Economics

Vehicle and engine importers...

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Nov 15, 2012

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Justice have settled with two former importers of highway motorcycles, recreational vehicles, and small spark ignition engines. The defendants, Yuan Cheng International Group, Inc. (YCIG) and NST, Inc. (NST), ...

MAP-21 and Transportation’s Fiscal Cliff: What does...

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Nov 15, 2012

The nation's economy is on a "fiscal cliff." But how does this affect the U.S. infrastructure system, namely the new ...

Illinois Tollway awards $31...

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Nov 15, 2012

The Illinois Tollway Board of Directors has approved three contracts worth $31.1 million for construction management for the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway (I-90) Rebuilding and Widening Project and design services for the Elgin O’Hare Western Access Project as ...

U.S. DOT providing 12 million...

Staff Report - Nov 06, 2012

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood $12 million in quick release emergency relief funds immediately available to New Jersey and Connecticut to help begin repairing the damage caused by Hurricane Sandy, while assessments continue throughout the Northeast to determine ...

Illinois Tollway seeking firms...

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Nov 01, 2012

The Illinois Tollway is seeking firms to provide planning, design, construction management and technical services for 12 new contracts associated with its 15-year, $12 billion capital program Move Illinois: The Illinois Tollway Driving the Future. The contracts will provide ...

Caltrans awards Hill International highway and bridge...

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Oct 31, 2012

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) District 7 has awarded Hill International with two contracts and two subcontracts to provide construction ...

TRIP to release Arkansas...

Staff Report - Oct 29, 2012

A new report, “The Top 40 Transportation Projects to Support Economic Growth and Quality of Life in Arkansas,” will be released by TRIP at a news conference in Little Rock at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 30. TRIP ...

U.S. industrial manufacturers see some sunshine in...

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Oct 25, 2012

It's not all doom and gloom anymore. We all know the U.S. economy has been in the dumps, and it's ...

Cat: staying in Illinois, sees third-quarter income and...

Wayne Grayson - Oct 25, 2012

Caterpillar made headlines over the weekend with its latest earnings report and an announcement regarding its company headquarters. The first mention ...