GUEST BLOG: What the re-election of President Obama, Republican House majority, Democratic Senate majority means for the construction industry

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Nov 12, 2012

During the 2012 presidential campaign, President Barack Obama and Gov. Mitt Romney gave relative lip service to the subject of rebuilding America’s faltering infrastructure. Rather than positioning infrastructure as an integral part of the nation’s fabric, both treated construction funding ...

The new highway bill, MAP-21: What’s in it for my business?

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Jul 19, 2012

Jack Schenendorf We finally have a highway bill. After three years and nine extensions, Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21) was signed into law on July 6. Now we have $105 billion and 27 months to keep our ...

Steve Forbes keynote at 2011 NSSGA Convention

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Jan 14, 2011

The National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association (NSSGA) will feature Steve Forbes, editor-in-chief and chairman of Forbes magazine, as keynote speaker at its 2011 Annual Convention scheduled for the Wynn Encore hotel in Las Vegas, March 21-24. The convention coincides ...

$450 billion omnibus spending bill passed; core highway program receives $41.07

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Dec 16, 2009

Included in the $450 billion omnibus spending bill passed by the House on Dec. 10, a $67.9 billion Transportation-HUD spending bill lead the six-bill package. The House voted 221 to 202 in support of the bill, however, with the majority of ...

Congress passes continuing resolution, extends highway bill through Dec. 18

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Oct 30, 2009

Congress has passed a continuing resolution (CR) through Dec. 18, and contained in the CR is an extension of the current highway bill to keep it running through that date, according to a special legislative update from the National Stone ...