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FAA decision could help marketability of Cedar Rapids Land and Air Super Park

Cedar Rapids Gazette: Prospective tenants of the Cedar Rapids Land and Air Super Park will be able to negotiate longer, more attractive lease terms because of a decision by the Federal Aviation Administration. The city of …
By BPC Staff | Feb 20, 2018
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Foley: Trump budget doesn’t include new airport aid

President Donald Trump in his new budget documents once again mentioned the need to rebuild the nation’s runways — but there was no evidence of help from the two most likely sources, said Kevin Foley, …
By BPC Staff | Feb 14, 2018
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Airport traffic grew 3 percent in January

Passenger traffic at Des Moines International Airport rose to 201,113 in January, up 3 percent from January of last year. Kevin Foley, executive director and general manager, said Southwest Airlines added some weekend flights halfway …
By BPC Staff | Feb 13, 2018
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Truck orders spike, pushing shipping rates up

The Wall Street Journal reports that trucking companies’ January orders for heavy rigs were the highest in nearly a dozen years. Freight traffic is high, pushing shipping rates higher — up as much as 30 percent …
By BPC Staff | Feb 7, 2018
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Iowa City-North Liberty passenger rail study chugs along

Cedar Rapids Gazette: A metropolitan planning group in Johnson County agreed this week to proceed with the third phase of feasibility studies of a passenger rail service connecting Iowa City and North Liberty. The last study …
By BPC Staff | Feb 2, 2018
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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: We’re wary of driverless cars

The Business Record’s auto writers have been closely following the testing, development and hand-wringing involved with the development of so-called autonomous vehicles, from cars to long-haul trucks. We see a lot of intrigue and potential, …
By PERRY BEEMAN | Jan 29, 2018
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D.M. airport traffic up 3.8 percent in 2017

Passenger traffic at Des Moines International Airport increased 3.8 percent year-over-year in 2017, the Des Moines Airport Authority announced Thursday. Last year the airport handled 2,568,308 passengers, with each month but September seeing passenger increases …
By BPC Staff | Jan 26, 2018
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DART extends Route 4 for Dee Zee workers; Dee Zee joins free ride program

Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority announced today that it will extend service on its Route 4 farther north in Des Moines, including access to Dee Zee Manufacturing’s main plant on Northeast 58th Avenue and …
By BPC Staff | Jan 23, 2018
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NOTEBOOK: Parking changes in Court Ave. area

Parking ramps’ hourly rates in the Court Avenue area (Second Street to Fifth Avenue and Vine Street to Walnut Street) changed to $1 an hour on Jan. 17 to encourage employees and long-term parkers to …
By SUZANNE BEHNKE | Jan 23, 2018
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Ruan orders electric semis

Ruan Transportation Management Systems has reserved five of Tesla Motors’ new electric tractor-trailers for testing and delivery in 2019. The new rigs have a 500-mile range on the batteries, and can go zero-to-60 mph in …
By BPC Staff | Jan 22, 2018