METRO's portion of the federal economic stimulus package is expected to be $92 million. METRO has identified a list of priority projects that may be advanced to spend that money. We are working with the Houston-Galveston Area Council to finalize the list of qualified projects.  Frank J. Wilson, METRO's ...

    When President Obama signs the economic stimulus package tomorrow, it will release $787 billion in federal funding to cities and states already scrambling for their share of the money. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act passed by Congress last week provides $8.4 billion for investments in public transportation projects. Of ...

    As our economic crisis unfolds, the list of companies slashing their workforce sounds like a death knell. This month alone, layoffs have been announced at these industry giants: Merck, Yahoo, General Electric, Xerox, Pratt & Whitney, Goldman Sachs, Whirlpool, Bank of America, Alco, Coca-Cola, American Express, Time Inc., ...