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NOTEBOOK: Des Moines to host historic Big Boy locomotive on Aug. 1

 

With our desks at the Business Record situated about 50 feet away from the railroad tracks downtown, it’s an understatement to say that trains are an integral part of every workday. But every once …

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10th public art bus unveiled in downtown Des Moines

The Greater Des Moines Public Art Foundation and the Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority (DART) have unveiled Des Moines’ 10th public art bus as part of the Project Spaces initiative, which places contemporary works …

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Cedar Rapids airport posts record month; passengers up almost 20%

Cedar Rapids Gazette:  A total of 127,333 passengers boarded commercial flights, up 19.5% from June 2018 and the highest number of boardings in a single month. The June figure is 4.6% more than the number …

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DART, HIRTA team to offer vanpools

The Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority and the Heart of Iowa Regional Transit Agency are teaming to expand vanpool service in Boone, Dallas, Jasper, Madison, Marion, Story and Warren Counties under DART’s RideShare program. …

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NOTEBOOK: Mandelbaum praises Fleur sidewalks

Somehow this city has run for decades without sidewalks along Fleur Drive, a major commercial corridor and home to hotels, shops, restaurants and the airport.

Some, including City Councilman Josh Mandelbaum, have long considered that …

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Heartland Express reports strong 2Q earnings

Corridor Business Journal: Heartland Express today reported 23% higher earnings per share for its second fiscal quarter. North Liberty-based Heartland reported quarterly earnings per share of 27 cents, up from 22 cents in the year-earlier quarter. …

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Ruan seeks to hire LME workers

Ruan has offered a signing bonus of sorts and help with applications to any qualified employees of LME, which has announced it is going out of business. Ruan offered to pay the three weeks of …

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Cargill hopes for approval for new proposed site for rail yard in Cedar Rapids

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Agricultural giant Cargill is proposing a new site on private land in Cedar Rapids to build a rail yard for its corn-milling operation, but neighbors continue to raise concerns about noise, property values …

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Employees left without pay after trucking company’s abrupt closure

A Midwest trucking company abruptly shut down on Friday, leaving employees in Des Moines and multiple states without pay, KCCI-TV reported. A statement on LME Trucking’s website said the Roseville, Minn.-based company ceased operations due to …

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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: UI professor: Here’s how the legal system squeezed out alternatives to the automobile

University of Iowa College of Law Associate Professor Gregory H. Shill wrote an interesting piece for The Atlantic that looks at how lawmakers essentially made America car-dependant by law. Here’s a short excerpt from his piece, which …