Tag: Transportation Construction Coalition (TCC)

Safety
Mica, Rahall and Ribble to speak at the TCC Fly-In
House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee Chairman John Mica (R-Fla.), Ranking Member Nick J. Rahall (D-W.Va.), and freshman Reid Ribble (R-Wis.) will share their perspectives May 30 on the pending surface transportation reauthorization bill during the 2012 Transportation Construction Coalition (TCC) Washington, D.C., “fly-in.”  All three are members of the highway/transit bill conference committee. More than […]
May 22, 2012
Business
YEDP accepts applications for 2012 YEDP
The American Road & Transportation Builders Association Transportation Development Foundation is accepting nominations for the 2012 Young Executive Development Program, which will take place May 29-June 1 in Washington, D.C. The YEDP will introduce young executives to the federal legislative and regulatory processes and will show participants how the two impact the transportation design and […]
January 23, 2012
Business
AEM to Congress, Administration: Stop GPS signal disruption
The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) has called on Congress, Transportation Secretary LaHood, and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to stop the organization says is a "threat" in the U.S. to Global Positioning Systems (GPS) posed by LightSquared, the company planning to deploy a nationwide broadband internet infrastructure of 40,000 ground stations.
June 24, 2011
Roadbuilding
AEM to Congress, Administration: Stop GPS signal disruption
The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) has called on Congress, Transportation Secretary LaHood, and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to stop what the organization says is a “threat” in the U.S. to Global Positioning Systems (GPS) posed by LightSquared, the company planning to deploy a nationwide broadband internet infrastructure of 40,000 ground stations. AEM is […]
June 24, 2011
Roadbuilding
TCC Fly-In: Increase the Pressure!
TCC-Fly-In and ARTBA Federal issues program just getting underway. Should be a dandy. I’ll be Tweeting and updating this blog. There used to be a star on television who asked his audience to “keep those cards and letters rolling in folks.” These next three days, Monday-Wednesday May 23-25, I would ask you to do just […]
May 23, 2011
Business
Hey Congress, ‘We’re sick of aging roads’
The Transportation Construction Coalition (TCC) and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce-led Americans for Transportation Mobility (ATM), two national groups advocating for significant new investments in transportation improvements, are working together to elevate infrastructure issues on the congressional legislative calendar this year. The current federal highway/transit investment law, SAFETEA-LU, expired nearly a year ago on Sept. […]
September 7, 2010
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NAPA holds Congress accountable for reauthorization inaction
With the construction industry continuing to shed jobs, the National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) has mounted a campaign to mobilize the asphalt pavement industry and hold Congress accountable for its inaction on the surface transportation bill. Lack of such legislation is widely seen as contributing to the still gloomy jobless numbers posted today by the […]
July 2, 2010
Roadbuilding
Kirk Landers: Lobbyists, lawyers and taxes
The fuel tax is worth lobbying for.
July 1, 2009
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