ARTBA Foundation Announces Women Leaders Awards
ARTBA's Foundation announced its 2020 “Women Leaders in Transportation Design & Construction” awards Oct. 20 during the organization's national convention. Honorees are: Ethel Birchland Lifetime Achievement Award Meg Pirkle, chief engineer, Georgia Department of...
Transportation Construction Industry CEOs Adapt to Pandemic
By John Schneidawind, vice president, public affairs, ARTBA The transportation construction industry, like most sectors of the American economy, is adapting to new ways of working because of the COVID-19 pandemic. A CEO panel at ARTBA’s national convention agreed the...
David Zachry Honored with 2020 ARTBA Award
By John Schneidawind, vice president of public affairs, ARTBA David Zachry, CEO of San Antonio-based Zachry Corp. and a long-time ARTBA volunteer leader, is the 2020 recipient of the organization’s highest honor—the “ARTBA Award.” It was presented Oct. 20 during a...
Convention Keynote Speaker Warns of ‘Sensitive Moment’ in Economy
By John Schneidawind, vice president, public affairs, ARTBA The economic downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has devastated world economies in ways unlike previous slowdowns, former Federal Reserve economist David Wilcox said in his Oct. 19 keynote address to...
More COVID-19 Relief Before Election In Doubt
By Lauren Schapker, vice president of legislative affairs, ARTBA White House and Democratic leaders failed to reach agreement on a large COVID-19 response bill after another week of negotiations. Instead, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and U.S. Treasury...