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People News: Keolis Group, WSP USA, STV, Operation Lifesaver
May 03, 2021
People News: Keolis Group, WSP USA, STV, Operation Lifesaver Written by Marybeth Luczak, Executive Editor
Keolis Group makes Executive Committee appointments; WSP USA National Transit and Rail Leader receives Woman of the Year Award from the Northeast Florida Chapter of WTS International (WTSI); STV appoints Vice President; Operation Lifesaver, Inc., (OLI) announces new members of the Board of Directors and National Advisory Council.
Clément Michel, Keolis Group
Clément Michel, President and CEO of Keolis North America, has been named Senior Executive Vice President Human Resources and Transformation of Keolis Group, succeeding Bruno Danet, who is leaving the company. Michel joins the Executive Committee and will also lead the group’s Health and Safety, Employee Engagement, and Sustainable Development policies.
Hedlund Biden’s Begeman-Replacement STB Pick
April 29, 2021
Hedlund Biden’s Begeman-Replacement STB Pick Written by William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-Chief
President Joe Biden will nominate Democrat Karen J. Hedlund, current Vice President and National Rail Strategy Advisor at WSP USA and former Federal Railroad Administration Deputy Administrator, to replace Republican Ann Begeman on the Surface Transportation Board.
Begeman’s term expired Dec. 31, 2020, and by statute she could have remained up to 12 months in holdover status, until Dec. 31, 2021. She served two five-year terms as STB Chair, and was replaced in that post by Democrat Marty Oberman by President Biden on January 21, 2021. STB members are limited to two five-year terms by statute.
Reaction to Biden’s American Jobs Plan Mostly Positive
April 01, 2021
Reaction to Biden’s American Jobs Plan Mostly Positive Written by William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-Chief
President Joe Biden has proposed a sweeping, eight-year, $2 trillion investment plan a follow-on from his American Rescue Plan that designates tens of billions for rail and public transportation, but also raises some taxes substantially to pay for it.
“While the American Rescue Plan is changing the course of the pandemic and delivering relief for working families, this is no time to build back to the way things were,” Biden said. “This is the moment to reimagine and rebuild a new economy. The American Jobs Plan is an investment in America that will create millions of good jobs, rebuild our country’s infrastructure, and position the United States to out-compete China. Public domestic investment as a share of the economy has fallen by more than 40%
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