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Lattatudes
Plays Well With Others
By John Latta
This is a little bit of a tightrope act.
jlatta@randallreilly.com
I am writing this before the election. Why? So that I don’t let election results skew or tilt what I write just a tiny bit to ... Read More...
Obama signs $105 billion highway bill
President Obama on July 6 signed into law a combined transportation, student loan and flood insurance bill at a White House event.
The House and Senate on June 29 passed a new two-year $105 billion surface transportation reauthorization bill, Moving Ahead for ... Read More...
House passes transportation bill to extend highway program through 2014
The House on June 29 approved legislation that will extend federal highway programs through 2014, a low interest rate on student loans for one year, and the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) for five years, according to a report from The ... Read More...
AEM urges conferees to reach agreement on fully funded transportation bill ‘without further delay’
After attending the Transportation Construction Coalition (TCC) Fly-In May 30-31 in Washington, D.C., and meeting with members of Congress on both sides of the aisle to urge swift action on the transportation bill, Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) President Dennis ... Read More...
A bitter little House whine
"I can't, it's too hard."
There are a lot of ideographic catch phrases we associate with Americans. This isn't one of them.
I don't believe George Washington or Admiral Farragut or John Paul Jones or Abraham Lincoln ever said it. For that ... Read More...
Conexpo-Con/AGG 2014
Event: Start Date: 03/04/14End Date: 03/08/14Phone: (800) 867-6060 Web: www.conexpoconagg.com
Granite Construction named as one ‘World’s Most Ethical Companies’
Granite Construction Inc. has been recognized by the Ethisphere Institute as one of the 2012 World's Most Ethical Companies.
Granite says it made the list by setting the industry standard for its commitment to bettering the communities in which it works, ... Read More...
New Holland sponsors PLANET’s 2012 Student Career Days and loader backhoe competition
New Holland Construction is a major sponsor of the Professional Landcare Network’s (PLANET’s) 36th Annual Student Career Days, an annual conference and career fair that draws more than 900 students enrolled in horticulture, landscape, and lawn care programs at ... Read More...
NTEA Work Truck Show 2012 sets new records
NTEA, the Work Truck Show 2012, held March 6-8 at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis, was the biggest work truck event in history. It broke all standing event records, with a verified 10,408 attendees checking out work trucks and ... Read More...
Granite JV with Yaquina River Contractors receives Notice of Default
Granite Construction Inc.'s joint venture with Yaquina River Contractors (YRC) received a Notice of Default from the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) relating to the U.S. ... Read More...
Senate passes two-year transportation bill
In an overwhelming show of support, the U.S. Senate voted to pass a two-year transportation bill valued at $109 billion.
The Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21) Act, passed in a generally bipartisan 74-22 vote, reauthorizes federal highway ... Read More...
ACS Valves: Contributes operating efficiency advantages
ACS Valves says its new MD series of rotary feeder valves provides material metering that contributes tangible operating efficiency advantages, as well as long-term production and maintenance savings. The feeders are constructed with an eight-vane rotary valve that ensures proper ... Read More...
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