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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 …

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Airport traffic soars another 12.1%

Des Moines International Airport narrowly missed setting a monthly passenger traffic record in August, gaining 12.1 percent over the same month last year. The total came in at 250,046, just short of June’s record of …

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DART considers levy increase

The board of the Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority, or DART, is considering an increase in the property tax cap to $1.95 per $1,000 valuation, up from 95 cents per $1,000. The level is …

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MPO terminates contract with indicted transload facility operator

The Des Moines Metropolitan Area Planning Organization’s executive committee on Friday voted to terminate its contract with the owner of a Nebraska company that had been selected to operate a planned rail-truck transload facility east …

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Iowa truckers receive refunds over ‘compliance warnings’

A Louisiana company has paid $14,850 to refund fees paid by owners of Iowa trucking companies, many of whom thought they were responding to a government agency threatening fines. The Consumer Protection Division of the …

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Eastern Iowa Airport posts sixth straight record month

Corridor Business Journal: The Eastern Iowa Airport in Cedar Rapids has set a passenger record for a sixth consecutive month, airport officials announced. The total number of passengers in July was 106,994, breaking the previous record …

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Proposed operator of Des Moines rail transload facility indicted by DOJ

A federal grand jury on Thursday issued a 22-count indictment against Steve Braithwaite, president and owner of Nebraska Railcar Cleaning Services LLC, related to worker safety incidents that led to a fatal explosion and the …