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1. Calling on Capitol Hill: (Features); ... updates on active federal rule-making issues and how NSSGA is working to advance our industry’s interests on Capitol Hill. Turn NIMBYs into YIMBYs with Social Media – Learn to use social media to find ...; Created on 18 September 2017
2. White House Discusses Infrastructure Plans With Stakeholders: (Latest News); ... $1 trillion in new spending on infrastructure, and often cited transportation investment needs, his administration has so far said it wants to use $200 billion in direct federal funding over a decade t ...; Created on 05 September 2017
3. Publicly Traded Companies Report: (Features); ... to increase public infrastructure investment significantly, and more projects supported by federal FAST Act funding have moved further toward the active construction stage. Broad pricing momentum ...; Created on 29 August 2017
4. Aggregates Industry Market Report: (Features); ... and Adjusted EBITDA,” stated Tom Hill, CEO of Summit Materials. “Demand within our core early-cycle residential and commercial construction markets continues to accelerate, while a combination of federal ...; Created on 29 August 2017
5. The Economic Impact of the Natural Aggregates Industry:: (Features); ... infrastructure investment shortfalls include water and wastewater ($105 billion), electricity ($177 billion), aviation ($42 billion), and ports and inland waterways ($15 billion). Federal highway spending ...; Created on 29 August 2017
6. Trump Scraps Plan for Infrastructure Advisory Council: (Latest News); President Donald Trump will not move forward with a planned Advisory Council on Infrastructure, according to a report on Bloomberg.com. The council, which was still being formed, would have advised ...; Created on 18 August 2017
7. NSSGA Legislative Policy Forum to Take Message to Congress: (Latest News); ... sent your operation in the best possible light. The Core of our Concerns – Get important updates on active federal rule-making issues and how NSSGA is working to advance our industry’s interests on Ca ...; Created on 10 August 2017
8. U.S. Concrete Aggregates Sales Up 8.3 Percent: (Latest News); ... al spending, nonresidential investment and federal government spending. These underlying positive trends continue to support the growth in our backlog and drive increased bidding activity in our marke ...; Created on 10 August 2017
9. U.S. Asphalt Sales to Reach 27.6 Million Tons in 2021: (Latest News); ... research firm. Gains will be boosted by: Favorable federal highway funding environment. Legislative pressure to repair the nation’s infrastructure. Rising office and commercial construction spending. ...; Created on 09 August 2017
10. Construction Spending Down for Month; Up for Year: (Latest News); ... D.C., would spur confidence in federal funding among state and local transportation directors as well among others who purchase construction services. Instead, public construction spending is on the declin ...; Created on 04 August 2017
11. Vulcan's Aggregates Business Reaps Record Results: (Latest News); ... governments have continued to pass funding measures to increase public infrastructure investment significantly, and more projects supported by federal FAST Act funding have moved further toward the active ...; Created on 02 August 2017
12. Senate Committee Votes to Save, Increase TIGER Grants: (Latest News); According to a report in The Hiil, a Senate panel has rejected President Trump’s effort to eliminate Obama-era transportation grants, instead opting to provide a funding boost for the program. By voice ...; Created on 26 July 2017
13. June Construction Starts Climb 4 Percent: (Latest News); ... the state and local bond measures passed in recent years. At the same time, it’s become apparent that any impact from a new federal infrastructure program, should one get passed during the latter half ...; Created on 25 July 2017
14. House Panel Cuts Funding for Department of Transportation: (Latest News); ... project. Lawmakers praised the House DOT spending bill, however, for ensuring that federal dollars will flow toward the program. While congressional earmarks are banned, appropriators can still get creative ...; Created on 12 July 2017
15. America's Rural Roads in Need of Repair: (Latest News); ... and impact the quality of rural life. Securing the appropriate resources at the local, state and federal levels will allow for the improvements needed to provide a rural transportation system that will ...; Created on 27 June 2017
16. Headwaters MB Aggregates Market Report: (Features); ... markets continues to accelerate, while a combination of federal and state level funding for critical infrastructure projects remains a significant opportunity for us, particularly in Texas where a combination ...; Created on 20 June 2017
17. Trump Talks Transportation Permitting, Regulations, Bureaucracy: (Latest News); ... c that included a "by the numbers" section on the still-to-come Trump infrastructure plan. It repeated the administration's proposal to invest $200 billion in direct federal funding over 10 years, but prov ...; Created on 12 June 2017
18. Progressive Group Calls for $2 Trillion Infrastructure Investment: (Latest News); ... oritizing the hiring of veterans and demanding robust Buy America provisions in every federal procurement decision for labor and materials. "The 21st Century New Deal for Jobs combines strong job and ...; Created on 01 June 2017
19. Trump Budget Proposal Lays Foundation for Infrastructure Investment: (Latest News); ... would meet its $1 trillion target through a mix of new federal funding, incentives for private sector investment and expedited projects that “would not have happened but for the administration’s involvement.” ...; Created on 25 May 2017
20. Sens. Warner, Blunt Introduce Bipartisan BRIDGE Act: (Latest News); ... $300 billion or more in total project investment. The authority is structured in a way to make it self-sustaining over time without requiring additional federal appropriations. “If we are to improve ...; Created on 18 May 2017
21. Construction Employment at Highest Level in Nine Years: (Latest News); ... flexibility, for the Perkins Act, which provides federal funds for career and technical education. And they urged state and local leaders to make it easier for construction firms and local association ...; Created on 11 May 2017
22. Oklahoma Roads, Bridges Need Added Investment: (Latest News); ... to serve as the stewards of local, state and federal dollars that improve the transportation systems that link Central Oklahomans to each other and the world, and the world to us. We believe improvements ...; Created on 10 May 2017
23. Republicans Balk Over Raising Gas Tax: (Blog); May 8, 2017 – Republicans are balking over President Trump’s openness to raising the federal gas tax to help pay for U.S. roads and highways – a politically fraught issue that lawmakers have avoided for ...; Created on 08 May 2017
24. Summit Materials' Aggregates Revenues Spike Higher in First Quarter: (Latest News); ... core early-cycle residential and commercial construction markets continues to accelerate, while a combination of federal and state level funding for critical infrastructure projects remains a significant ...; Created on 03 May 2017
25. Martin Marietta Off to Strong Start in 2017: (Latest News); ... a’s Surface Transportation, or FAST, Act. Management expects increased federal, state and local infrastructure activity as the year progresses and the construction season begins in earnest. The nonresiden ...; Created on 02 May 2017
26. Kansas Transportation Repairs Hampered as Governor Raids Funds: (Latest News); ... we strongly support protecting existing transportation funding sources at the state level and a federal multi-year funding plan for the nation’s surface transportation infrastructure.” The efficienc ...; Created on 27 April 2017
27. Tennessee Road Conditions Cost Motorists Billions: (Latest News); ... approximately two-thirds of adult drivers believe the federal government should invest more to improve roadways, according to a recent survey by AAA. The numbers from TRIP are staggering and show the urgency ...; Created on 25 April 2017
28. House Subcommittee Examines FAST Act Implementation: (Latest News); ... ion reauthorization bill in a decade and is an important foundation for building a 21st century infrastructure. As a five-year bill, it provides needed certainty and funding so our non-federal partners ...; Created on 13 April 2017
29. Michigan Roads and Bridges Need Huge Investment: (Latest News); ... the efforts by federal officials to increase investment in all forms of infrastructure.” Vehicle travel in Michigan has increased by 10 percent between 2013 and 2016 – the 11th highest rate of trave ...; Created on 04 April 2017
30. Louisiana Roads Feature $6.5 Billion of Deterioration, Congestion: (Latest News); ... areas – due to higher vehicle operating costs, traffic crashes and congestion-related delays. Increased investment in transportation improvements at the local, state and federal levels could relieve traffic ...; Created on 03 April 2017
31. A Bridge to Tomorrow: (Last Call); ... by the U.S. Federal Highway Administration reveals a remarkable decline of structurally deficient bridges to 55,309 (9 percent of nationwide inventory) in 2016 from 118,757 (21 percent of the inventory) ...; Created on 30 March 2017
32. South Carolina's Deficient Roads Cost Motorists Money, Time: (Latest News); ... urban areas – due to higher vehicle operating costs, traffic crashes and congestion-related delays. Increased investment in transportation improvements at the local, state and federal levels could ...; Created on 22 March 2017
33. NSSGA Calls Trump's Proposed Infrastructure Cuts Surprising: (Latest News); President Trump sent his budget to Congress, a “wish list” that reflects his vision for federal discretionary spending. This kicks off the fiscal year 2018 Congressional appropriations season, and the ...; Created on 17 March 2017
34. Transportation for America Group Blasts Trump's Budget Proposal: (Latest News); ... d with the limited pool of federal grants – to complete their priority transportation projects," Turner said. “The proposal completely eliminates the popular TIGER competitive grant program that has fund ...; Created on 17 March 2017
35. Civil Engineers Sound Alarm Bells on Condition of Infrastructure: (Latest News); ... system expansion, and $126 for system enhancement (which includes safety enhancements, operational improvements and environmental projects). The Federal Highway Administration estimates that each dollar ...; Created on 13 March 2017
36. January Construction Spending Rises; Highways Fall: (Latest News); ... ents to finance civil works projects, we were encouraged to hear the President make it clear that any new federal plan must include public investments as well as new private financing opportunities," said St ...; Created on 01 March 2017
37. TRIP Sounds Alarms on Kentucky's Roads and Bridges: (Latest News); ... improvements at the local, state and federal levels could relieve traffic congestion, improve road, bridge and transit conditions, boost safety and support long-term economic growth in Kentucky, the organization ...; Created on 01 March 2017
38. Summit Materials' Integrated, Materials-Based Model Drives Success: (Latest News); ... by states on transportation infrastructure is federally funded. Given that nearly 40 percent of our net revenue is derived from public infrastructure work, Summit is well positioned to benefit from thi ...; Created on 22 February 2017
39. NACA Members Press Congress on Priorities: (Latest News); ... reforms to programs that will extend federal dollars and focus on long-term, nationally significant mega projects; and, address the need for long-lasting and resilient structures and systems. Congress ...; Created on 21 February 2017
40. New Financial Responsibility Requirements on the Horizon: (Law); ... Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) – the federal statute designed to address releases of hazardous substances and the cleanup of hazardous waste sites nationwide. Hardrock mines are defined ...; Created on 16 February 2017
41. 25 Years of U.S. Bridge Data Reveals Condition Improvements: (Latest News); Sustained funding and improved practices over the past 25 years have led to a steady improvement of the condition of U.S. bridges. The latest National Bridge Inventory (NBI) data released by the U.S. Federal ...; Created on 02 February 2017
42. Infrastructure on the Front Burner: (Blog); ... investors to take advantage of $137 billion in federal tax credits for different projects that the administration believes will create $1 trillion worth of infrastructure improvements. ...; Created on 26 January 2017
43. Construction Starts in 2016 Advance Only 1 Percent: (Latest News); ... be supported by recent bond measures passed at the state level, although Congress will need to revisit the flat federal funding for highways under the current continuing resolution that expires at the ...; Created on 24 January 2017
44. New Construction Starts in November Slip 6 Percent: (Economics); ... just passed by Congress for fiscal 2017 federal appropriations did not provide an increase for highway funding. What remains to be seen is the extent to which Congress will respond to the proposals by ...; Created on 17 January 2017
45. The WIIN Act Is In; Will WOTUS Be Out?: (Environment); ... federal funding for water pipelines and waterways as well as for resources that prevent drinking water contamination crises, like those that occurred in Flint, Mich. The findings were part of a national ...; Created on 17 January 2017
46. OUTLOOK/FORECAST 2017: (Features); ... and right of way purchases. Black noted that although the December 2015 enactment of the federal Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act law provided stability for public highway investment, ...; Created on 12 January 2017
47. NSSGA Looks Forward to New Congressional Activity: (Latest News); ... industry to affect change in the federal policy that impacts everything from transportation spending to permitting and mineral definitions,” said Michael W. Johnson, NSSGA president and CEO. Stymied ...; Created on 03 January 2017
48. New Construction Starts in November Slip 6 Percent: (Latest News); ... is coming from recent bond measures passed at the state level, although the continuing resolution just passed by Congress for fiscal 2017 federal appropriations did not provide an increase for highway ...; Created on 22 December 2016
49. New Construction Starts in 2017 Predicted to Increase 5 Percent: (Latest News); ... in 2016. Highways and bridges will derive support from the new federal transportation bill, while environmental works should benefit from the expected passage of the Water Resources Development Act. Natural ...; Created on 21 December 2016
50. LaHood, Rendell Affirm Need for Long-Term Infrastructure Plan: (Latest News); ... nomic impact, such as renewing Build America Bonds and eliminating federal restrictions on tolling interstate highways. That would help municipalities while Congress considers comprehensive tax reform, includin ...; Created on 09 December 2016

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