AEM - Tue April 07, 2020
Equipment Manufacturers Call for National Manufacturing Strategy
The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) is calling on the federal government to develop and implement a comprehensive national strategy for manufacturing to strengthen the economy, create new jobs and opportunities, and ensure the United States is the best place in the world for equipment manufacturers to innovate, manufacture, and do business....
American Institute of Steel Construction - Wed April 01, 2020
Steel Industry Groups Urge Congress to Include Infrastructure in Next Stimulus Bill
Five major steel industry groups strongly urged Congress to include significant infrastructure investment in the next phase of COVID-19 stimulus legislation to provide a clear path toward our nation's recovery....
ARTBA - Wed March 11, 2020
ARTBA: Trump Administration NEPA Overhaul Will Reduce Transportation Project Delays
The Trump administration's overhaul of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) will both reduce delays to key transportation improvements projects and maintain environmental safeguards, according to the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA)....
Randall Chase - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Mon February 17, 2020
Carney Proposes Record Capital $4.6 Billion Budget
DOVER, Del. (AP) Democratic Gov. John Carney is proposing to increase Delaware's operating budget by almost 4 percent next fiscal year, boosting spending to more than $4.6 billion. The budget proposal unveiled recently for the fiscal year starting July 1 includes a 2 percent pay raise for state employees, who also received pay raises last year and the year before....
MassDOT - Thu February 13, 2020
Mass. Files for Chapter 90 Local Funding to Support Projects in All Towns, Cities
The Baker-Polito Administration filed an "An Act Financing Improvements to Municipal Roads and Bridges," which seeks $200 million in Chapter 90 funds to support local transportation infrastructure projects in all 351 cities and towns in Massachusetts....
Melinda DeSlatte - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Mon February 10, 2020
Louisiana to Borrow Estimated $350M for Construction Work
Louisiana's new legislative leaders quickly signed off Thursday on plans for the state to borrow up to $350 million to replenish the account that pays for state-financed construction work, the first major financial decision for the latest House and Senate term....
AGC - Wed January 29, 2020
AGC: New House Infrastructure Principles Send Message to Congress
The chief executive officer of the Associated General Contractors of America, Stephen E. Sandherr, issued the following statement in reaction to the release of infrastructure principles by House Democrats and Republicans on Jan....
AEM - Wed January 29, 2020
AEM Calls USMCA a Victory for Equipment Manufacturers
Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) president Dennis Slater issued the following statement after the President signed the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement during a ceremony at the White House:"President Trump and Congress have delivered a free trade agreement that works for equipment manufacturers, farmers, and working families across the country," said Slater....
ARTBA - Wed January 29, 2020
ARTBA CEO Dave Bauer Statement on House Infrastructure Principles
The following statement is attributed to American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) President and CEO Dave Bauer. "The separate release of principles from members of the House Transportation & Infrastructure [T&I] Committee is the latest in a long list of reminders that improving America's transportation infrastructure network remains an area for common ground....
ARTBA - Thu January 23, 2020
ARTBA Says Final 'Waters of the United States' Rule Brings Clarity to Transportation Project Reviews
The Trump administration's rewrite of the 2015 "Waters of the United States" (WOTUS) rule will help restore clarity to federal wetlands regulations and reduce delays to important transportation improvements, the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) said....
