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GUEST BLOG: Cemex results were a bright spot at the close of 2012
George H. Reddin
By George H. Reddin
The fourth quarter of 2012 brought mixed results from the construction materials sector, with companies like Granite and Vulcan reporting slight decreases in aggregates shipped and revenues earned. While there were some bright spots ... Read More...
It’s time to learn from your mistakes, Congress
Learn From Your Mistakes
The House passed a six-month continuing resolution, H.J.Res. 117, to fund the government until early 2013, according to a Sept. 14 report in the Association of American Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Journal.
However, this comes without incorporating ... Read More...
Mica: House Republican conferees ready to negotiate highway reforms
House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman John L. Mica (R-Fla.) released the following statement after conferring with House Republican conferees of the ongoing transportation bill conference:
“I spoke by conference call with House Republican conferees this afternoon and we all remain ... Read More...
AEM urges conferees to reach agreement on fully funded transportation bill ‘without further delay’
After attending the Transportation Construction Coalition (TCC) Fly-In May 30-31 in Washington, D.C., and meeting with members of Congress on both sides of the aisle to urge swift action on the transportation bill, Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) President Dennis ... Read More...
Schuster: Obama will sign transportation bill by Fall
Congress member Bill Shuster (R-Pa.), chair of the House Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, & Hazardous Materials, predicts President Barack Obama will sign a transportation bill — with a provision to build the Keystone Pipeline included — in ... Read More...
House passes 90-day transportation extension, motion for conference could come today
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a 90-day extension of the surface transportation program (from June 30 to Sept. 30) at current funding levels by a vote of 293 to127 on April 18, setting the table for a conference with ... Read More...
SNEAK PEEK: Treading water with another short-term highway bill extension
Just two days before the latest extension of the current highway bill — Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) — was set to expire, the House and Senate on March 29 approved a 90-day ... Read More...
Uncharted Road Ahead?
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A federal transportation bill in place will provide some stability, but spending levels and timing are critical.
Despite the Feb. 23 decision by ... Read More...
‘Rally for Roads’ set for March 20 on D.C.’s National Mall
The second annual “Rally for Roads” is scheduled for March 20 on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., 11 days before the current extension of SAFETEA-LU is set to expire.
At last year's "Rally for the Roads," senators and representatives who ... Read More...
AEM’s Slater: H.R. 7 is ‘much-needed growth engine’
The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) is urging support for the highway bill scheduled for consideration by the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on Feb. 2, 2012.
AEM says it believes the long-awaited legislation would point the way ... Read More...
‘Consolidate duplicative federal programs’: Duncan at reauthorization hearing
The Highways and Transit Subcommittee began a two-day hearing on March 29 on a pending surface transportation reauthorization and is seeking suggestions from the transportation community on how to streamline and consolidate programs, cut red tape to speed up the ... Read More...
AEM: Highway bill extension ‘falls short of nation’s long-term needs’
Congress passed a short-term extension to SAFETEA-LU, the expired surface transportation bill, on March 4, but Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) President Dennis Slater says that the necessary extension hasn't solved what the nation needs in the long term.
Following the ... Read More...
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