Economics
The details: T&I Committee approves American Energy & Infrastructure Jobs Act
February 03, 2012
The Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) Committee today approved the American Energy & Infrastructure Jobs Act jobs legislation to reauthorize and reform federal surface transportation programs and rebuild the nation’s ...
T&I Committee passes American Energy & Infrastructure Jobs Act
February 03, 2012
The Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) Committee approved H.R. 7, the American Energy & Infrastructure Jobs Act, by a vote of 29 to 24, the Office of U.S. Rep. John L. ...
TIGER 2012: $500 million for surface transportation
February 01, 2012
Following President Obama's call in his State of the Union address for greater infrastructure investment as part of “An America Built to Last,” U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray ...
American Energy & Infrastructure Jobs Act introduced
February 01, 2012
The American Energy & Infrastructure Jobs Act has been introduced in the House and posted to the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee website.
The initiative is a long-term bill that reforms ...
Cat reports 2011 full-year, Q4 results; profits up 83 percent
January 30, 2012
Caterpillar Inc. delivered record-breaking 2011 sales and revenues of $60.138 billion, an increase of 41 percent from $42.588 billion in 2010, citing "outstanding execution and stronger global demand," as the ...
Granite Construction releasing Q4 results Feb. 22
January 30, 2012
Granite Construction Inc. will release full year and fourth quarter 2011 financial results on Feb. 22, 2012, after the market closes. The company will host an investor ...
Sen. Cornyn introduces legislation to authorize Keystone XL Pipeline
January 30, 2012
U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas) on Jan. 30 joined a bipartisan group of senators, including Sens. Hoeven (R-N.D.), Lugar (R-Ind.), and Vitter (R-La.), to announce they will introduce legislation to ...
House to mark up $260 billion transportation bill
January 30, 2012
Three House of Representatives committees will mark up this week a five-year, $260 billion highway and transit reauthorization bill, according to an American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials ...
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers declares quarterly dividend
January 23, 2012
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Inc. has announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of US$0.1125 per common share payable on March 9, 2012 to shareholders ...
Volvo sales surge in 2011
January 20, 2012
Volvo Trucks in 2011 recorded the North American heavy-duty truck industry’s largest market share gain of the year, based on retail sales data compiled by WardsAuto Group.
Volvo also ...
DOT awards $77 million in research grants
January 18, 2012
U.S. Department of Transportation awarded $77 million in grants to 22 University Transportation Centers (UTC) to advance transportation research and education programs.
The UTCs conduct research that directly supports DOT ...








