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U.S. Iowa senator says ‘more work’ remains for EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program

By Kim Riley  |   August 13, 2019   |   Featured

U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), chairman of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee, says the recently released final rule making several significant changes to the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program stand to...

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USDOT awards $2.5M grant for new Massachusetts ferry terminal

By Chris Galford  |   August 13, 2019   |   Federal

Woods Hole, Mass., will soon benefit from a new ferry terminal, thanks in large part to a $2.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT). Provided through the USDOT’s Passe...

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Credit: Nevada Department of Transportation

Las Vegas celebrates completion of largest highway project in state history

By Chuck Green  |   August 9, 2019   |   City

A $1 billion highway project in downtown Las Vegas known appropriately enough as Project Neon, the largest public works project in Nevada’s history, was recently completed and celebrated on Thursday...

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Credit: Washington State Department of Transportation

U.S. DOT awards nearly $6 million for efforts to improve Seattle’s Colman Dock

By Chris Galford  |   August 9, 2019   |   Federal

The United States Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT) this week awarded nearly $6 million to the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) to fund the creation of an overhead pedestria...

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Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith

Sen. Hyde-Smith visits Miss. company to discuss rural infrastructure needs

By Chris Galford  |   August 9, 2019   |   Featured

In a recent visit to Thompson Machinery in Mississippi, U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) discussed new legislation that proposes revamping permitting and review processes to get more federal infrastr...

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America Wins Act proposes to tax carbon pollution, invest over $1 trillion into infrastructure development

By Chris Galford  |   August 8, 2019   |   Featured

U.S. Rep. John Larson (D-CT) introduced the America Wins Act to the House this week, and through it pushed forward the notion of linking a carbon pollution tax to inflation and investing more than $1 ...

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Gov. Cuomo announces $206M state, federal funding to improve New York freight system

By Chris Galford  |   August 7, 2019   |   Featured

A full 1,200 highway miles in New York state will benefit from $206 million in federal and state funds announced last week, meant to improve infrastructure and freight operations, reduce congestion an...

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US Maritime Administration grants Oregon’s Port of Morrow a Marine Highway Project designation

By Chris Galford  |   August 6, 2019   |   Federal

Oregon’s Port of Morrow will now be able to apply for federal funding to extend its barge service, thanks to being designated a Marine Highway Project by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (U...

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Several organizations join Coalition in support of passenger facility charge reform

By Chris Galford  |   August 2, 2019   |   Air

In a letter to U.S. Reps. Thomas Massie (R-KY) and Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) this week, 77 organizations united under the Beyond the Runway Coalition wrote in support of their bill -- H.R. 3791 -- which ...

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Sen. Inhofe praises committee passage of infrastructure bill

By Dave Kovaleski  |   August 1, 2019   |   Federal

The U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee passed a bill that seeks to help rebuild the country’s infrastructure. America’s Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2019 authoriz...

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U.S. senators secure more than $3.25B for bridge repairs under highway legislation advancement

By Chris Galford  |   July 31, 2019   |   Featured

U.S. Sens. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) announced this week that they have secured a $3.25 billion commitment for bridge repairs following the Senate committee ...

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Department of Energy to divide $50M between trucks, off-road vehicles and gaseous fuels research

By Chris Galford  |   July 31, 2019   |   Federal

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) intends to spend $50 million on new research into truck, off-road vehicle, and gaseous fuels research to help innovate the transportation sector. Funding will c...

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Senate EPW committee approves largest highway legislation in history

By Debra Flax  |   July 30, 2019   |   Featured

The Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee on Tuesday unanimously approved the largest highway legislation in U.S. history. America’s Transportation Infrastructure Act (ATIA) of 2019...

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U.S. representatives introduce bipartisan bill to increase funding for small community transit systems

By Chris Galford  |   July 30, 2019   |   Featured

A new bill introduced to the House of Representatives last week proposes to increase the amount of funding provided to transit systems covered by the Small Transit Intensive Cities Program (STIC). ...

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DOT awards $85M through Low-No grant Program

By Dave Kovaleski  |   July 30, 2019   |   Federal

The U.S. Department of Transportation announced awards for the Low- or No-Emission (Lo-No) Grant program run by its Federal Transit Administration (FTA). Overall, the FTA will award $84.9 million i...

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USDOT proposes nearly $856M in INFRA grants

By Chris Galford  |   July 29, 2019   |   Featured

Drawing from its Infrastructure for Rebuilding America (INFRA) discretionary grant program, the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has proposed $855,950,000 in grants for projects throughout th...

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USDOT issues nearly $100M for two Florida infrastructure projects

By Chris Galford  |   July 29, 2019   |   Federal

The United States Department of Transportation this week awarded more than $98 million to two projects in Florida, benefiting efforts to revamp a bridge for the Kennedy Space Center and to increase ca...

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New federal rulemaking makes major changes to EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program

By Kim Riley  |   July 26, 2019   |   City

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) on Wednesday published its long-awaited final rule making several significant changes to the first major overhaul of its EB-5 Immigrant Investor Progr...

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Rep. Calvert applauds $50M federal grant to relieve traffic congestion in Temecula, Calif.

By Kim Riley  |   July 25, 2019   |   Federal

A California infrastructure improvement project supported by U.S. Rep. Ken Calvert (R-CA) recently received a $50 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation. The federal funds are des...

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USDOT awards $52.4M to MS Highway 76 project in Mississippi

By Chris Galford  |   July 25, 2019   |   Federal

The widening of MS Highway 76 got a significant boost this week through the injection of $52.4 million from the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT). The ongoing project will consist...

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