Pete Buttigieg – former 2020 Democratic candidate for president and mayor of South Bend, Ind. – touted safety and infrastructure investment as his key priorities during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on Jan. 21 to be the 19th U.S. Secretary of Transportation.
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Associations Pledge to Work with Biden Administration
Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) President Dennis Slater congratulated President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on their inauguration and pledged that equipment manufacturers will actively support the efforts of the new administration to confront our nation’s many challenges, chief among them, ending the pandemic and ensuring a safe and rapid economic recovery.
Read MorePCA Welcomes Recommitment to Paris Agreement
The Portland Cement Association (PCA), representing America’s cement manufacturers, applauded the Biden administration’s plan to re-engage with international trading partners in the Paris Agreement to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions.
Read MoreMSHA Details Final Fatality of 2020
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) reported that on Dec. 15, 2020, a miner at Fords Branch Mine 1, Pike, Ky., was fatally injured while changing the rear tire on a front-end loader.
Read MoreCEMEX USA 2021 Safety Week Focuses on Skills
CEMEX USA is beginning the new year, renewing its commitment to Zero4Life by holding Safety Week 2021, its annual company-wide initiative designed to get employees laser-focused on the company’s first core value, Health & Safety.
Read MoreMSHA Reports 29 Mine-Related Deaths in 2020
In 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) reported there were 29 mining fatalities, making it the sixth consecutive year that mining fatalities were below 30. Among those fatalities, five occurred in coal mines, a historic low.
Read MoreASCE Highlights ‘Failure to Act’ on Infrastructure
Every four years, the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) publishes the “Report Card for America’s Infrastructure,” which grades the current state of national infrastructure categories on a scale of A through F.
Read MoreU.S. Chamber CEO Urges a Rally for Recovery Through Infrastructure and More
In his annual State of American Business speech, U.S. Chamber of Commerce CEO Thomas J. Donohue outlined the path for a widespread economic recovery through a bold agenda of infrastructure investments, workforce reskilling, immigration reforms and reinvigorating America’s global competitiveness. Additionally, he warned that excessive regulations and anti-competitive taxes would undermine the recovery.
Read MoreArgos USA, Liability Heir, Cooperates in Feds’ Concrete Price-Fixing Investigation
Argos USA, Alpharetta, Ga., has entered a deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) resolving a DOJ Antitrust Division charge of conspiring to fix prices, rig bids and allocate sales for ready mixed concrete in Savannah, Ga., and neighboring markets under U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia jurisdiction, according to the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division.
Read MoreChao Resigns as Transportation Secretary
Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao resigned her position in protest after a violent mob overran the Capitol after being incited by President Trump, according to The Hill. Chao is the first Cabinet official, and the highest-ranking member of the administration, to resign in the wake of Trump’s incendiary rally and its violent aftermath.
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