Presentations

Current State Infrastructure Challenges… the first and last mile…and everything in between
Rail Transportation
Terry Finn, Director, Government Affairs, Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway

Port access issues
Curtis Shuck, Director of Economic Development and Facilities, Port of Vancouver USA

Current freight rail and road needs in the state of Washington
Karen Schmidt, Executive Director, Freight Mobility Strategic Investment Board (FMSIB)
 
Other options…
What is Oregon doing? Can Washington follow?
Ann-Marie Lundberg, Vice-President, Tangent Services

What is happening to the North… and South, and across the country and what are we doing about it?
Stephanie Bowman, Manager of Federal Government Affairs, Port of Tacoma

What’s happening on the roads of Washington State?
Ed McCormack, Research Assistant Professor, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and Senior Research Engineer, Washington State Transportation Center, University of Washington

Transportation Funding at the State Level
State Representative Judy Clibborn, Chair, House Transportation Committee
State Representative Mike Armstrong, Ranking Member, House Transportation Committee

Updating  the Marine Cargo Forecast… 2 years into the recession: What factors are changing the forecast? What might happen next?
Macro-economically
Tom McCollough, Vice-President, Moffett & Nichol

Marine Cargo forecast update
Paul Sorensen, Principal, BST Associates

Export Initiative Update
Patti Brooke, Assistant Director, Business Services Division, Washington State Department of Commerce