Transportation

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Internal candidate Presutti to lead DART

Elizabeth Presutti has been named general manager of the Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority (DART).

Presutti has more than 12 years of experience in the transit industry, and has been DART’s chief development officer …

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DART set to hire new leader

The Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority (DART) is scheduled to have a special DART Commission meeting today at noon to announce the hiring of its new general manager.

DART decided to accelerate the hiring …

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DART general manager search progresses


Brad Miller will step down as general manager of the Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority (DART) on June 28. The announcement of his replacement might not take much longer.

DART held a public meeting …

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IRS standard mileage rate increases to 55.5 cents

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) today announced an increase in the optional standard mileage rate for the final six months of 2011.

The rate will increase to 55.5 cents a mile for all business miles …

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DART finalists meet public

The Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority (DART) has announced its five finalists to replace outgoing General Manager Brad Miller.

The finalists interacted with the public during a panel discussion on Wednesday. Two finalists are …

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Meet and greet set with DART general manager finalists

The public is invited to a “meet and greet” this afternoon with the finalists chosen to compete for the general manager position of the Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority (DART). Five or six finalists …

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Southwest has best customer service; Continental hurt after merger

Southwest Airlines Co. has the best customer satisfaction among airlines, Crain’s reported. An annual survey by the American Customer Satisfaction Index showed that Southwest came in with a score of 81 out of 100.

Second-place …

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Gasoline prices dropped again last week

Average retail gasoline prices in Des Moines have fallen 5.7 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.53 on Sunday. The national average dropped 4.8 cents per gallon over the last seven days to …

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Transportation commission approves 5-year improvement program

The Iowa Transportation Commission has approved the Fiscal Year 2012-2016 Iowa Transportation Improvement Program. The program is designed to reflect the state’s multimodal transportation system through inclusion of investments in aviation, transit, railroads, trails and …

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AirTran, Southwest add Milwaukee flights

AirTran Airways on Wednesday announced it will provide additional service to Milwaukee from Des Moines International Airport. Beginning Sept. 6, AirTran will add two daily roundtrip flights between Milwaukee and Des Moines.There will also be …