ARLINGTON, Va., June 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Arlington County, Virginia, announced that it has awarded a contract to Forsythe Transportation to operate the ART and GEORGE transit systems, starting July 1, 2009. "We are thrilled to have been chosen to operate these important transit systems," said Mark Foster, Chief Operating Officer for Forsythe Transportation.

SANTA CLARITA, Calif., June 17 /PRNewswire/ -- In a unanimous vote on May 12, 2009, the Hughes-Elizabeth Lakes Union Elementary School District selected Forsythe Transportation as their new provider of school bus service.

Forsythe Transportation, a provider of school bus transportation, public transit and special event transportation, has appointed Thomas Greufe as senior vice president of safety and training.

Forsythe Transportation has acquired from FirstGroup America the contracts and assets to provide school bus transportation services to the Anchorage Independent School District.