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Join Us at the TRB Meeting 2024
EBP colleagues will be involved in a number of ways at The Transportation Research Board (TRB) 103rd Annual Meeting, January 7–11, 2024, in Washington, D.C. The event is expected to attract thousands of transportation professionals from around the world.
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EBP Assists with Grant Applications Year-Round
EBP is always ready to apply its experience in grant support.
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The Value of Integrating Digital and Transportation Connectivity
EBP's Glen Weisbrod is co-author of "Value creation through physical and virtual agglomeration motivated by the changing incidence of working from home: a communication note," published in the Case Studies on Transport Policy Journal, Volume 14, December 2023.
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Steve Landau Presents at National Aviation System Planning Symposium
EBP's Steven Landau presented at the Transportation Research Board's 11th National Aviation System Planning Symposium, May 15-18, 2023 in Irvine, CA.
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Jess Wilson Presents at Women Transportation Seminar's Annual Conference
EBP's Jess Wilson participated in a panel presentation on “Cents per Mile or Miles per Gallon: Understanding the Equity Impacts of Tomorrow's Funding,” at the Women Transportation Seminar's (WTS) International Annual Conference, May 10th, 2023 at 1pm ET, in Atlanta, GA.
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Brett Piercy Presents at APA's Virtual Conference
EBP's Brett Piercy served as a panelist during the American Planning Association's (APA's) Virtual National Planning Conference, April 26-28, 2023.
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TRB Meeting 2023
EBP colleagues will be involved in a number of ways at The Transportation Research Board (TRB) 102nd Annual Meeting, January 8–12, 2023, in Washington, D.C. The event is expected to attract thousands of transportation professionals from around the world.
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Publication of EBP Research on Economic Effects of Freight and Intermodal Access
Now published in Transportation Research Record journal – new empirical research by EBP that shows how business clustering and associated productivity effects extend far beyond urban agglomeration, reflecting a range of needs to access local and regional population markets, supplier and customer markets, and intermodal gateways for access to broader global markets.
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Chris Steele Provides Foreign Direct Investment Training in Bogota
In November 2022, EBP's Chris Steele traveled to Bogota, Colombia, to work in collaboration with Wavteq in helping ProColombia’s team build expertise and capacity for promoting investment projects ready to offer (IPROs)
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Chris Steele Presents at Supply Change Conference & Expo
EBP's Chris Steele was a featured speaker at the Supply Change Conference & Expo, October 18-19, 2022 in Calgary, Alberta.
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The EDA is Here to Help – Grants for Regional Economic Development Planning
As the nation emerges from COVID, the shock of multiple supply chain crises, and massive economic transformation from workforce shortages and remote work, regions across the U.S. are finding that the economic development plans developed only a few years ago are no longer completely relevant. New challenges and opportunities are on the table, and regions are increasingly looking for new ways to build economic sustainability and resilience into their strategies.
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Christopher Steele Appointed New CEO of EBP US
BOSTON, MA, August 1, 2022 - EBP is pleased to announce that effective August 1st, 2022, Christopher Steele has been appointed President and CEO of EBP US.
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Cutler and Steele Published in Area Development Magazine
For Area Development Magazine, a leading executive publication covering corporate site selection and relocation, EBP's Derek Cutler and Chris Steele had an article published.
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Schroeckenthaler Earns Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification
EBP Vice President, Kyle Schroeckenthraler, recently passed the Project Management Professional (PMP) exam, earning the world's leading project management certification.
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Peter Plumeau Presents at RUC West Forum
EBP's Peter Plumeau presented at the Western Road User Charge Consortium (RUC West) Forum, held June 28-29 in Salt Lake City, UT.
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Chris Steele Shares Insights on Site Selection on Podcast for Research FDI
EBP's Chris Steele was chosen as the featured guest on Season 3, Episode 8 of theResearch Uncensored Podcast series by Research FDI.
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Derek Cutler Presents at the EUROBAT Forum
The Association of European Automotive and Industrial Battery Manufacturers (EUROBAT) Annual Forum was held June 24, 2022 in Brussels, Belgium.
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Jenna Goldberg Presents at Sustainability & Emerging Transportation Technology Conference
The TRB Sustainability and Emerging Transportation Technology (SETT) Conference was held May 31-June 2, 2022 in Irvine, CA. The presentations and discussions addressed questions around how academics, policy-makers, the private sector, NGOs, and others can work together to shape new mobility solutions to benefit all users of our transportation systems.
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EBP Welcomes Rebecca Martin
EBP is happy to announce that as of May 23rd, 2022, Rebecca Martin has joined the US team.
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Weisbrod Presents at the APTA High Speed Rail Conference
The 2022 High-Speed Rail Conference, sponsored by the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) took place March 31-April 1st, 2022 in Philadelphia. Glen Weisbrod spoke and moderated a session on "Passenger Rail Projects: Economic Impacts at the Corridor Level."