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Iowa will seek corporate sponsorships for rest areas
The Iowa Transportation Department has decided to seek paid sponsors for the state's interstate rest areas.
Department director Paul Trombino says the sponsorship will help defray some expenses. He says, "Every little bit helps."
The Des Moines Register reports that on Tuesday the state Transportation Commission approved regulations to permit the corporate sponsorships.
Trombino says he doesn't know how much money the sponsorships might generate for Iowa.
Mike Roach, of Omaha, Neb., looks at one of the five poles at an Interstate 80 rest stop that trace the loss of topsoil in Iowa from 1850-2000. The rest stop is on the south side of between Casey and Adair. (AP Photo/Mark Kegans)
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