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WOODBRIDGE, Va., Sept. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- A pilot test of EMP's Mini-Hybrid(TM) Thermal System designed to improve commuter bus fuel efficiency was so successful that the Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission, PRTC, is now proceeding to retrofit more than two dozen buses with EMP technology. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120905/DE68381 ) Pilot testing began last fall, when PRTC agreed to partner with Engineered Machined Products Inc., EMP, on a...
WASHINGTON, May 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- CBS Outdoor launched its first ever Interior Rail Car Panels transit advertising campaign in Washington DC's Metrorail system with five foot portrait sized ads featured on 225 WMATA rail cars. The largest ad format inside the Metrorail cars decorates the interior with floor to ceiling graphics. This is the first time CBS Outdoor has featured this dynamic transit media creative, which flanks the rail car door visible to commuters as they enter...
Company to invest $3.1 million and create 60 new jobs FALLS CHURCH, Va., Jan. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Governor Bob McDonnell today announced that Acentia, a premier provider of technology and management solutions to the Federal Government and commercial markets, will invest $3.1 million to move its headquarters to Fairfax County. The project will create 60 new jobs. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120109/DC31651) (Logo:...
HARRISBURG, Pa., Sept. 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Learn about the unique role that the South Mountain landscape plays in the Chesapeake Bay watershed during the next South Mountain Speakers Series on Thursday, Sept. 16, from 6 to 9 p.m. at Harrisburg Area Community College's Wildwood Conference Center in Harrisburg. The event, entitled, "From Mountain to Sea: The Chesapeake Bay," is free and open to the public. It will start with an informational fair at 6 p.m. on current activities...
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. General Services Administration yesterday appointed Mortimer L. Downey to serve as director and Marcel C. Acosta to serve as alternate director of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Board (WMATA, commonly known as Metro) for a four year term. Under federal law (P.L.110-432) and the WMATA compact, the GSA Administrator has the authority to appoint two directors and two alternative directors to the WMATA Board. The Metro Board of...
An overwhelming majority of U.S. workers place a high value on technology in the workplace, so much so that almost 40 percent of employees across the labor force would consider changing jobs to work for an organization that is more committed to providing access to and training in the latest technology. In a just released national survey, commissioned by the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority (FCEDA, www.FairfaxCountyEDA.org) and conducted by IPSOS Public Affairs, an...
To: ENVIRONMENTAL EDITORS Contact: Lamonte Garber of Chesapeake Bay Foundation, +1-717-576- 3287; or Mark O'Neill of PA Farm Bureau, +1-717-731-3583; or John Brosious of PA Municipal Authorities Assoc, +1-717-737-7655; or Susan Marquart of PA Assn. of Conservation Districts, +1-717-238- 7223; or Scott Elliott of PA Builders Assoc, +1-717-730-4380 ROCK SPRINGS, Pa., Aug. 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- While the budget adopted by the state in July included major new funding to improve...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Washington area's Metro transit system would get $1.5 billion in new federal funds over 10 years under a House of Representatives bill passed late on Monday if local governments dedicate matching funds. The bill, together with a measure passed on June 29 by the House, provides a mechanism to provide new funds for upgrades and maintenance for the aging rail and bus system. It passed by a two-thirds majority of 242 to 120. But the annual $150 million for Metro,...
