Senate Budget Plan Would Hike User Fees to Help Highway Trust Fund
By Dean Franks, senior vice president, congressional relations, ARTBA Senate Budget Committee Chairman Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.) March 22 released a five-year budget proposal that would allow Congress to enact nearly $90 billion in new highway user taxes to keep the Highway...
January Transportation Construction Sets New Monthly Record
By Lital Shair Nada, research economist, ARTBA Contractors performed $8.60 billion in transportation and related construction work in January, a hefty 12.1 percent increase over January 2018 and a new monthly record, according to ARTBA analysis of data released by the...
ARTBA Supports ‘Waters of the U.S.’ Rewrite at EPA, Corps Hearing
By Mark Holan, editorial director, ARTBA ARTBA Vice President of Regulatory and Legal Issues Nick Goldstein voiced the association’s views on repealing and rewriting the “waters of the United States” (WOTUS) rule during a March 19 hearing of U.S. Environmental...
ARTBA Newsline Podcast for March 22, 2019
The ARTBA Newsline Podcast for March 22 is hosted by ARTBA senior writer/editor, Eileen Houlihan. A new professional development program for transportation design and construction professionals is being held June 4-6 at ARTBA’s Washington, D.C. offices. The Trump...
May Named Deere President & COO
John C. May has been named president and chief operating officer of Deere & Co. effective April 1. He has been with the ARTBA member firm since 1997 and joined the senior management team in 2012 as president, agricultural solutions and chief information officer....
April 1 Application Deadline for 2019 Industry Leader Development Program
The 2018 ILDP Fellows Applications for the ARTBA Foundation’s 2019 Industry Leader Development Program (ILDP) are due by Monday, April 1. The ILDP is a first-of-its-kind, “101” introduction to federal and state advocacy for transportation infrastructure market...
ARTBA Promotes Safety at Industry Trade Shows
ARTBA staffer Melanie Laird reviews material with a World of Asphalt attendee. By Mark Holan, editorial director, ARTBA ARTBA staff hit the road this week to promote the many safety training and other services that it offers the transportation construction industry...
April Deadlines Approaching for ARTBA Foundation Awards, Scholarship
By Eileen Houlihan, senior writer/editor, ARTBA ARTBA’s Transportation Development Foundation (ARTBA-TDF) sponsors professional recognition programs for transportation design and construction projects; individuals and families involved in U.S. transportation...