AASHTO Journal - Wed September 05, 2018
Iowa Commission OKs Five-Year Plan
On June 12, the Iowa Transportation Commission approved a five-year, $3.4 billion transportation improvement plan that includes $1.8 billion for “modernizing” the Hawkeye state's existing highway system as well as adding “enhanced highway safety features,” according to the Iowa DOT....
Iowa DOT - Wed August 22, 2018
Iowa Expands Its Move Over Law
Starting July 1, drivers in Iowa are required to change lanes if possible or slow down when they approach any vehicle with flashing lights. All 50 states have versions of this type of law commonly referred to as a “Move Over” law....
Emily Buenzle - Fri July 20, 2018
Vermeer Plants Hit by Tornado
Two Vermeer plants were severely damaged in a series of tornadoes that ripped through central Iowa during the afternoon of July 19. Around 400 people had gathered at the company's facility in Pella, Iowa, to celebrate the company's 70th anniversary when the tornado alarm went off, the Des Moines Register reported....
Iowa DOT - Wed July 11, 2018
Iowa Work Zones Get Smarter
You've probably heard the phrase, “work smarter, not harder.” For the Iowa Department of Transportation, the use of intelligent transportation system (ITS) tools is making driving through many of its work zones safer for everyone....
Tim Johnson – The Daily Nonpareil - Wed June 27, 2018
Iowa Schools to Expand Programs
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) Council Bluffs Community School District is planning to expand its Career and Technical Education program and remodel industrial arts facilities at Abraham Lincoln and Thomas Jefferson high schools....
Aimee Breaux – IOWA CITY PRESS-CITIZEN - Wed June 13, 2018
Iowa City Schools, Contractors Push for Homebuilding Vocational Classes
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) Home builders in the area are reaching into their own pockets to pay for area high school students to take a course on building a house. It's only partially an act of charity. Faced with a shortage of construction workers across the state, the Iowa City area Home Builders Association is reviving what used to be an annual activity in Iowa City Community School District: building a house with students....
Linder Industrial Machinery - Mon June 04, 2018
Linder Adds Al-jon Solid Waste Equipment Lines
Linder Industrial Machinery has announced the addition of Al-jon solid waste equipment to its extensive product lines. The approval of this deal came after C&C Manufacturing LLC (C&C) in Centerville, Iowa, announced the purchase of the assets of the former Al-jon Manufacturing LLC Solid Waste Product Division....
Wed May 02, 2018
Dubuque Officials Endorse Brewery Redevelopment
DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) The Dubuque City Council is supporting plans to turn a crumbling 120-year-old brewery complex into apartments and retail space. City Council members voted unanimously in April to support developer Stephen Emerson's application for state workforce housing tax credits for the project, the Telegraph Herald reported....
Omaha Media Group - Wed April 25, 2018
Wednesday Weekly Wrap-Up : April 25, 2018
Was your week a little busy? No worries! Here is a recap of the most popular stories from our website over the past week:Google Begins Work On $600M Data Center In AlabamaCrews recently broke ground on the construction of Google's latest data center in Bridgeport, Alabama....
Wed April 18, 2018
Transportation Department Plans Multiple Projects
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) Iowa transportation officials plan to make a near-record $779 million in statewide road improvements for the upcoming construction season. The largest project involves widening 40 miles of U.S....
