Tag: Nathan Deal

Roadbuilding

Deal signs transportation bill to provide roughly $1 billion for Georgia projects

Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal has signed into law HB 170, a bill designed to draw approximately $1 billion for transportation and infrastructure projects across the state via a combination of a tax increases and vehicle fees. “This investment reflects our modern-day population and current infrastructure usage,” Deal said at the signing ceremony. “Today, we are […]

May 6, 2015

Roadbuilding

Jason Carter pushing for transportation sales tax

Democrat Jason Carter is reviving the idea of a regional sales tax for transportation infrastructure improvements in Georgia. In 2012 Carter and Gov. Nathan Deal backed a sales tax increase for transportation, known as the T-SPLOST, but failed in most parts of the state despite support from a big part of the business community and many political […]

August 21, 2014

Construction Equipment

Sany America debuts rough terrain crane

Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal and Hunan Provincial Gov. Qiang Zhou came together to celebrate the first phase completion of Sany America’s North American assembly plant in Peachtree City. As part of the ceremony, governors Deal and Zhou were joined by Sany Chairman Wengen Liang to debut Sany America’s rough terrain crane, the SRC860, which will […]

March 8, 2011