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DART begins on-demand microtransit service in Ankeny

Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority has launched its DART on Demand microtransit service in Ankeny. The new pilot project offers on-demand service that a customer can schedule in real time or in advance. It picks a …

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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: Journey of one Southwest plane explains the misery of travel now

We’ve probably all seen someone’s post on Facebook or a news piece about travel delays or being stuck in the wrong location for a day or more. Looking at one Southwest flight illuminates some of …

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Amazon Air begins operating out of Des Moines airport

Amazon Inc.’s air cargo service, Amazon Air, has started operating out of the Des Moines International Airport with the first plane landing early today. Photo special to the Business Record

Amazon Air, the air cargo service …

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REG partners with CN Railway to test renewable fuel blends for rail industry

Renewable Energy Group is partnering with the Canadian National Railway Co. and Progress Rail to test high-level renewable energy fuel blends to support Canadian National Rail’s sustainability goals. According to a news release, the tests …

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State transportation commission awards $6.2M for rail projects

Seven rail-related projects have been awarded a total of more than $6 million under the state’s Railroad Revolving Loan and Grant Program. The awards were approved this week by the Iowa Transportation Commission, and will …

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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: Why there’s a school bus driver shortage

We’ve all seen the banner signs hung off the side of a parked school bus advertising that a district is hiring drivers. The request for drivers doesn’t just occur before the start of a school …

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Overnight closures planned for I-80 in West Des Moines

Interstate Highway 80 eastbound between Grand Prairie Parkway and Jordan Creek Parkway will be closed overnight for two nights next week as part of a project to set beams for the new Ashworth Road bridge …

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NOTEBOOK: Airport executive director lays out terminal project funding, discusses plane parking and his future

The Business Record recently sat down for an interview with Kevin Foley, the executive director of the Des Moines International Airport, for a conversation about the upcoming 10-year anniversary of the airport being operated as …

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COVID-19 relief funds approved for six Iowa trail projects

The Iowa Transportation Commission has approved $5 million in COVID-19 Relief Recreational Trails Program funding for six projects statewide. The funding is from the federal Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, and partially offsets …

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DSM prepares to commemorate 10th anniversary of airport authority creation

In November, the Des Moines International Airport will celebrate the 10th anniversary of its transition to operating as an airport authority instead of being a department within the city of Des Moines.

The move, airport …