The Congressional Problem Solvers Caucus – an action group driven by 48 bipartisan members of Congress – released new policy recommendations regarding an approach to solving the nation’s infrastructure issues.
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Epiroc to Serve Mining, Infrastructure Industries
Epiroc AB, the subsidiary of Atlas Copco Group with plans to be listed on the stock exchange in 2018, has begun operating as an independent business. It is providing customers in mining, infrastructure and natural resources with market-leading products and services. Atlas Copco announced in January 2017 that the Group will split into two companies in 2018: Atlas Copco, focusing…
Read MoreTransportation Advocate Shuster Will Not Run for Re-Election
House Transportation Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-Pa.) announced that he’s stepping down at the end of his term. Shuster has long been an advocate for the aggregates industry and transportation issues.
Read MoreNAM’s Timmons Discusses Infrastructure on Fox Business
Jay Timmons, president and CEO of the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) and chairman of the board of The Manufacturing Institute, discussed infrastructure on Fox Business.
Read MoreReforming Taxes and Funding Infrastructure
The U.S. House of Representatives passed the conference report of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act by a vote of 227-203. The U.S. Senate will now begin debate and are expected to vote on passage.
Read MoreMining Executives Testify on Importance of Domestic Minerals
In testimony before House and Senate natural resources committees, National Mining Association (NMA) General Counsel Katie Sweeney and Hecla Mining Co. Vice President of External Affairs Luke Russell reminded members of Congress that domestic metals and minerals are not only the front-end of the supply chain for countless industries but are also vital to the success of rebuilding American infrastructure.
Read MoreThat $1 Trillion May Actually Be Only $200 Billion
According to a report from Bloomberg, President Trump plans to release his long-promised infrastructure proposal in early January, citing a senior administration official.
Read MoreTax Bill Leaves Out Infrastructure
Dec. 4, 2017 – The Senate passed its tax overhaul with no provision to route revenues toward a promised $1 trillion infrastructure plan or to fix the Highway Trust Fund’s insolvency crisis. White House officials have reportedly told lawmakers that the Highway Trust Fund would be addressed later on in an infrastructure bill, but the timeline for such a bill is…
Read MoreARTBA: Transportation Infrastructure Market to Rebound in 2018
The U.S. transportation infrastructure market is anticipated to rebound slightly next year, following a 2.8 percent drop in 2017, according to the American Road & Transportation Builders Association’s (ARTBA) 2018 Transportation Construction Market Forecast.
Read MoreTRIP: Many Bridges in Maine Are Structurally Deficient
Fourteen percent of bridges statewide and nine percent of bridges in southern Maine are structurally deficient according to a new report released by TRIP, a Washington, D.C.-based national transportation organization. A bridge is structurally deficient if there is significant deterioration of the bridge deck, supports or other major components.
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