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SAFETEA-LU Extension Expires Friday
ARTBA Slashes Emails to Membership by 90%
Nominate Next-Gen of Leaders, Win Apple iPad!
No, that is not a satirical
headline from “The Onion.”
It reflects a new approach
to ARTBA membership
communications in 2011. No
joke!
Last year, more than 660
e-mails—nearly three per work
day—were sent by staff to the
entire ARTBA membership. We
started thinking, “There’s got to
be a better way.”
So we asked you, via a
survey.
The response was loud and
clear: You overwhelmingly
praised the quality of the
information provided, but
wanted a more efficient way to
stay current on industry news
and all of ARTBA’s programs,
products and services.
The result is this new,
interactive digital “Washington
Newsline.” It will be delivered
to your desktop each Monday
morning at 6:00 a.m., Eastern
Time.
The Newsline is a one-
stop resource for all of
the transportation policy,
economic and safety stories
you’ve come to expect from
ARTBA, plus value-added
content, more member and
industry “news nuggets,” better
graphics and an easy-to-read
format.
On occasions when there
is breaking news from the
Nation’s Capital that you
need to know about before
Monday, ARTBA will e-mail a
“Washington Newsline Plus” to
keep you informed.
We hope you will find
this digital tool useful and
appreciate the association’s
effort to better communicate
with you, while significantly
reducing the volume of email
you receive.
Please let Jaime Mahoney
know what you think.
ARTBA has begun accepting
nominations for the 16th Annual
Young Executive Development
Program (YEDP) to be held
May 23-26, 2011 in D.C. The
program is held in conjunction
with the ARTBA Federal
Issues Program & TCC Fly-In
The current extension
of the federal highway and
transit programs’ spending
authority expires March 4.
The House Transportation and
Infrastructure (T&I) Committee
February 16 passed H.R. 662,
to extend the federal highway
and transit programs at FY
2010 authorized spending
levels through September
30, 2011. The measure is
sponsored by T&I Committee
Chairman John Mica (R-Fla.)
and Ranking Democrat Nick
Rahall (D-W.VA.). The full
House plans to consider this
legislation early this week.
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SAFETEA-LU Extension Expires Friday
ARTBA is asking you
to contact members
of your congressional
delegation, particularly
new members who
may not be as familiar
with the highway and
transit programs, to
explain the importance
of the extension and
ask for their support. You can use the
ARTBA Toll-Free Hotline at 888.448.2782
to connect to your members. Please tell
them H.R. 662 would help stabilize federal
transportation investment as we enter
the 2011 construction season and provide
Congress the time necessary to enact a
multi-year reauthorization bill.
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Upcoming Events
ARTBA Board & Council Meetings at CONEXPO-CON/AGGMarch 21–23Las Vegas, Nev.[Add to Calendar]
3rd Annual ARTBA Transportation Construction Law & Regulatory ForumApril 6–7 Washington, D.C. [Add to Calendar]
ARTBA Federal Issues Program & TCC Fly-InMay 23–25 Washington, D.C.[Add to Calendar]
International Bridge ConferenceJune 5–8 Pittsburgh, Pa.[Add to Calendar]
TransOvation 2011September 7–9 Near Dulles Airport, Va.[Add to Calendar]
ARTBA National ConventionOctober 2–5 Monterey, Calif. [Add to Calendar]
ARTBA Public Private Partnerships ConferenceNovember 15–16 Washington, D.C. [Add to Calendar]
ARTBA REGIONAL MEETINGsNortheastern November 28–29 New York, N.Y.[Add to Calendar]
southernNovember 30–December 1 Tampa, Fla.[Add to Calendar]
WesternDecember 5–6 Los Angeles, Calif.[Add to Calendar]
CentralDecember 7–8Chicago, Ill.[Add to Calendar]
Visit our Events Page for more information.
John Mica (R-Fla.)House T&I
Committee Chairman
Source: ARTBA Transportation Construction Industry Profile; U.S. Census Bureau
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Nominate Next-Gen of Leaders, Win an Apple iPad!Continued from page 1
so attendees can visit with & lobby their
congressional members on transportation
development issues.
The YEDP is a three-day, immersion
course designed to introduce the next
generation of leaders to federal legislative
and regulatory policies. It features
sessions on highway/transit financing,
economics, environmental issues, P3s &
industry innovation. The 2011 program
contains several enhancements including:
an interactive session with a high-profile
industry CEO & tour of FHWA’s Turner-
Fairbank Highway Research Center.
Admission is competitive. A nomination
letter must accompany each application.
Each person who refers an applicant
will be entered in a drawing to win a
new Apple iPad (16 GB “wi-fi” model).
The application deadline is April 1. Contact
Jeff Solsby at 202.289.4434 for more
information.
Products & ServicesAflac Insurance Now Available to ARTBA Members Via special Program
In addition to its many other member services, ARTBA is pleased to introduce a new Preferred Vendor: USI Insurance Services. As a member benefit, USI is offering Aflac insurance plans and no-cost FSA administration, for companies with 50 or more employees. Contact Liz Cavallaro at 202.289.4434 for more information.
Visit the ARTBA Store today!
400young execs From some 160 companies or organi-zations in 40 states & Washington, D.C., have completed the YEDP since ‘96.
Are you an industry leader or innovator? ARTBA wants to see you at Lansdowne Resort in Virginia, on September 7-9. Learn more.
INTERNATIONAL BRIDGE CONFERENCE
TECHNICAL SESSIONS, WORKSHOPS & SEMINARSFeaturing a new National Bridge Industry Workshop with key public and private sector speakers focusing on bridge preservation, asset management, contract management and procurement, P3s and FHWA’s “Highways for Life” and “Every Day Counts” programs.
PREMIER EXHIBITOR OPPORTUNITIES Service providers and manufacturers: Market your firm’s products and services to industry executives in the growing national and international bridge market. Exhibitor discounts available.
For more information or exhibitor opportunities, contact ARTBA’s Jim Colleton at 202.289.4434 or [email protected].
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Foundation News
Nominate a Worthy Student for the Lanford Family Highway Worker Memorial Scholarship
These scholarships provide
financial assistance to help
the children of highway
construction workers killed or
permanently disabled in the line
of duty pursue post-high school
education. If you are aware of
students who fit the scholarship
criteria, please contact Holly
Bolton at 202.289.4434.
Applications for 2011-12 are due
April 1 and are available on the
ARTBA-TDF website.
Submit Your Project for a PRIDE Award Momination
Nominations are now being
accepted for the 12th annual
“PRIDE Awards,” which honor
“excellence in community
relations and public education
that enhance the image of the
U.S. transportation construction
industry.” Deadline is March 11.
Entry forms are available on the
ARTBA-TDF website.
Is Your Project Setting New Environmental Leadership Standards?
Nominate it for a Globe Award!
The transportation construction
industry’s top award for
excellence in environmental
protection and mitigation is
back for the 12th time. Deadline
is April 1. Entry formsare
available on the ARTBA-TDF
website.
“The labor movement right now is collectively trying to put together a $100 billion fund from our pension funds to do infrastructure investment because of what you said: the return can be good but we create jobs in the process, we help the country out. It’s a three-fer for us.”
Richard Trumka, president, AFL-CIO
“This system is under great stress right now. I understand all the politics about this. Nobody wants to talk about user fees because they’re taxes well we’ve been doing this since Dwight Eisenhower. If you’ve got another way I’m glad to hear about it…I haven’t seen it. We shouldn’t get rid of that, we should reauthorize this whole bill, and my own view is that it isn’t so difficult to up the funding in something you have. It’s very, very difficult to create new funding right now.”
Thomas Donohue, president, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
TRB Newsletter: February 22, 2011ARTBA is pleased to make available another service for members that highlights new research, technologies, industry best practices and information resources available to the transportation design and construction industry. This material comes from the Transportation Research Board. Read the most recent newsletter.
Learn & Meet with Industry Innovators at TransOvationAttendees at ARTBA’s TransOvation 2011 workshop will meet with and learn from the industry’s best-of-the-best, including 2010 MacArthur Foundation “Genius Award” winner Ted Zoli, P.E., of HNTB, and “Engineering News Record” 2010 “Award of Excellence” winner John Hillman of TENG & Associates. How did they win their awards? How did they innovate to improve projects and their bottom line? To find out, register to attend this “can’t miss” educational program, to be held September 7-9, near Dulles Airport.
Overheard
Fostering Innovation
“ ”Nominations Sought for 2011 ARTBA Hall of Fame Class
Nominate an individual or a
family from the public and
private sectors who has made
extraordinary contributions
to U.S. transportation
development or demonstrated
exceptional leadership
over their lifetime to the
ARTBA Foundation’s Hall of
Fame. A new website—www.
artbahalloffame.org—contains
the 2011 nomination form and
details about the inaugural
class announced last November.
Nominations are due by June 1.
The 2010 and 2011 classes will
be honored at a September 7
dinner during the association’s
“TransOvation” workshop near
Dulles Airport in Virginia.
Economics & Research News 2011 ARRA Outlays Ahead of Last Year
The American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of
2009 provided $26.4 billion
in highway investment grants
above annual investment
levels. As of February 16,
outlays of ARRA highway funds
totaled $18.02 billion. There
are 6,581 completed projects,
another 5,579 projects under
construction, and an additional
771 projects not yet underway.
For a complete report, visit
the “current issues” page of
www.artba.org.
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safety News
Become a scheduling Expert in Just Three Days!
Are you a scheduler, estimator
or project manager who would
like a better grasp on managing
transportation construction
projects? Do you and your
company take full advantage
of Primavera’s scheduling and
management tools? Would
you like to learn to prepare
project schedules more quickly
and efficiently? If any of
these questions apply to you,
then ARTBA Transportation
Development Foundation’s
Transportation Builder Institute
has the perfect solution—the
Scheduling Academy, planned for
April 19-21 in Washington, D.C.
For more information, contact
Laura Spitz at 202.289.4434.
Member News
ARTBA Members Make “Fortune” Top 100 List
Several ARTBA member
firms place on “Fortune
Magazine’s” “2011 Top 100
Best Companies to Work For”
list. NuStar Energy (#30), PCL
Construction (#38), Balfour
Beatty Construction (#40),
PricewaterhouseCoopers (#72),
Ernst & Young (#77), KPMG
(#86), and CH2M HILL (#90)
all ranked on the list (rank
number in parens). Read the
full list.
ARTBA Board, Contractors Division & Council Meetings at
CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2011
For more information, visit the “meetings & events” section of www.artba.org. Contact ARTBA’s Director of Meetings Ed Tarrant at [email protected] or 202-289-4434 with any questions.
View the Program of Events