Jan. 3, 2018 – Ray LaHood, former U.S. Secretary of Transportation and the current co-chair of the bipartisan advocacy group Building America’s Future, wrote a column for Newsweek calling for support for a common-sense infrastructure plan. “In order to address the dire condition of our infrastructure and start creating jobs, we need a bipartisan and strategic plan that provides long-term funding,” he wrote. “Revitalizing…
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LaHood, Rendell Affirm Need for Long-Term Infrastructure Plan
Former Transportation Secretary and Rep. Ray LaHood (R-Ill.) and former Gov. Ed Rendell (D-Pa.), wrote a letter staking out the position of the organization Building America’s Future with regard to future transportation funding. The letter was sent to President-elect Donald Trump.
Read MoreNAM Study Details Economic Benefits of Infrastructure Investment
A new study commissioned by the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) and conducted by Inforum at the University of Maryland offers a view into the economic benefits the U.S. economy would reap with a more concerted effort to address the nation’s infrastructure needs.
Read MoreManufacturer News – June 2014
Caterpillar Inc. reported that first-quarter 2014 sales and revenues were $13.241 billion, about flat with the first quarter of 2013 sales and revenues of $13.210 billion. “Given the business and economic uncertainties around the world and continuing decline in our mining sales, I am pleased with our performance in the first quarter. We understand we don’t control the economy and…
Read MoreSurvey States Case for Infrastructure Investment
Global competitiveness and economic and job growth are all severely imperiled by the United States’ collapsing transportation infrastructure, overwhelming numbers of business leaders say in a survey conducted by Building America’s Future and the U.S. Travel Association.
Read MoreCASE Brings Dire States Tour to Washington, D.C.
CASE Construction Equipment brought the Dire States tour to Washington, D.C., for Infrastructure Week 2014, a series of events designed to “explore emerging solutions, innovative approaches and best practices being developed nationwide to modernize aging infrastructure.”
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