A perfect storm is brewing in Missouri transportation.  Stagnant state funding, lagging federal revenue and increasing construction, maintenance and fuel costs will cause the amount of money spent on highway improvements to fall off the cliff in 2010.  You’re invited to join MoDOT and the University of Missouri’s Truman School of Public Affairs to examine ways to weather this perfect storm.

8:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Nov. 30, 2007

University of Missouri-Columbia

Reynolds Alumni Center

704 Conley Ave., Columbia, Mo.

Speakers:

• Pete Rahn, director, Missouri Department of Transportation
• Jack Basso, chief operating officer and business development director, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (invited)
• Jim Moody, president, James R. Moody & Associates, Governmental Relations Consultants
• Tom Barta, executive vice president, Corporate Services, Fred Weber, Inc.
• Chip Casteel, senior vice president for public policy, St. Louis Regional Chamber and Growth Association
• Rodney Gray, attorney, Hendren Andrae LLC
• Jewell Patek, Patek and Associates

To register for the conference, visit

http://truman.missouri.edu/newsandevents/calendar.asp?EID=690

(Lunch will be provided, but you must register)

For more information, contact:

Cindy Thomas

Institute of Public Policy

Harry S Truman School of Public Affairs

University of Missouri-Columbia

(573) 882-1739

thomascn@missouri.edu