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AEM poll finds no location divide in Americans’ desire for infrastructure improvements
A poll conducted by the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) in partnership with YouGov finds the majority of Americans in rural, suburban and urban communities feel infrastructure investment will lead to an improved U.S. economy. “The findings underscore the fact that infrastructure connects rural and urban America – both literally and physically,” says AEM President […]
August 17, 2017
Dealers
AED urges 115th Congress to work together in addressing equipment industry issues
The Associated Equipment Distributors (AED) President & CEO Brian McGuire last week sent a letter to leaders of the 115th Congress requesting they “put partisan differences aside” to “enact growth-inducing, job-creating policies to ensure the country’s economic vitality for years to come.” In this letter, which was sent to coincide with the beginning of the […]
January 10, 2017
Roadbuilding
ARTBA and Building America’s Future respond to Obama’s State of the Union address
President Obama called for Congress to pass a “bipartisan infrastructure plan” during his Sate of the Union address on Tuesday night which has led to reaction from the American Road and Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA), as well as Building America’s Future co-chairs Ray LaHood and Ed Rendell. ARTBA President and CEO Pete Ruane released the […]
January 21, 2015
Roadbuilding
Fitch: Gas tax hike should be paired with other revenue sources to fund transportation
Fitch Ratings released a statement on Tuesday noting that a gas tax increase needs to be paired with another revenue source to provide the necessary funding for transportation projects. Fitch pointed to the recently-proposed 12-cent-per-gallon gas tax hike as a “positive first step to address transportation funding in this country” but added that “raising the […]
June 24, 2014
Roadbuilding
Rep. Delaney uses graphics to tout Partnership to Build America Act as infrastructure investment
Rep. John Delaney (D-Md.) is touting his proposed legislation as a solution to America’s need for infrastructure investment. In a video released Tuesday, Delaney points out that “America needs jobs and we need to rebuild our critical infrastructure.” He says the solution is to “combine business common sense and put solutions ahead of partisanship.” Delaney […]
June 18, 2014
Roadbuilding
LIUNA hits the road with ‘Getting Schooled in Infrastructure’ bus tour
The Laborers’ International Union of North America (LIUNA) this week began its national bus tour promoting infrastructure investment. The tour, dubbed “Getting Schooled in Infrastructure,” is part of the union’s creative media campaign that was unveiled last month. The tour kicked off on Monday at the now-closed I-495 bridge in Wilmington, Wash. The bridge closed […]
June 18, 2014
Roadbuilding
AAA: 68% of Americans want increase in federal transportation investment
Two-thirds of Americans, or 68 percent, want the federal government to invest more in roads, bridges and mass transit systems, according to the results of a AAA survey released on Tuesday. Additionally, 5 percent of respondents said the federal government should invest less, while 24 percent want transportation spending levels to remain the same. The […]
June 10, 2014
Roadbuilding
Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin signs $685.7 million transportation bill
Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin on Monday signed a $685.7 million transportation bill for fiscal year 2015, marking the largest transportation infrastructure investment in the state’s history. The legislation approves infrastructure improvements and maintenance, supports a multimodal transportation system and focuses on economic development, safety, infrastructure preservation and maintenance, energy efficient transportation choices and the continued […]
June 3, 2014
Roadbuilding
Travel industry survey: ‘Crumbling infrastructure’ poses economic threat
The “crumbling infrastructure” in the U.S. threatens global competitiveness as well as job and economic growth, business leaders say. A survey conducted by Building America’s Future (BAF) and the U.S. Travel Association found that more than three-quarters of respondents said the state of the transportation infrastructure in the U.S. puts the nation at a competitive […]
May 23, 2014
Roadbuilding
Foxx pushes for infrastructure investment during Tampa Interstate Study visit
Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx toured the Tampa Interstate Study (TIS) this week, taking the opportunity to push for infrastructure investment, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced in a press release. The TIS is a $1.8 billion series of highway improvements in and around Interstate 4, State Route 60 and the Lee Roy Selmon Expressway. Planning […]
May 21, 2014
Roadbuilding
Obama, Biden call for infrastructure investment
President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden pushed for transportation infrastructure investment during their respective trips to New York’s Tappan Zee Bridge and Ohio’s Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority this week. While at the site of the $3.9 billion Tappan Zee Bridge project in Tarrytown, New York, Obama urged Congress to pass the administration’s […]
May 15, 2014
Roadbuilding
Infrastructure jobs can boost U.S. employment; highway funding push continues
Buzz about infrastructure investment continues today as a number of reports and statements are released. The Brookings Institution released a report today on infrastructure employment, and earlier this week AAA pushed for a gas tax hike, 50 Chambers of Commerce urged Congress to fix the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) and the Institution on Taxation and […]
May 9, 2014
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