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RISE grant tied to expansion of Hormel subsidiary in Nevada

The Iowa Transportation Commission has approved a $501,452 Revitalize Iowa’s Sound Economy grant for road improvements tied to a $165 million expansion at Burke Marketing Corp. in Nevada, a subsidiary of Hormel Foods and a…
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NOTEBOOK: Things are looking up at the airport

Executive Director Kevin Foley and his colleagues at Des Moines International Airport were full of good news at the Airport Authority Board meeting this morning, ranging from higher food and beverage sales to new flights…
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Ruan’s Van Alstine elected vice chairman of national trucking association

Dan Van Alstine, president and chief operating officer of Ruan Transportation Management, has been elected vice chairman of the American Truck Association’s board of directors, according to a release. With the election, Van Alstine will …

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MPO receives just 2 proposals on transload facility RFP

The Des Moines Metropolitan Area Planning Organization has received proposals from two companies seeking to win a contract to operate a proposed rail transloading facility in Des Moines, including a leading national firm with rail,…
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Politics 101 on full display at DART meeting

If you ever wondered how truly leery state lawmakers and local elected officials are over raising taxes, you should have been at today’s meeting of the board of the Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority. …

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Cleared for landing: Airport reopens main runway

After a month of construction, Des Moines International Airport has reopened its main runway. So, you pilots out there, check with the tower and try out the new pavement. Or at least pause to admire …

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I-35 to close near Ames tonight and Thursday

Road construction work at the Interstate Highway 35/U.S. Highway 30 interchange in Ames will close the northbound lanes of I-35 from 9 p.m. today to 5 a.m. Thursday. The southbound lanes will be closed from …

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Ruling: IDOT officers’ authority limited to commercial vehicles

The Iowa Supreme Court ruled Friday that Iowa Department of Transportation officers do not have authority to issue speeding tickets or arrest drivers outside of the regulation of commercial vehicles, the Insurance Journal reported. The ruling relates …

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Interchange at highways 330 and 65 opens

The new diamond interchange that connects Iowa Highway 330 to U.S. Highway 65, Iowa Highway 117 and Jasper County Road F-17 northeast of Bondurant opened today, the Iowa Department of Transportation announced. Detours have ended. …

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DOT division chief named to national anti-human trafficking panel

David Lorenzen, motor vehicle enforcement chief at the Iowa Department of Transportation, has been named one of 15 members of a federal Advisory Committee on Human Trafficking by U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao. The committee’s …