Rodney Slater to Speak at NWA Light Rail Transit System Public Forum
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Ron Goforth
greenway@beta-rubicon.com
479-444-8118 Office
Fayetteville, Arkansas—September 2, 2005 Rodney E. Slater, former Secretary of Transportation, will be the keynote speaker at the NWA Light Rail Transit Forum scheduled for November 16 at the Northwest Arkansas Convention Center in Springdale.
As Secretary of Transportation under President Bill Clinton, Mr. Slater passed several historic legislative initiatives over his tenure, including the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21), which guaranteed a record $200 billion in surface transportation investment though 2003. Under his leadership, the federal transportation budget doubled, and in the department’s "best in government" strategic and performance plans, the scope and definition of transportation was expanded to include a focus on safety, mobility and access, economic development and trade, the environment, and national security. It has been commented that Mr. Slater’s work at DOT forever changed America’s and the world’s appreciation of transportation as more than just concrete, asphalt, and steel.
Prior to his work in Washington, Mr. Slater, a Marianna native and graduate of the University of Arkansas School of Law, held several positions in Arkansas. He served as the Director of Governmental Relations at Arkansas State University, Executive Assistant for Economic and Community Programs for Governor Bill Clinton, the Governor’s Special Assistant for Community and Minority Affairs, and Assistant Attorney General-Litigation Division of the Arkansas State Attorney General’s Office. Mr. Slater is currently a partner in the law firm of Patton Boggs LLP in Washington, D.C.
Persons interested in participating in the Forum may request further information or to be added to the Forum e-newsletter by providing emailing contact information to greenway@beta-rubicon.com. It is expected that the number of Forum attendees will be limited in order to ensure good information flow and adequate opportunities for networking and dialog.
Parties interested in taking advantage of the Forum to exhibit transit-related information for Forum attendees and the general public may contact Tim Kizer with Bentonville Global Associates at twkizer@bentonvilleglobal.com.
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Contact: Ron Goforth
greenway@beta-rubicon.com
479-444-8118 Office
Fayetteville, Arkansas—September 2, 2005 Rodney E. Slater, former Secretary of Transportation, will be the keynote speaker at the NWA Light Rail Transit Forum scheduled for November 16 at the Northwest Arkansas Convention Center in Springdale.
As Secretary of Transportation under President Bill Clinton, Mr. Slater passed several historic legislative initiatives over his tenure, including the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21), which guaranteed a record $200 billion in surface transportation investment though 2003. Under his leadership, the federal transportation budget doubled, and in the department’s "best in government" strategic and performance plans, the scope and definition of transportation was expanded to include a focus on safety, mobility and access, economic development and trade, the environment, and national security. It has been commented that Mr. Slater’s work at DOT forever changed America’s and the world’s appreciation of transportation as more than just concrete, asphalt, and steel.
Prior to his work in Washington, Mr. Slater, a Marianna native and graduate of the University of Arkansas School of Law, held several positions in Arkansas. He served as the Director of Governmental Relations at Arkansas State University, Executive Assistant for Economic and Community Programs for Governor Bill Clinton, the Governor’s Special Assistant for Community and Minority Affairs, and Assistant Attorney General-Litigation Division of the Arkansas State Attorney General’s Office. Mr. Slater is currently a partner in the law firm of Patton Boggs LLP in Washington, D.C.
Persons interested in participating in the Forum may request further information or to be added to the Forum e-newsletter by providing emailing contact information to greenway@beta-rubicon.com. It is expected that the number of Forum attendees will be limited in order to ensure good information flow and adequate opportunities for networking and dialog.
Parties interested in taking advantage of the Forum to exhibit transit-related information for Forum attendees and the general public may contact Tim Kizer with Bentonville Global Associates at twkizer@bentonvilleglobal.com.
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