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How to hack a Jeep Cherokee: Vulnerabilities, brakes and a stand-out warranty

When introducing the keynote speaker at the Iowa Tech Summit Tuesday morning, Paul Hlivko, chief technology officer at Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield, jokingly warned the audience to turn off any devices they wanted …

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DMACC Urban Campus to open BCycle station

Des Moines Area Community College’s Urban Campus will celebrate the opening of the new Urban Campus BCycle Rental Station, funded by United Way of Central Iowa, on Monday, Oct. 1, from 11 a.m. to 1 …

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DART navigates future funding

The commissioners at DART have heard a lot of buzz about the transportation agency’s budget lately, and not all of it has been accurate. 

We sat down with Board Chairman Tom Gayman, an Urbandale City …

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Ekberg promoted to president and CEO of CRST International

CRST International Inc., one of the largest privately held transportation and logistics companies in the United States, announced that Dave Rusch, current president and CEO, will retire Dec. 31. In his 27 years with the …

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Foley: Bill in Congress would leave D.M. airport project searching for cash

Des Moines airport chief Kevin Foley has said more forcefully that it would be difficult at best to put together the financing for a nearly half-billion-dollar overhaul of Des Moines International Airport, including a new terminal, if …

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IDOT partners with schools to offer online permit testing

The Iowa Department of Transportation has launched a program that will enable parents to avoid the DOT when their 14-year-old applies for a driver’s instruction permit. The new program, called Skip the Trip, uses a …

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MPO to seek new bids for proposed transload site

Des Moines is broadening its net as it seeks another operator for a proposed rail transloading facility. The Des Moines City Council will vote this afternoon whether to move forward with a new request for…
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Foley: Bill in Congress would leave D.M. airport project searching for cash

Des Moines airport chief Kevin Foley has said more forcefully that it would be difficult at best to put together the financing for a nearly half-billion-dollar overhaul of Des Moines International Airport, including a new terminal, if …

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Johnsrud trucking merges with South Dakota firm

Des Moines-based Johnsrud Transport Inc. has agreed to merge with Cliff Viessman Inc. of Gary, S.D. Both family-owned operations are food-grade transportation firms, with Johnsrud specializing in bulk food-grade liquids and Viessman hauling diverse food …

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Soaring air traffic

There’s a simple reason the Des Moines International Airport set a passenger record in June and followed it with a 12.3 percent year-over-year jump in traffic in July: more available seats. 

But that appears to …