Oct 13, 2011
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DOT approves $12.73 million for Southeast Connector

The Iowa Department of Transportation’s Iowa Transportation Commission approved a pair of grants in Greater Des Moines through the Revitalize Iowa’s Sound Economy local development grant program.

The commission approved up to $12.73 million to …
By BPC Staff | Oct 11, 2011
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Jet sales taxiing, might be ready for takeoff

Business-jet sales may increase worldwide starting in 2012 as emerging-market demand outweighs a sluggish U.S. economy that fueled a probable decline this year, according to projections from Honeywell International Inc., Bloomberg reported.

Purchase expectations are …
By BPC Staff | Oct 10, 2011
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Passenger rail event set

Passenger rail event set Drive Time Des Moines, Downtown Community Alliance and the Greater Des Moines Partnership will host a breakfast event on Oct. 24 to promote bringing passenger railroad service to Greater Des Moines.…
By BPC Staff | Oct 7, 2011
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Industry Report: TRANSPORTATION


Airport authority
Des Moines International Airport hopes to switch to an airport authority governance by Nov. 1. Currently, the airport is under the watch of a seven-member airport board, plus the Des Moines City Council …
By KYLE OPPENHUIZEN | Oct 7, 2011
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Sunset Transportation adds regional sales manager

Sunset Transportation, a St. Louis-based logistics company, recently appointed Jim Ackermann as regional sales manager for Greater Des Moines. He has 27 years of transportation experience and has worked in operations, national accounts and local …
By BPC Staff | Oct 5, 2011
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DART to hold meetings for bus-rapid transit

The Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority (DART) will hold three open houses on Thursday to discuss the idea of “bus-rapid transit.”

DART has started on a study to look at the possibility of developing …
By BPC Staff | Oct 4, 2011
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THE PROBLEM: Des Moines is not competing well with surrounding airports


It might not come as a surprise that Omaha’s Eppley Airfield has lower airfares than Des Moines International Airport. The same is true of Kansas City International Airport.

The real surprise, though, comes from the …
By KYLE OPPENHUIZEN | Sep 30, 2011
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THE SOLUTIONS: Officials hope for the ‘Southwest effect’


Ticket prices at Des Moines International Airport are among the highest in the region, but officials are pinning their hopes on what industry experts call the “Southwest effect.”

Airport officials are excited about new developments …
By KYLE OPPENHUIZEN | Sep 30, 2011
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DART approves 2035 plan

The Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority (DART) unanimously approved the DART Forward 2035 plan last night.

The plan is designed to enable DART to serve more people more frequently, and officials say it will …
By BPC Staff | Sep 28, 2011