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U.S. Chamber of Commerce (07/29/2010)
On EPA’s Failure to Reconsider Endangerment Finding ...
Today the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) denied the U.S. Chamber’s petition to reconsider triggering the Clean Air Act to regulate greenhouse gas emissions.
The U.S. Chamber, policymaker
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Coloradan.com (07/27/2010)
Markey's bill on transportation earmarks headed for House vote ...
Rep. Betsy Markey's bill to rescind more than $700 million in unspent transportation earmarks appears headed to a House vote today, less than two weeks after its introduction.
The bill a
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Secureourfuels.org (07/27/2010)
Consumer Energy Alliance: Call to Action: LCFS is Bad for America ...
The Low-Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) is being sold to the American public as a way to reduce the carbon intensity of transportation fuels so that tailpipe CO2 emissions can be reduced.
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Brookings Mountain West (07/26/2010)
Export West: How Intermountain West Metros Can Lead National Export Growth and Boost Competitiveness ...
In the beginning of 2010, with U.S. output growth modest and job growth nonexistent, President Obama devoted a portion of his State of the Union Addr
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Journal of Commerce (07/23/2010)
Highway funding to come from tolls, Obama’s proposed infrastructure fund ...
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said a combination of current-level gas tax receipts, road and bridge tolling and President Obama’s proposed infrastructure fund could offer
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Williston Herald (07/23/2010)
Study analyzes the future of expressway ...
Engineer says traffic relating to energy is difficult to project
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Kelsey Pope (Facebook) (07/23/2010)
Kelsey Pope: Market development, other programs key to growing exports ...
The United States has been in an enviable position with its ability to post an agricultural trade surplus year after year, Jim Miller, USDA's Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign
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AASTHO Journal (07/23/2010)
House Appropriations Committee Agrees to Boost Highway Spending for FY 2011 ...
Disagreements between the two houses of Congress over additional funding for the Federal Highway Administration appears to be on the horizon after appropriations committees i
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AASTHO Journal (07/23/2010)
Suppliers of Pavements & Aggregates Urge White House to Support Raising Fuel Tax ...
Five national organizations representing pavement and aggregate suppliers wrote President Barack Obama on Wednesday urging his administration to work promptly to enact a
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AASTHO Journal (07/23/2010)
House Approves Legislation Rescinding Unused Transportation Funds ...
The House of Representatives approved a bill Tuesday that would rescind $107 million in unspent funds from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Federal Transit Ad
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API (07/22/2010)
Poll: 62 percent of North Dakota voters oppose new oil, natural gas taxes
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Journal of Commerce (07/22/2010)
Senate Bill Calls for National Freight Policy ...
Bill sets environmental, safety goals for freight industries, creates funding programs
A national multimodal freight transportation plan is the goal of a bill introduced today in the U.S. Senate.
Three D
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Colorado Department of Transportation (07/21/2010)
U.S. 40/287 Project Begins … Next segment of Ports-to-Plains route under construction ...
LINCOLN COUNTY – Work is underway on a 10 mile reconstruction of U.S. 40/287, east of Hugo.
The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) project includes reb
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MasterResource (07/21/2010)
One Person’s Oil Addict is Another’s Intelligent Consumer ...
In the last few weeks, rhetoric about America’s oil addiction has resurfaced, years after being pushed by former President George W. Bush. It is meant to explain the inability of Americans to
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Williston Herald (07/19/2010)
Energy Drives North Dakota Sales Tax Increases … Williston is the new No. 3 in North Dakota
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Consumer Energy Alliance (07/19/2010)
Ensure Nuclear Energy Is Part of America’s Energy Future ...
President Obama’s FY 2011 budget proposal requested an additional $36 billion in loan guarantees to support the development of new nuclear plants. Given the substantial upfront cost of building
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Denver Business Journal (07/19/2010)
Brookings study: Exports a path to new jobs for Denver ...
Exports supported more than 74,000 jobs in the Denver metro area in 2008, and increased export activity would go a long way toward helping Denver replace jobs lost during the recession, according
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API (07/19/2010)
Poll: 64 percent of Colorado voters oppose new oil, natural gas taxes ...
Washington – More than six in 10 Colorado voters oppose higher taxes on America’s oil and natural gas industry, according to a new 10-state poll released today. The poll – which wa
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Texas Department of Transportation (07/18/2010)
Texas Statewide Long-Range Transportation Plan 2035 - Public Involvement Meeting
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Calgary Herald (07/17/2010)
U.S. group backpedals on 'Rethink Alberta' anti-oilsands campaign
The Stelmach government and energy sector are claiming a rare public relations victory, after the group leading the "Rethink Alberta" campaign said its anti-oilsands ads contained inaccurat
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Metro Denver EDC (07/16/2010)
Ten great days for Metro Denver – Good news arrives in many packages ...
Good news is hard to find these days, even for Metro Denver. But the last 10 days have given us renewed confidence in Metro Denver's economic rebound.
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Calgary Herald (07/15/2010)
Braid: Anti-Alberta slur reveals San Francisco group's hypocrisy
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Wall Street Journal (07/14/2010)
Environmental Group's Alberta Boycott Ads Aimed At Oil Sands
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Government of Alberta (07/14/2010)
Alberta Premier Ed Stelmach (AUDIO) addresses anti-Alberta travel caMPAIGN
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KNEB.com (07/14/2010)
Interest in Goshen County WY oil production picking up ...
Interest in oil production in Goshen County is picking up as new horizontal drilling technology allow the deep Niobrara Shale formation in parts of Wyoming, Colorado, and Nebraska to be tapped.
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Torrington Telegraph (07/14/2010)
Goshen gold? ...
In a near all-time record sale, the State of Wyoming Office of State Lands and Investments sold roughly 300 parcels of land in and near the potentially oil-rich Niobrara Formation in last week’s special auction in Cheyenne, netting $42 m
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HUBDOT (07/13/2010)
FHWA signs agreements to accelerate Nebraska highway projects ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has signed six programmatic agreements with Nebraska's Department of Roads (NDOR), allowing dozens of highway projects with no
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CNBC.com (07/13/2010)
Seven of Top 15 States for Business in Ports-to-Plains Region … TX(1), CO(3), SD(7), KS(11), ND (12), NE(13), WY(14) ...
CNBC scored all 50 states—using publicly available data—on 40 different measures of competitiveness. States received points based on
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Ports-to-Plains Alliance (07/13/2010)
Statement of Ports-to-Plains Alliance to EPA Hearing on Hydraulic Fracturing ...
This comment was presented to the EPA Hearing on Hydraulic Fracturing held in Denver, CO on July 13, 2010 by Joe Kiely, Vice President of Operations, on behalf of the Ports-
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AASTHO (07/08/2010)
Unlocking Freight: What Is Your State Department Of Transportation Saying ... Connects to a map that allows you to see what your state department of transportation believes its freight greatest needs are. Simply click on the state and then choose "Unlocki
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AASTHO (07/08/2010)
AASHTO Study: Growing Freight Demands Reaching Transportation Crisis ...
Great mention of Ports-to-Plains Corridor on page 9.
The transportation system that supports the movement of freight across America is facing a crisis. The nation's highways, railr
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Bloomberg Businessweek (07/08/2010)
U.S. on Track to Double Exports in Five Years, Locke Says ...
(Bloomberg) -- The top U.S. trade officials said the country is on track to meet President Barack Obama’s goal of doubling exports in five years, led by a 19 percent increase in agricultural e
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Wall Street Journal (07/07/2010)
Oil-Sands Push Tests U.S.-Canada Ties ...
Pipeline Project Would Double Imports of the Crude From North, but Environmental Worries Fuel Opposition
A battle over whether the U.S. should curb its use of oil produced from Canada's oil sands is straining ti
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Government of Alberta (07/07/2010)
Premier Stelmach's letter to US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on the Keystone XL pipeline ...
Alberta Premier urges Keystone XL Pipeline permit process to rely on factual information and be in keeping with the free trade principles that have served
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Wheatworkd.org (07/06/2010)
Canada-Colombia FTA Puts Critical U.S. Wheat Market at Risk ...
National Association of Wheat Growers
A statement from National Association of Wheat Growers Chief Executive Officer Dana Peterson and U.S. Wheat Associates President Alan Tracy…
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Boulder Daily Camera (07/06/2010)
Wind giant Vestas announces R&D office in Louisville ...
LOUISVILLE -- Danish wind energy giant Vestas announced Tuesday night that it's opening a research and development office in Louisville that will employ up to 240 people over the next several years
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JPT Online (07/06/2010)
Nanotechnology aimed at cleaner oil sands development ...
GE is partnering with the University of Alberta (UA) and Alberta Innovates Technology Futures to develop a nanotechnology-based CO2-reduction plan for Alberta's oil-sands developments. The USD 4-m
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Denver Post (07/04/2010)
Americas, the beautiful ... Opportunities to get in on the ground floor of some emerging economies in the Western Hemisphere won't last long.
Denver's Biennial of the Americas is a big top of economic opportunity that local businesses would be smart to ex
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Scottsbluff Star Herald (07/03/2010)
Kimball bypass progressing ...
“The project will provide an upgraded four-lane link between I-80 and the 40-mile section of four-lane highway that begins several miles north of Kimball’s downtown and continues north to Scottsbluff. Exit 20, the Highway 7
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Government of Alberta (07/02/2010)
Read Premier Stelmach's letter to the Washington Post
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Rocky Mountain Energy on Facebook (07/02/2010)
In 2008, U.S. total energy consumption was 99 quadrillion Btu, a 2-percent decrease from 2007; U.S. energy production totaled 73 quadrillion Btu, a 2.5-percent increase from 2007.
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Holcomb Station Expansion Project (07/02/2010)
Communities in Kansas, like others in the Ports-to-Plains Alliance, are trying to create new jobs for their communities. ...
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment today scheduled three public hearings on issuance of a permit to Sunflower Elect
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Los Angeles Times (07/02/2010)
Is China good for the Americas? ...
China's emergence as a strong trade partner in the Western Hemisphere is having far-reaching implications that may be little appreciated or understood...
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Newsweek (07/02/2010)
The Great Great Plains: How heartland cities like Fargo and Omaha became the nation’s new boomtowns ...
…But the biggest play by far is in energy, including coal, natural gas, and oil, which exist in prodigious quantities from Texas to the Canadian borde
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USA Today (07/01/2010)
Gas taxes give us a break at the pump ... When drivers hit the road in large numbers for the Fourth of July holiday, they will have something extra to celebrate — the lowest gasoline taxes since the early days of the automobile...
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Flathead Beacon (06/30/2010)
WHITEFISH – The annual conference of the Western Governors’ Association, meeting here to celebrate 100 years of its existence, provides state leaders with an amiable environment in which to discuss extraordinarily thorny problems.
The three-day event is
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KNEB.com (06/30/2010)
Planned Grain Loading Favility on the Heartland Expressway, a portion of the Ports-to-Plains Alliance ... The multi-million dollar grain loading rail facility West Plains Grain originally proposed for east of Chadron but now wants to build near Alliance ge
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KNEB.com (06/30/2010)
Phase II of the Kimball Bypass Project on the Heartland Expressway, a portion of the Ports-to-Plains Alliance, will connect existing four-lane diivided highway north of Kimball, NE to I-80 south of Kimball...
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MARKETWIRE via COMTEX (06/29/2010)
Cedar Point Wind Energy Project north of Limon on Ports-to-Plains Corridor Sold ...
CALGARY, ALBERTA AND DENVER, COLORADO, -- Enbridge Inc. announced today that it has entered into an agreement with Renewable Energy Systems Americas Inc. (RES Americas) un
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Politico (06/28/2010)
OPINION: Rep. James Oberstar -- “The U.S. surface transportation system was once the envy of the world. In recent decades, however, our roads, bridges, trains and transit have slipped into decline while other nations have made robust investments…”
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CNBC (06/28/2010)
Breaking America's Oil Addiction ...
Rich Moskowitz, Vice President and Regulatory Affairs Counsel of American Trucking Associations, participated in an interview “Breaking America’s Oil Addiction” on CNBC.
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Globe and Mail via Reuters (06/28/2010)
Enbridge to expand in oil sands, join CO2 project
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Associated Press (06/23/2010)
DENVER (AP) -- Democratic gubernatorial candidate John Hickenlooper and GOP opponent Scott McInnis vowed Tuesday to revamp tougher state oil and gas regulations that took effect last year.
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Energy and Capital (06/21/2010)
North Dakota and Canada are described in this article as "a league of their own" and a "no-brainer".
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Government of Alberta (06/21/2010)
Alberta Premier Stelmach Sees Good Things on Eastern Alberta Corridor . Eastern Alberta Corridor communities, St. Paul and Elk Point, join Premier Stelmach in celebrating new development projects.
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Headwater Economics (06/17/2010)
Clean Energy Leadership in the Rockies: Competitive Positioning in the Emerging Green Economy ...
Report focuses on the economic activities associated with clean energy & energy efficiency in the five states - CO, MT, NM, UT, & WY.
Report recognizes th
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Ports-to-Plains Alliance (06/17/2010)
Ports-to-Plains Letter to Colorado Department of Transportation and Transportation Commission Dated June 17, 2010 ...
Joe Kiely, Vice President of the Ports-to-Plains Alliance, presented this letter at the Regular Meeting of the Colorado Transportation
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Food Systems Insider (06/17/2010)
Stanford finds big benefits from Big Ag ...
Fight Global Warming with modern agriculture-from a Stanford U. study, reported in Food Systems Magazine
“Pssst. Want to know the cheapest way to slow global warming? Invest in agricultural research.
Mayb
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Calgary Herald (06/17/2010)
Suncor's oil sands tailings pond plan approved under tougher rules ...
Oil sands operator second miner to receive similar approval ...
CALGARY - Suncor Energy has become the second oilsands miner to have regulator approval of its tailings pond manageme
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Vanguardia (06/16/2010)
Será Ports to Plains detonante comercial en Coahuila ..
Se espera que el proyecto carretero que cruzará México, EU y Canadá, pueda consolidarse en forma definitiva en el 2012
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Milenio.com (06/15/2010)
“Hay que revalorar la actividad ganadera”: Carlos Román Cepeda ...
Con 35 años de trayectoria en el sector ganadero fue merecedor de la Medalla Presidencial al Mérito Ganadero.
Fue merecedor de la Medalla Presidencial al Mérito Ganadero. Foto: Santiag
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ForConstructionPros.com (06/15/2010)
DOT's Transport Strategy May Take Trucks Off Roads ...
The U.S. Department of Transportation said it plans to develop a national freight transportation strategy to boost economic competitiveness balanced with safety, livability and environmental sustaina
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American Meat Institute (06/15/2010)
Free Trade Agreements: Potential Revenue and Jobs for America’s Meat and Poultry Industry ...
The passage of the Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) currently pending — with South Korea, Colombia and Panama — represents substantial and immediate growth opportuni
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National League of Cities (06/14/2010)
DOT Listening Tour Stop Focuses on Rural Transportation Needs ...
Ports-to-Plains Alliance and Theodore Roosevelt Expressway Association board member Brad Bekkadahl is quoted in this report on U.S. DOT Secretary Ray LaHood’s SAFETEA-LU Reauthorization Ou
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Associated Press via google.com (06/14/2010)
ND oil rig count jumps 25 percent in 3 months ...
BISMARCK, N.D. — The number of rigs drilling in North Dakota's oil patch has jumped 25 percent in three months and more than tripled in the past year, the state Department of Mineral Resources said Monday
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The Denver Post (06/13/2010)
Editorial ... Second Disaster Looms In Gulf ...
The six-month drilling ban ordered by the White House may be crippling the industry and the area's economy.
While it would be unfair to blame the Obama administration for BP's string of mistakes that led
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Senator Kent Conrad (06/12/2010)
Statement of Senator Kent Conrad Introduction of Rural Mobility and Access for America Act ...
Mr. President, I am pleased to join my colleague Senator Barrasso in introducing the Rural Mobility and Access for America Act.
The transportation challeng
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Greeley Tribune (06/12/2010)
New Form Of Drilling For Oil Sparks Boom ...
The Niobrara formation, an oil-prone, mature-source rock field, extends beyond the Wattenberg Field, Weld County's major oil play in the Denver-Julesburg basin, and it's nothing new. Oil and gas developers hav
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Edmonton Sun (06/12/2010)
Oilsands becoming greener ...
Just how much did you know about the oilsands before your protest in front of your Whyte Avenue beauty store, telling us to “stop the oilsands?”
Did you research the oilsands from all points of view, not just the extreme
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AASTHO Journal (06/11/2010)
LaHood Puts Funding Needs at $500-600 Billion ...
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Fast Lane -- Official Blog of the U.S. Secretary of Transportation (06/10/2010)
Obama Administration moving freight more safely, smoothly, and sustainably ...
This morning I addressed the Freight Transportation Policy Forum of the National Industrial Transportation League. I was grateful to have this opportunity to talk about moving
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Solar Daily (06/10/2010)
Oil Sands Protest Based On Misinformation ...
The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) has said a protest against development of Canada's oil sands is a misguided attempt to promote environmental activism based on misinformation and rhetori
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MyPlainview.com (06/08/2010)
Area businesses get tips on export trade ...
Local business leaders gathered at the Plainview Civic Center this morning to learn more about exporting from the region.
Speakers included representatives from the Small Business Administration, Export-
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Energy Tomorrow (06/08/2010)
Oil Spill Protests: Who Gets Hurt? ...
"Boycotts--all they hurt is the small-business guy," Scott Heppe told the Milwaukee Journal. "He's the guy just trying to make a living and squeak by." Heppe, who is a third-generation operator of a service station
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Energy Tomorrow (06/07/2010)
Burt Adams Discusses Economic Effects of Moratorium ...
{Audio} In today's episode, I interview Burt Adams, chairman of the National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA), about the potential economic effects of the president's six-month deepwater drilling
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Grand Junction Daily Sentinel (06/07/2010)
Drilling regulator: Well blowouts rare in Colorado, effects are mostly minimal ...
A Colorado oil and gas regulator says well blowouts are a rarity in Colorado, and any impacts generally are limited to the drilling site.
Stuart Ellsworth, acting engin
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Prairie Business (06/07/2010)
Report quantifies Three Forks oil reserves ...
Three Forks lies under the Bakken Formation on the Theodore Roosevelt Expressway portion of the Ports-to-Plains Alliance ... A recently-released study found that the Three Forks Formation holds nearly 2 bi
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Prairie Public Broadcasting (06/06/2010)
LaHood: Rural America will not be left out of the new highway bill
{Audio} Cal Klewin, Executive Director of the Theodore Roosevelt Expressway Association and Brad Bekkedahl, board member from both Theodore Roosevelt Expressway Association and Ports-to-
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Colorado Business Magazine (06/06/2010)
Disasters and reality ...
Have you received emails asking you to boycott BP due to the Gulf of Mexico accident? The most recent one demanded a boycott on all oil. Excuse me? By Martha Young
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San Angelo Standard-Times (06/03/2010)
San Angelo focuses on freight
SAN ANGELO, Texas — State and city officials are trying to figure out how to put the future of railroads for San Angelo and the rest of Texas on the right track.
Two San Angelo city staff members attended Texas Departmen
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Grand Forks Herald (06/03/2010)
North Dakota Senate candidate recognizes the need and importance of the federal role in dveloping a four-lane highway along the Theodore Roosevelt Expressway. He Stated: "The federal government can help respond to infrastructure needs in western North Dako
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KXMCTV Minot (06/02/2010)
Theodore Roosevelt Expressway highlighted at Conrad Hearing. Video comments by Joe Kiely, Vice President of Operations of the Ports-to-Plains Alliance; Kent Pelton, Mayor of Watford City, and Congressman Earl Pomeroy (ND) are interviewed.
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Williston Herald (06/02/2010)
In Watford City, push continues to widen U.S. Highway 85
Gene Veeder, Chair of the Theodore Roosevelt Expressway Association, presented Ports-to-Plains Alliance’s Reauthorization Recommendations to Senator Conrad.
WATFORD CITY -- U.S. Sen. Kent Conra
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Truckline.com (06/01/2010)
ATA Truck Tonnage Index Increased 0.9 Percent in April ...
The American Trucking Associations’ advance seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased for the sixth time in the last seven months, gaining another 0.9 percent in April. Th
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National Association of Manufacturers (05/28/2010)
Manufacturers Concerned About Moratorium on Offshore Exploration and Development ...
OFFSHORE RESOURCES ARE CRITICAL TO ENERGY AND ECONOMIC SECURITY
The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) President and CEO John Engler today issued the following
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KearneyHub.com (05/28/2010)
Western governors consider alternative energy, climate change ...
WHITEFISH, Mont. (AP) — New transmission lines are critical to developing the alternative electricity production needed to meet demand in the coming years, governors of states in the West
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Omaha World Herald (05/18/2010)
Nelson alone on earmarks ...
WASHINGTON — In the battle to secure federal earmarks for Nebraska, Sen. Ben Nelson this year is feeling lonely.
The Nebraska Democrat is seeking 51 earmarks worth $183.1 million. The four other members of the Nebraska congr
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San Angelo Standard-Times (05/12/2010)
KIAH COLLIER: New brings his business perspective to City Hall ...
SAN ANGELO, Texas — Alvin New may so far be a less publicly visible mayor than J.W. Lown was and speak less frequently during City Council meetings, but he showed last week in a town-hall
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Scottsbluff Star-Herald (05/12/2010)
Heartland Sense ...
Expressway advocates tout importance of the route to the nation's energy boom.
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San Angelo Standard-Times (05/12/2010)
Mayor New backs Ports-to-Plains ...
His stance is criticized in meeting
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KOTA News (05/11/2010)
Work still to be done on Ports-to-Plains
The Rapid City portion of the Ports-to-Plains Trade Corridor is finished. But there's still work to be done to the north and south of the city before the road is complete.
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Prairie Business Magazine (05/10/2010)
COMMUNITY PROFILE: Rapid City ...
TRANSPORTATION
As the retail hub for western South Dakota, northwestern Nebraska and eastern Wyoming, Rapid City relies on its highway system to keep goods and customers flowing in.
Local chamber of commerce offici
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Cobizmag.com (05/05/2010)
Ecotech and the new energy economy (Video) ...
ColoradoBiz Editor Mike Cote talks with Gov. Bill Ritter at the launch of the Ecotech Institute, the nation’s first-ever training facility for a clean-energy workforce.
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Williston Herald (05/04/2010)
Excitement swells at oil expo ...
Governor calls Williston Basin an extremely productive oil play ...
Excitement and optimism were already in high supply Monday morning at the 18th Williston Basin Petroleum Conference and Expo when Gov. John Hoeven del
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Moore County News-Press (04/28/2010)
Dumas benefits from being on Ports-to-Plains trade corridor ...
As the fastest growing trade corridor in the United States, the Ports-to-Plains route offers opportunity to the Dumas and Moore County area never seen before. The project is not the implemen
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CBS 7 News (04/15/2010)
Ports-to-Plains Truck Reliever Route in Howard County 1 Step Closer to Reality
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Feedstuffs FoodLink (04/10/2010)
Trent Loos will be a keynote Speaker at the 13th Annual Ports-to-Plains Conference in Rapid City, South Dakota on September 8-10, 2010...
There is much discussion surrounding the use of antibiotics in food producing animals and the risk of resistance that
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Lamar Ledger (04/06/2010)
City meets with CDOT ...
Lamar bypass discussed ...
Joe Kiely, Ports-to-Plains spokesperson, addressed the Lamar City Council and the Prowers County Commissioners on March 31 in preparation for a mid-April trip to Washington D.C. when representatives w
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Government of Alberta (03/31/2010)
Minister Evans promotes Alberta's competitiveness at U.S. energy summit
Minister to deliver keynote at opening session
Edmonton... Political and business leaders from nine Midwestern U.S. states meeting in Broomfield, Colorado, will learn more about
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JournalStar.com (03/30/2010)
Officials vent concerns about Nebraska roads impasse ...
Federal, state and local officials met Tuesday in an attempt to begin to untie Nebraska's road-building knot.
"We need to find a way forward and not let process, procedure, bureaucracy and red tap
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RES Americas (03/30/2010)
BROOMFIELD, CO –Renewable Energy Systems Americas Inc. (RES Americas), a national leader in the development and construction of renewable energy projects, executed a 20‐year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCo) on M
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Helena Independent Record (03/26/2010)
Energy, transportation infrastructure go together ...
There may be few elected leaders who have stressed the importance of our nation’s energy development more than Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer. It has been a central part of his agenda since he was elect
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Journal of Commerce (03/24/2010)
DOT Rebuffs New Talk of Raising Fuel Taxes ...
Porcari stresses need to keep emerging recovery on track ...
President Obama remains opposed to raising federal fuel taxes while the economy is trying to recover despite calls in Congress to increase
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Edmonton Journal (03/23/2010)
Busy show reflects oilsands' status as a rare economic bright spot ...
More than $1 trillion.
That's the total value of economic activity that's expected to be generated by Alberta's oilsands over the next decade, according to the Canadian Manufacturers
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Bismarck Tribune (03/21/2010)
Deaths prompt calls for more enforcement, better highways ...
WATFORD CITY — A highway to Watford City has plunged some families into a sea of heartbreak.
There were many families trying to stay afloat in those deep dark waters last year. Statewide, the
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Havre Daily News (03/15/2010)
City may back plan to hike highway funding ...
Members of the Highway 2 Association are rolling local highways down the road to additional funding if they are able to have U.S. Highway 2, and other highways between Billings and the Port of Wild Horse des
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San Angelo Standard Times (03/07/2010)
City Council to discuss trade coalition ...
At its first and only regular March meeting today, the San Angelo City Council is expected to adopt a resolution spelling out the formation of a trade coalition among Texas and Coahuila and Chihuahua, Mexico, i
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Havre Daily News (03/01/2010)
Highway 2 project: It’s more than tourism, experts say ...
A four-lane U.S. Highway 2 would bring more tourists onto the Hi-Line, and the tourists would spend more money here. That was the agreement of civic and economic development leaders attending th
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Helena Independent Record (02/26/2010)
States pitch Ports-to-Plains highway alliance ...
With the goal of bolstering governmental support for rural transportation development, representatives of a multi-state consortium met with Gov. Brian Schweitzer Thursday, hoping Montana will get behind p
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Streetsblog Capitol Hill (02/24/2010)
Conrad Sees ‘Tough Choices’ Ahead on Transport, Naming VMT Tax & Tolls ...
Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad (D-ND) today shed rare light on the extent of the nation's transportation funding crisis, warning his fellow policymakers that "we are
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Montana Energy Development and Promotion Office (02/23/2010)
This report has been produced for the Montana Energy Development and Promotion Office by Energy Strategies and has just been finalized. It illustrates projected demand for energy, Montana’s wind profile, and an economic evaluation for development.
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San Angelo Standard-Times (02/21/2010)
Future looks bright ...
Another decade of accomplishments ahead for city, area ...
In the words of San Angelo city councilor Charlotte Farmer...
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Big Spring Herald (02/18/2010)
Reliever route moving along ...
Consultants finalizing schematics ...
State and federal transportation officials are mulling over plans to construct a reliever route on Highway 87 that would divert heavy truck traffic from downtown Big Spring.
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Great Falls Tribune (02/18/2010)
ACROSS the BIG SKY ... (scroll down)
Highway expansion meeting Feb. 27 ...
MALTA — The annual Highway 2 Association meeting will be Feb. 27 at the Great Northern Hotel in Malta.
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Scottsbluff Star-Herald (02/14/2010)
Heartland Expressway still on front burner for local leaders ...
When Gov. Dave Heineman met with the Scotts Bluff Leadership group recently, the Heartland Expressway and how to keep it funded was a hot topic.
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Del Rio News Herald (02/12/2010)
Challenges and changes facing the city of Del Rio were discussed during a “Year in Review 2009” presented by City Manager Frances Rodriguez Thursday morning.
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Scottsbluff Star-Herald (02/10/2010)
User fee may help fund state’s roads, says highway commissioner ...
The State of Nebraska may need to start charging people a fee for every mile they drive, according to a highway commissioner who lives in Gering.
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Prairie Business (02/08/2010)
Cover Story: Region's exporters face obstacles getting products to market ...
Sidebar: Northern Passage: The Theodore Roosevelt Expressway
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Zócalo Saltillo (Spanish) (02/06/2010)
Continuará Acuña su apoyo al proyecto Ports to Plains ...
Acuña, Coah.- Para lograr el pleno desarrollo y la transformación de nuestra frontera, y ante las enormes posibilidades de desarrollo que representa el proyecto de Ports to Plains, el presidente
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McKensie County Farmer (01/19/2010)
Strong economy boosts funds
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allamericanpatriots.com (01/12/2010)
South Dakota Governor's State Of The State 2010
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Greengate Power Corporation (01/12/2010)
Greengate Power Receives Provincial Approval for Alberta's Largest Wind Energy Project ... Upon completion, the Halkirk I Wind Project will be Alberta’s largest operating wind energy project with a total generating capacity of 150 MW. The project is locate
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Lubbock Avalanche-Journal (01/10/2010)
Nett: Years later, maybe Lubbock should try again for rail service
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Lubbock Avalanche-Journal (12/31/2009)
Area rail lines being upgraded ...
Mayors of three West Texas cities drove gold-painted spikes on a stretch of railroad track near Raider Ranch Wednesday morning, celebrating the start of a $9.7 million upgrade to the West Texas & Lubbock Railway.
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Scottsbluff Star Herald (12/24/2009)
Roads to Nowhere ...
Other states spending millions to tap heartland energy boom
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Calgary Herald (12/23/2009)
Fiscal deal eludes Mackenzie project ...
Incentives yet to be ironed out
CALGARY - The future of a proposed $16-billion northern natural gas pipeline could be nearing resolution, but without an agreement on fiscal incentives in sight between Ottawa an
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Calgary Herald (12/23/2009)
Alberta's climate change fund may triple in size ...
Province likely to lower carbon cap for emitters --
Alberta's climate change technology fund, which collects penalties from large carbon dioxide emitters and plans to spend $120 million on projects
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Bismarck Tribune (12/19/2009)
Gusher good news for Williston ...
A bona fide gusher near Williston will help the town pay for future expenses and keep the community at the heart of the Bakken oil play.
Brigham Exploration Co. of Texas announced Monday an oil well just southeast of
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Government of Alberta (12/07/2009)
Alberta's Clean Energy Story Brochure
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Edmonton Journal (12/01/2009)
Province puts $300M into one last CO2 project ...
Coal-to-gas plan to fuel power plant by 2015 ...
Alberta will hand out about $300 million over 15 years in assistance today to a fourth firm under its carbon capture and storage (CCS) initiative.
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Ports-to-Plains Alliance (11/19/2009)
Photo Album on Facebook ... On Tuesday, November 3rd, Canadian Ambassador to the U.S. and former Manitoba Premier Gary Doer, and Gary Mar, Minister, Alberta Office of the Embassy of Canada, hosted a social hour for Ports-to-Plains Alliance leaders and frie
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Grand Forks Herald (11/08/2009)
OUR VIEW: west N.D. needs east's help ...
The valley should do what it can to help the boom in western North Dakota resound. And what the valley can do is a lot.
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Chamber of the Americas (11/06/2009)
Mexico City Trade Mission ...
Hosted by Chamber of the Americas and Ports-to-Plains Alliance ...
November 4-6, 2009, Mexico City, DF
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JournalStar.com (11/04/2009)
Officials: State highways to worsen without funding ...
NANCY HICKS / Lincoln Journal Star ...
Expect the state highways to get worse -- bumpier, more patches, worn shoulders -- unless state leaders figure out how to raise more money for maintenance, st
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JournalStar.com (11/04/2009)
Federal rules frustrate roads projects, state senators told ...
NANCY HICKS / Lincoln Journal Star ...
Sen. John Harms of Scottsbluff said he wanted to make sure the $20 million in federal funds was still available for the Heartland Expressway
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Williston Wire (10/29/2009)
Report: ND is now 4th biggest oil-producing state ...
Hess Corporation opens 32,000 square foot office complex in Tioga ...
MDU's district manager passionate about Williston's community ...
Companies optimistic about Bakken and Sanish formations ...
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Pueblo Chieftain (10/27/2009)
Ports-to-Plains road stimulus project begins ... SPRINGFIELD - A $13.9 million reconstruction project along a 7-mile stretch on U.S. 287 just south of town is set to begin this week, transportation officials said this week.
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Denver Post (10/26/2009)
Solar Industry Manufacturer on Ports-to-Plains Corridor -- German solar manufacturing firm to locate plant in Denver, create 300 jobs
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Colorado Department of Transportation (10/23/2009)
U.S. 287 RECOVERY PROJECT SET TO START ...
BACA COUNTY – The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) begins another project funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) next week – a seven-mile reconstruction of U.S. 287, just south o
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Bismarck Tribune (10/23/2009)
Highway 85 feels the pressure of oil business ... The resurgence of interest in Williston Basin crude oil production has greatly improved North Dakota's financial picture. It has meant, higher paying jobs. Its spinoff has created and boosted small business
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Unknown (10/21/2009)
Presentan a Canacintra Ports to plains
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Wlliston Herald (10/15/2009)
Group meets to discuss national transportation ...
Wednesday's keynote speaker was Jack Schenendorf, a federal consultant for the Ports-to-Plains Corridor Coalition. Schenendorf was in Williston from Washington, D.C., and gave a presentation about the cri
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San Angelo Standard Times (10/14/2009)
Gateway to Progress
Today, Ports-to-Plains has grown to an alliance with members in nine states and the Province of Alberta, Canada, and growing interest in Mexico and Saskatchewan, Canada. More than 200 partners, members and others joined us for our thre
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Williston Herald (10/09/2009)
The road ahead ...
According to Cal Klewin, Executive Director of the Theodore Roosevelt Expressway Association, the strength of the group is its people and they are what allows things to get done.
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El Diario de Nuevo Laredo (10/04/2009)
Nuevo Laredo presents the Región Laredo to the 12th Annual Ports-to-Plains Conference, "Keys to our Future" in the city of Lubbock, Texas
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Lubbock Avalanche Journal (10/03/2009)
Consultant: Transportation planning crucial ...
Reforming the way the federal government approaches transportation planning and funding is crucial to the nation's economic future, a Washington transportation consultant told people at a Ports-to-Plains Al
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Plainview Daily Herald (10/02/2009)
John Bertsch to chair Ports-To-Plains Alliance ...
LUBBOCK — Plainview City Councilman John Bertsch has been elected chairman of the Ports-to-Plains Alliance Board of Directors.
Bertsch, a longtime director of the nine-state infrastructure and economi
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Lubbock Aalanche Journal (10/02/2009)
Presenting a regional vision is the best way for major transportation ventures, such as the Ports-to-Plains Alliance, to keep government money coming to them, the head of Florida's economic development organization said Thursday.
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Lubbock Avalanche Journal (10/01/2009)
People in Nebraska's western Panhandle know the feeling of "close, but no cigar" pretty well, according to the executive director of the Heartland Expressway transportation corridor.
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KCBD NewsChannel 11 (09/30/2009)
LUBBOCK, TX (KCBD) - The 12th Annual "Ports to Plains" Conference is in Lubbock this week and is attracting an international group of lawmakers and economic leaders.
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Lubbock Avalanche-Journal (09/27/2009)
Ports-to-Plains: Alliance will meet in Lubbock to bring the public up to date on the trade route linking Mexico, the U.S. and Canada
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Plainview Daily Herald (09/27/2009)
Creating one-way access roads would mean big price tag ...
In order to keep a consistent flow of traffic, Warren said U-turns would need to be constructed at three intersections — one each on the north and south sides of Fifth Street and one on the south
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Rapid City Journal (09/13/2009)
Road construction continues into fall ...
8 miles of grading and construction of new lanes for U.S. Highway 18 south of Hot Springs -- a piece of South Dakota's portion of the Heartland Expressway -- is ongoing with traffic maintained in the existing lan
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Omaha.com (09/13/2009)
State Sen. Deb Fischer of Valentine, committee chairwoman, said she has scheduled hearings across the state to see what citizens want and if they are happy with a maintenance-only highway program.
If they want things like the Heartland Expressway across t
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Scottsbluff Star Herald (09/09/2009)
Panhandle communities unite around Heartland Expressway
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ColoradoBiz (08/31/2009)
Power glide: Bill Ritter has bet his future on the new energy economy ...
He's about to find out how much political clout it really can generate
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Zocalo-Saltillo (08/31/2009)
English Version -- The Ports to Plains highway project, the great hope for Acuna
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Zocalo-Saltillo (08/31/2009)
Spanish Version -- Es proyecto carretero Ports to Plains, la gran esperanza para Acuña
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Cargainfo.com (08/28/2009)
English Version -- Ports to Plains megaproject that would increase employment in Mexico
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Cargainfo.com (08/28/2009)
Spanish Version -- Ports to Plains megaproyecto que aumentaría el empleo en México
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Ports-to-Plains (08/26/2009)
VIDEO ... Dr. Brad Bekkedahl speaks at the May 28, 2009 Congressional Budget Field Hearing held by U nited States Senator Kent Conrad (ND) on the value of the Theodore Roosevelt Expressway to the local, regional and national economies.
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Scottsbluff Star-Herald (08/25/2009)
Heartland Expressway support builds ...
Community leaders throughout western Nebraska hope to get on the same pavement when it comes to promoting transportation projects in the Panhandle.
Talk at a meeting of community leaders in Bridgeport Tuesday, cent
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Missoulian (08/25/2009)
Two Montana firms win big federal stimulus contracts for border ports
On Monday, Tester announced that two in-state architectural design firms have been awarded major subcontracts at the ports. Montana-based CTA Architects Engineers won a $7.5 million con
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KNEB.com -- Rural Radio Network (08/21/2009)
New Director for Northwest Development Corporation ...
It shouldn't take the new executive director of the Chadron-based Nebraska Northwest Development Corporation very long to get up to speed.
Deb Cottier is a
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Williston, ND Economic Development (08/12/2009)
Ag Wire ... Last week marked another successful year of the Ag Open with 300 attendees. The three-day event showcased and promoted the Mon-Dak region's current and potential ag processing businesses and development.
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Chamber of the Americas (08/12/2009)
Ports-to-Plains Vice President of Operations, Joe Kiely, named to the Chamber of the Americas Board of Directors
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Cascadia Prospectus (08/10/2009)
Funding Conundrum Persists For U.S. Transpo Overhaul
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PR.com (08/10/2009)
Second Annual International Conference on Energy, Logistics and the Environment
Ports-to-Plains to speak on Private/Public Sector Collaboration - Panel Discussion
A variety of green energy initiatives have been put in place by individual organizations an
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Rapid City Journal (08/10/2009)
Chadron to press for four-lane Heartland Expressway ...
'Super Two' defeats the purpose, Panhandle officials say
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Web Host Industry Review (08/07/2009)
Data center operator Baronyx (www.baryonyxcorp.com) announced on Friday it plans to build a 28,000-square-foot data center in Stratford, Texas that will be powered by wind turbines.
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Lubbock Avalanche-Journal (08/07/2009)
Our View: Towns along trade route pin economic hopes on success ...
Although the future of the controversial Trans-Texas Corridor proposed by Gov. Rick Perry along I-35 remains in doubt, no such dark cloud of public opposition hangs over the Ports-to-Pla
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AASHTO (08/07/2009)
T&I Committee to Mark Up Bill Immediately After Recess ...
Appearing at an economic recovery news conference Wednesday in Minnesota, House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman James Oberstar said he will hold a full committee mark-up of
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Fort McMurray Today (08/05/2009)
Trade and labour agreement up for discussion at premiers meeting ...
“We need to pay attention to cross-border trade issues,” he said, adding the result is good relationships with several trade organizations, such as Ports-to-Plains.
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Dow Jones Newswires (08/04/2009)
Caterpillar CEO Calls For More Spending In Highway Bill
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Associated Press (08/01/2009)
Slice of central US safe from recession shrinking ...
The Associated Press Economic Stress Index shows they make up a "safe zone" that covers a long swath of middle America, from the Great Plains south to Texas.
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Ports-to-Plains and Chamber of the Americas (08/01/2009)
Information on a Trade Mission to Mexico City
Hosted by The Chamber of he Americas and Ports-to-Plains Alliance
November 9-13, 2009
Are you looking for contacts in Mexico ... How to do business in Mexico ... Join us on this trade mission
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U.S. Department of Transportation (07/30/2009)
US Transportation Secretary LaHood to Announce TIGER Discretionary Grant Awards Early in Effort to Accelerate Recovery Spending ...
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today said he will accelerate stimulus spending and announce $1
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AASHTO (07/30/2009)
Senate Approval Sends $7 Billion Highway Trust Fund Transfer to President ... The Senate voted 79-17 this evening to pass a bill that would deposit $7 billion into the Highway Trust Fund from the federal government's General Fund to ensure state transporta
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San Angelo Standard-Times (07/30/2009)
There are too many transportation needs in Texas to narrow the number of requests for federal funding.
That’s the decision the Texas Transportation Commission made Thursday morning during its monthly meeting, at the McNease Convention Center in San Ange
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Fox News (07/28/2009)
North Dakota Expecting $700M Budget Surplus ...
Red Ink Watch: Gov. John Hoeven, (R-ND), on how the state was able to achieve a budget surplus as well as the lowest unemployment rate in the country as other states struggle.
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Abilene ReporterNews (07/27/2009)
Group promotes ports-to-plains highway ... Duffy Hinkle, vice president of membership and marketing for the Ports-to-Plains Coalition, has a photo of a truck circling the Boise City, Okla., courthouse, carrying wind turbines and disrupting traffic. It is a
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RollCall.com (07/27/2009)
Oberstar Maps a Course for Full Highway Bill
Rep. James Oberstar (D-Minn.) is looking to turn the tables in his ongoing battle with the White House and Senate over transportation legislation.
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AASHTO (07/27/2009)
New Transportation Website Targets Greenhouse Gases ...
(Washington D.C.) - A new website is being launched by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials to highlight strategies to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from tra
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Scottsbluff Star-Herald (07/25/2009)
CNBC ranks Heartland Expressway partners as best states in the nation ...
CNBC, the financial news network, recently ranked Nebraska 11th in the nation for business climate
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Rapid City Journal (07/24/2009)
Serious work begins for Theodore Roosevelt Expressway ... Rapid City to Canada route includes Belle Fourche on U.S. Highway 85 ... “It’s going to take a lot of lobbying and advocacy to make it happen,” Belle Fourche Chamber of Commerce executive Teresa Sch
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Williston Herald (07/24/2009)
United Pulse Trading Inc. plant is formally operational ...
"Alliance Grain Traders is the largest lentil producing company in the world, and with North Dakota producing two-thirds of the peas and one-third of the lentils in the country, we couldn't thin
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KCOW Radio (07/23/2009)
Audio of Nebraska State Senator LeRoy Louden commenting on the need to be united in one strong voice on the Heartland Expressway in Western Nebraska.
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KCOW Radio (07/23/2009)
Audio of U.S. Senator Ben Nelson (NE) on steps to head off further delays on Nebraska highway projects
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WSJ.com (07/23/2009)
Transportation Bill Not Likely to Pass Soon
WASHINGTON -- House lawmakers appear unlikely to reach agreement this summer over how to pay for a major transportation bill, disappointing state governments, transit agencies and construction companies hoping
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Congresswoman Betsy Markey CO-4th District (07/23/2009)
MARKEY ANNOUNCES TRANSPORTATION FUNDING FOR LIMON TIMBER BRIDGE ... Key Markey priority included in House Transportation bill
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New York Times (07/23/2009)
N.D. Could Be the Badlands for Cap and Trade ... The fate of major climate legislation in Congress could rest with North Dakota. The sparsely populated state in the upper Midwest, noted for its badlands and bone-chilling winters, wields as much clout as re
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CNBC (07/23/2009)
AMERICA's TOP STATES FOR BUSINESS 2009
Seven of CNBC’s top 16 “Best States for Business” along Ports-to-Plains Alliance Corridor
2. Texas
3. Colorado
7. (Kansas) (accessible from the corridor)
11. Nebraska
12. South Dakota
13. Wyoming
16. North Da
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PBS’s Blueprint America: (07/22/2009)
Rep. Oberstar on the Transportation Bill and Reform
In April, before the House transportation bill was introduced, Rep. Oberstar talked with Blueprint America about the legislation:
BLUEPRINT AMERICA: What needs to happen with the national transportatio
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KNEB...Rural Radio (07/22/2009)
Louden urges Heartland Expressway to be all four lanes ...
Officials from the Department of Roads and the Federal Highway Administration are scheduled to be in Gering August 5th for a closed-door meeting with loca
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Rapid City Journal (07/20/2009)
Nebraska 2010 budget has little for Heartland Expressway project
Only 5 miles of highway set to expand to four lanes
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Living on Earth (07/17/2009)
Transforming Transportation – An Interview with James Oberstar
Link to interview transcript and audio on Living on Earth:
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Thomasnet.com (07/15/2009)
Collaboration to yield Colorado wind power project by 2010 -- Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association has signed 20-yr agreement with subsidiary of Duke Energy Corp. to purchase output of 51 MW wind farm on 6,000 acre site northwest of Burlington
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Rapid City Journal (07/13/2009)
Neb. governor suggests compromise on Heartland Expressway--Update on the development of the Heartland Expressway in NE and SD.
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GoSanAngelo.com (07/12/2009)
Highway corridor keeps on trucking
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KFTA - NewsChannel10 - Amarillo, TX (07/10/2009)
Economic Boom Blowing into Dumas -- Video
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GoSanAngelo.com (07/09/2009)
Building a future: Jack Albert a mainstay in city's development -- Albert is helping to lay the road for San Angelo’s future through the Ports to Plains Initiative. “It does two things for San Angelo. We are supposedly the largest city in the U.S. without
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Ports-to-Plains Alliance (07/08/2009)
Dumas EDC welcomes first permanent wind industry business -- Dumas looks to land its first wind related business. Anemometry Specialists, Inc., an Iowa based company has announced plans to locate a new office in Dumas, Texas. Rob Hach, Founder and Presiden
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Colorado Department of Transportation (07/06/2009)
U.S. 40/287 Recovery Project Set To Start -- The project on Ports-to-Plains includes rebuilding the highway in concrete and shoulder widening, beginning at mile 413 (15 miles southeast of Hugo) and continuing south nine miles to the Lincoln/Cheyenne county
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Associated Press (07/04/2009)
Small town America pins hopes on West trade route
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Willistonwire.com (07/01/2009)
North Dakota has jobs and a surplus - When can you move?
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Rapid City Journal (06/21/2009)
Highway project expands energy corridor
Major national expressway passes through town
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GOsanangelo.com (06/19/2009)
Hirschfeld Steel, Martifer announce partnership in wind tower plant in San Angelo, TX.
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myhighplains.com (06/18/2009)
$16 Million Dollar Overpass
Today the City of Dumas and Texas Department of Transportation broke the ground for their 920 foot, four lane overpass …
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Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (U.S. House of Representatives) (06/18/2009)
A Blueprint for Investment and Reform Executive Summary (17 pages)
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Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (U.S. House of Representatives) (06/18/2009)
A Blueprint for Investment and Reform The Federal Surface Transportation Framework (10 pages
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Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (U.S. House of Representatives) (06/18/2009)
A Blueprint for Investment and Reform (90 pages)
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Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (U.S. House of Representatives) (06/18/2009)
High Speed Rail Corridor Designations Map (1 page)
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Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (U.S. House of Representatives) (06/18/2009)
High-Speed Rail Corridor Descriptions (5 pages)
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House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee (06/16/2009)
News Conference for Release of Blueprint for New Transportation Authorization Postponed. Release of "white paper" on funding delayed until Thursday, June 18
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www.kxmb.com (06/12/2009)
Sen. Conrad hold Budget Hearing on "Energy Corridor" (Video)
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Sidney Herald (06/02/2009)
Officials discuss importance of trade corridor alliance for state
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(Local News) SAN ANGELO, Texas (06/01/2009)
Jack Albert's career honored by 100 attendees: 50-year "quiet achiever" lauded
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Williston Herald (05/29/2009)
Conrad hears comments on the need to improve U.S. Highway 85
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KXMBTV Bismarck (05/28/2009)
Teddy Roosevelt Highway
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News Release - Office of Senator Kent Conrad (05/28/2009)
Conrad Looks to Boost Support for Highway 85
Infrastructure Investments Would Increase Economic Opportunities, Senator says
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News Release - Office of Senator Kent Conrad (05/28/2009)
US 85 is Dickinson's Road to Opportunity, Conrad says
Senator's Hearing Examines How Highway Could Foster Economic Growth
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LUBBOCK AVALANCHE-JOURNAL (05/27/2009)
Hutchison: Ports-to-Plains corridor needs to be a priority
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The Denver Post (05/16/2009)
Canadian province joins alliance
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Williston Herald (05/15/2009)
Officials address corridor proposal
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The Dickinson Press (05/13/2009)
Ins and outs of an expressway
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City of Lubbock - City News and Calendar (05/13/2009)
Ports-to-Plains
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Grainews.ca (05/13/2009)
Alta. joins U.S. Plains trade corridor group
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KNEB, Nebraska Rural Radio Association (05/12/2009)
Ceremony makes Alberta part of Ports to Plains coalition
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KKSA, San Angelo (05/12/2009)
Canadian Province Joins Ports to Plains Alliance
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Ports-to-Plains Media Advisory (05/12/2009)
Ports-to-Plains Alliance announcing Alberta’s membership
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Williston Herald (05/06/2009)
Public input is sought on study
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Ports-to-Plains Media Advisory (04/30/2009)
Ports-to-Plains Caucus co-chairs host coffee with Ports-to-Plains Alliance to discuss transportation
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TRANSPORT TOPICS (04/06/2009)
Highway Alliance Set to Lobby Congress for Road Upgrades. Ports-to-Plains Coalition Focuses on Trucks, Traffic
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Scottsbluff Star Herald (03/15/2009)
Grassroots effort to keep focus on expressway under way
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Ports-to-Plains Media Advisory (03/09/2009)
Ports-to-Plains, Theodore Roosevelt Expressway and Heartland Expressway announce new alliance agreement; a powerful new advocacy & economic development partnership
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The North Platte Telegraph (03/07/2009)
Rep. Smith defends own earmarks
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Ports-to-Plains Media Advisory (03/05/2009)
Ports-to-Plains Alliance visits Capitol Hill to discuss stimulus bill, reauthorization and other key issues
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Scottsbluff Star Herald (03/01/2009)
Leaders encouraged by ofiicials to be more involved
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San Angelo Standard-Times (02/10/2009)
San Angelo area's wish list for economic stimulus
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Lubbock Avalanche-Journal (02/09/2009)
Road fixes likely from stimulus
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Havre Daily News (02/04/2009)
Highway 2, Wild Horse, hot meeting topics
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Midland Reporter-Telegram (02/01/2009)
Ex-Howard commissioner reviews POW experience
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Plainview Herald (01/23/2009)
Winters, Bertsch named Woman, Man of Year
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Limon Leader, Limon, CO (01/15/2009)
Impacts of Ports to Plains
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Scottsbluff Star-Herald (12/06/2008)
Potential shouldn't bypass Kimball
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Scottsbluff Star-Herald (11/13/2008)
Panhandle Urged to Join Expressway Coalition
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Amarillo-Globe-News (11/12/2008)
$17M OK'd for Ports-to-Plains Dumas Bridge
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Ports-to-Plains Media Advisory (11/06/2008)
Ports-to-Plains Corridor Group & Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) Announce Big New Investments Into West Texas Rural and Border Infrastructure
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