ADVERTISEMENT America’s job hunter for Construction, Infrastructure, Engineering & Facilities careers. Register for ARTBA’s April 6-7 “Transportation Construction Law & Regulatory Forum.” ARTBA Washington Newsline FEBRUARY 28, 2011 Newsline Washington 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 16 th 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. Continued on page 2 Continued on page 3
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A D V E R T I S E M E N T
America’s job hunter for Construction, Infrastructure, Engineering & Facilities careers.
Register for ARTBA’s April 6-7 “Transportation Construction Law & Regulatory Forum.”
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].
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
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.