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Ruan IV named Ruan Inc. president and chief operating officer

Ruan Inc. has promoted John Ruan IV to the position of president and chief operating officer, the Des Moines-based company announced today. 
 
All subsidiaries and divisions of Ruan Inc. will report directly to Ruan, …

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Smithey to retire as Des Moines airport leader

Don Smithey, executive director of Des Moines International Airport, announced today that he will retire from the airport effective Feb. 14.

 

The former director at Omaha’s Eppley Airfield, came out of retirement to take …

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Executive director Don Smithey to retire from airport

Don Smithey, executive director of the Des Moines International Airport, announced today that he will retire from the airport effective Feb. 14.

Smithey, the former director at Omaha’s Eppley Airfield, came out of retirement to …

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Storm causes flight delays, cancellations at DSM

Several flights in and out of Des Moines have been canceled or delayed in the aftermath of a winter storm that swept the Midwest, The Des Moines Register reported. Five morning arrivals and three departures had …

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Optimistic rail supporters tout benefits of line through Des Moines

Having a passenger rail line extend from Chicago to Omaha with a stop in Des Moines is just good business, advocates said this morning.

Geoff Fruin, assistant city manager in Iowa City, and Patricia Quinn, …

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Electrical power woes still causing Dreamliner nightmares

U.S. safety investigators have ruled out excess voltage as the cause of a battery fire this month on a Boeing Co. 787 Dreamliner jet operated by Japan Airlines Co. Ltd. and said they were expanding the probe to …

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Will 2013 be the year Iowa raises its gas tax?

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Passenger rail presentation on Jan. 31

The Transportation Management Association will host a presentation on more passenger rail service in Iowa.

Patricia Quinn, executive director of the Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority, and Geoff Fruin, Iowa City assistant city manager, …

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DSM airport exceeded 2 million passengers in 2012

Des Moines International Airport last year exceeded the 2 million mark in passenger activity, Executive Director Don Smithey said today, as the airport had about 2.08 million inbound and outbound passengers in 2012.

That marks the first …

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2013 Year in Preview: Transportation

3 road projects to watch for …

… According to Todd Ashby, executive director of the Des Moines Area Metropolitan Planning Organization.

1. Widening Interstate 235 from 63rd Street to 73rd Street: Adding an auxiliary …