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Megabus.com to end service in Des Moines, rest of Iowa Jan. 9

Megabus.com, the discount bus line that arrived in Des Moines 2010 to great hoopla and fares as low as $1, will end its runs through Iowa after trips are completed Jan. 9, spokesman Sean Hughes confirmed.


Megabus.com last…
By PERRY BEEMAN | Nov 14, 2016
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Airport passenger count up 2.1 percent in October, 5.4 percent for year

The number of passengers getting on and off planes at Des Moines International Airport was up 2.1 percent in October compared with the same month last year. Year to date, traffic is up 5.4 percent …
By BPC Staff | Nov 10, 2016
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NOTEBOOK: Trombino: ‘It was just time to move on’

Iowa Department of Transportation Director Paul Trombino said in an interview this afternoon that he wasn’t pushed out of his job.

He wasn’t in a snit over budget cuts. He wasn’t pressured by Gov. Terry …
By PERRY BEEMAN | Nov 10, 2016
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DOT director Trombino resigns

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Paul Trombino, director of the Iowa Department of Transportation, has resigned effective Nov. 28, KCCI reported. Employees were notified Wednesday, but were given no reason for Trombino’s departure.

Gov. Terry Branstad appointed Trombino to…
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Nov 10, 2016
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Airport looks to raise parking rates, build hangars and runway

The cost of building new airplane hangars and replacing part of a main runway figures into a proposed Des Moines International Airport budget that calls for a 15.5 percent increase in expenditures next year.


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By PERRY BEEMAN | Nov 9, 2016
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Foley: Airport on track to hit 2.5 million passengers this year

Passenger traffic at Des Moines International Airport should grow 6 percent this year, logging 2.5 million departures and arrivals, said Kevin Foley, executive director and general manager. “Remember, 2.5 million is where we get busy,” …
By BPC Staff | Nov 8, 2016
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American begins Cedar Rapids-Charlotte flights

Cedar Rapids Gazette: American Airlines on Friday launched twice-daily nonstop service from Cedar Rapids to Charlotte, N.C., offering a new option for passengers traveling to the East Coast, the southeast United States or the Caribbean. Charlotte …
By BPC Staff | Nov 7, 2016
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DOT eyes major improvements to I-80, I-380

The Iowa Department of Transportation’s long-range planning effort, Iowa in Motion 2045, has progressed far enough for the DOT to predict some routes that could be in line for widening or other improvements. Widening and…
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Nov 7, 2016
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Walkability guru David Fields to speak in Tomorrow Plan series

Transportation consultant David Fields of NelsonNygaard will speak about promoting walkability in city neighborhoods and suburbs in the next Tomorrow Plan series installment at 7:30 a.m. Nov. 10 at Windsor Heights Community Center. Fields, who …
By BPC Staff | Nov 3, 2016
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State’s new byways include Madison County

The state has designated three new byways: Bridges Byway in Madison County, focused on the famous covered bridges. The 82-mile route also will feature scenic natural areas and the John Wayne birthplace. Jefferson Highway Heritage…
By BUSINESS RECORD STAFF | Oct 31, 2016