Former Transportation Secretary Joins Martin Marietta Board

Martin Marietta Materials Inc. announced the appointment of Anthony R. Foxx as an independent member to its board of directors, effective Nov. 6. With Foxx’s appointment, the Martin Marietta Board is comprised of 11 directors, 10 of whom are independent and six of whom have joined since 2016. Foxx will serve on Martin Marietta’s Finance Committee.

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Calling Out Congress on Transportation

May 10, 2015 – Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx directed a broadside at Congress last week. “We ought to be embarrassed as a country” about the state of the nation’s infrastructure, he said, as lawmakers scramble to beat a May 31 deadline for extending federal transportation funds. Lawmakers have talked about passing a $10 billion patch to extend transportation funding until the…

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Foxx Sworn in as DOT Chief

Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx was sworn in as the nation’s 17th Secretary of Transportation by Judge Nathaniel Jones in a private ceremony at U.S. Department of Transportation headquarters. The ceremony was attended by Foxx’s wife, Samara, and their two children, Hillary and Zachary, and used a Bible belonging to Secretary Foxx’s great-grandparents. His nomination was confirmed by the full U.S.…

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