Central Regional Meeting Schedule
Westin at Crowne Center / Kansas City, Missouri
3:15 – 3:40 p.m. | Welcome and Presentation from ARTBA’s Chairman Steve McGough, president & CFO, HCSS |
3:40 – 4:30 p.m. | Central Region Transportation Funding Developments Hosted by ARTBA’s Transportation Investment Advocacy Council Marc R. Poulos, executive director, III FFC Pat Goss, executive director, Wisconsin Transportation Builders Association Alan Reinkemeyer, vice president of the heavy/highway/infrastructure division, AGC of Missouri |
4:30 – 5 p.m. | Steve Hewitt, chief executive officer, Kansas Turnpike Authority |
5– 6:30 p.m. | Networking Reception at Jack Stack Barbecue - Freight House Exclusive Sponsor:  |
8 – 8:45 a.m. | Breakfast |
8:45 – 8:50 a.m. | Welcome by ARTBA Central Region Vice Chairman Jim Fehsenfeld, Heritage Construction & Materials |
8:50 – 9:30 a.m. | National and Regional Transportation Construction Market Conditions Report Dr. Alison Premo Black, senior vice president & chief economist, ARTBA |
9:30 – 10:30 a.m. | Damages Without A Cause - Liquidated Damages Are A Penalty When Contractors Are Not Allowed to Raise Concurrent Delay as A Defense Chris Brasco, senior partner, Watt, Tieder, Hoffar & Fitzgerald |
10:30 – 11 a.m. | Networking Break |
11 – 11:45 a.m. | Nebraska Flood Response Chris Hawkins, COO, Hawkins Construction Company Jeff Simkins, Midwest Regional Manager, Acrow Bridge |
11:45 – Noon | Grassroots Advocacy: The Dire States Program Case Construction Equipment |
Noon – 12:45 p.m. | Luncheon Federal Transportation Policy & Regulatory Update Nick Goldstein, vice president of legal & regulatory issues, ARTBA |
12:45 – 2 p.m. | Presentations from Missouri DOT and Kansas DOT Patrick McKenna, director, Missouri Department of Transportation Julie Lorenz, secretary, Kansas Department of Transportation |
2 – 3 p.m. | Workforce of the Future Hosted by ARTBA and Women’s Transportation Seminar David Harwood, senior vice president, Terracon Jeff Lackey, vice president, TranSystems Kim Robinett, chief executive officer, TREKK Design Group Bridget Fahey, office manager, J.M. Fahey Company |
3 p.m. | Closing Remarks |