WCI PRAISES PASSAGE OF STRONG FISCAL YEAR (FY) 2020 ENERGY & WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS BILL THAT FUNDS U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS INCREASED FUNDING, COST-SHARE CHANGE, MORE THAN FULL-USE OF INLAND WATERWAYS TRUST FUND Washington, DC – Today, WCI praised Congress for passage of…
Read More View PDFNovember 12, 2019 WATERWAYS COUNCIL, INC. ELECTS BOARD MEMBERS FOR 2020/2022 TERMS, OFFICERS, EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE MEMBERS At the WCI Annual Meeting/Board of Directors Meeting held last week in Pittsburgh, PA, the WCI Nominating Committee consisting of Peter Stephaich,…
Read More View PDFWashington, DC – WCI praised Congress for passage today of the FY2019 Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 5895 that combines appropriations bills for the Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veteran Affairs, and Energy & Water Development that funds the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.…
Read More View PDFBREAKING NEWS... FISCAL YEAR 2020 (FY20) SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE APPROVES STRONG CORPS’ FUNDING RECOMMENDS COST-SHARE CHANGE FOR CHICKAMAUGA LOCK AND FULL-USE OF INLAND WATERWAYS TRUST FUND Today, the Senate Appropriations Committee marked up and approved by a vote…
Read MoreNEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: Debra Calhoun, SVP, WCI August 28, 2019 …
Read More View PDFWASHINGTON, DC - As part of its continued effort to help educate audiences about the inland waterways’ connection to agriculture, to the labor community, to freight shippers, to the Corps of Engineers, and to building communities, Waterways Council, Inc. (WCI) has produced a series of short videos.…
Read More View PDFWashington, DC – Peter Stephaich, Waterways Council, Inc. (WCI) Chairman of the Board, and Chairman of Campbell Transportation Company in Pittsburgh, PA, testified today before the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee’s Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee on “The…
Read More View PDFWashington, DC – Waterways Council, Inc. (WCI) reacted to the Trump Administration’s release of an outline of its top-line FY20 budget numbers yesterday. Today, the Corps of Engineers released its account and project-specific funding levels. For the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’…
Read More View PDFWashington, DC—On February 12, 2019, Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) received Waterways Council, Inc.'s (WCI) 18th Annual Leadership Service Award for her continual championing of ports and inland waterways. She was presented the award by Wade Beasley, Business Representative, Carpenters Local…
Read More View PDFWashington, DC – Waterways Council, Inc. (WCI) has promoted Tracy R. Zea to Vice PresidentGovernment Relations, from Director-Government Relations, a position he had held since August 2015. Mr. Zea advocates for WCI’s goals for authorizations and appropriations which support a modern, efficient,…
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