Airport set to surpass 2023 passenger record in Cedar Rapids
Eastern Iowa Airport aims to exceed 1.4 million travelers after a 10 percent year-to-date rise. Airport officials, including Director Marty Lewis, highlighted terminal modernization, cost factors, and plans for a parking deck while noting partnerships with Kirkwood and Coe College to grow aviation education. Local leaders attended the State of Your Airport event at Signature Aviation.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Marty Lewis
Signature Aviation
Lewis
Tional
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Coe College
David Hayes
Kirkwood Community College
Kristie Fisher
College Community School District
Doug Wheeler
Kirkwood
Coe
Cue
Wheeler
Discover Aerospace
Eastern Iowa
Jim Slosiarek
the Gazette
Nick Rohlman
Iowa conservatives push to expand clean energy amid concerns
A Des Moines conference led by the Iowa Conservative Energy Forum argued for expanding wind and other clean energy despite rising public skepticism. Economist Ernie Goss warned of rising opposition, while former Gov. Terry Branstad and Rep. Brent Siegrist urged an all of the above energy strategy. Benji Backer of the American Conservation Coalition urged market-based incentives and bipartisan action to cut carbon and boost energy independence.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Midwest
Chuck Grassley
Ernie Goss
Creighton University
Omaha
Iowa Conservative Energy Forum
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Pew Research
Pew
Intergovernmental Panel On Climate Change
Terry Branstad
Branstad
Summit Carbon Solutions
Texas
Goss
U.S. Energy Information Administration
Brent Siegrist
Council Bluffs
Siegrist
American Conservation Coalition
Backer
Caleb McCullough
Gazette-Lee Des Moines Bureau
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