{"id":1923,"date":"2012-07-09T09:25:57","date_gmt":"2012-07-09T14:25:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/midamericafreight.org\/?page_id=1923"},"modified":"2018-11-29T21:40:31","modified_gmt":"2018-11-29T21:40:31","slug":"2013am","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wwwtest.midamericafreight.org\/index.php\/events\/2013am\/","title":{"rendered":"2013 Annual Freight Meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Building Paths to Prosperity &#8212; The Role of Regional Corridors<\/h2>\n<h2><a style=\"font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal;\" href=\"https:\/\/wwwtest.midamericafreight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/conference_banner.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2223 alignnone\" title=\"conference_banner\" src=\"https:\/\/wwwtest.midamericafreight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/conference_banner.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n<p>The 2013 MAFC\/ITTS\/KYTC Joint Annual Freight Meeting was held on March 11-14, 2013 in Louisville, Kentucky.<\/p>\n<h2>Conference Materials<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wwwtest.midamericafreight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/2013_Freight_Meeting_Program.pdf\">Conference Program<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wwwtest.midamericafreight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/2013_Freight_Meeting_At-a-Glance.pdf\">Schedule at a Glance<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wwwtest.midamericafreight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/MAFC_2013_AM_Flyer.pdf\">Conference Flyer<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wwwtest.midamericafreight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/UPS-Visitor-Guidelines.pdf\">UPS Visitor Guidelines<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wwwtest.midamericafreight.org\/index.php\/2013\/03\/25\/barge-launch\/\">Barge Launch Videos<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wwwtest.midamericafreight.org\/index.php\/2013\/04\/02\/2013-am-highlights\/\">Conference Highlights<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Photos<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/wistrans\/sets\/72157633211319361\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Conference Sessions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/wistrans\/sets\/72157633211350611\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tours<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Presentations<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> <em>Not all sessions and presenters used electronic presentations. All available presentations are posted here. For a complete representation of conference sessions, consult the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wwwtest.midamericafreight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/2013_Freight_Meeting_Program.pdf\">Program<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Monday, March 11th<\/h3>\n<p>2:00pm-6:00pm<\/p>\n<h4><strong>State and MPO Workshop Session<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wwwtest.midamericafreight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Wells_FreightPlanning1.pdf\">State Freight Plan &amp; Benefit-Cost Analysis<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/wwwtest.midamericafreight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Wells_FreightPlanning.pdf\"><br \/>\n<\/a>Jack Wells, US Department of Transportation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Tuesday, March 12th<\/h3>\n<p>2:00pm-3:30pm<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Paths to Prosperity: Why Freight Corridors?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Moderated by Teresa Adams, University of Wisconsin-Madison<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wwwtest.midamericafreight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Perry_FreightCorridors.pdf\">Paths to Prosperity: Why Freight Corridors<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/wwwtest.midamericafreight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Perry_FreightCorridors.pdf\"><br \/>\n<\/a>Ernie Perry, University of Wisconsin-Madison<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wwwtest.midamericafreight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Norton_SeizingTheCanadianOpportunity.pdf\">Connecting the U.S. to the World: Seizing the Canadian Opportunity<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/wwwtest.midamericafreight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Norton_SeizingTheCanadianOpportunity.pdf\"><br \/>\n<\/a>Roy Norton, Canadian Consulate<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wwwtest.midamericafreight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Bourgeois_ImportanceMississippi.pdf\">The Importance of the Mississippi River<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/wwwtest.midamericafreight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bourgeois_ImportanceMississippi.pdf\"><br \/>\n<\/a>Brett Bourgeois, New Orleans Board of Trade<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wwwtest.midamericafreight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Karnes_MichigansInternationalCorridors.pdf\">Paths to Prosperity: Michigan&#8217;s International Corridors<\/a><br \/>\nLarry Karnes, Michigan Department of Transportation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>4:00pm-5:30pm<\/p>\n<h4><strong>The Economic Outlook&#8211;Global Directions and Implications for Transportation<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Moderated by Marsha Fiol, Virginia Department of Transportation<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wwwtest.midamericafreight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Kelly_TransportationsRoleInKentuckysEconomicDevelopment.pdf\">Transportation&#8217;s Role in Kentucky&#8217;s Economic Development<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/wwwtest.midamericafreight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kelly_TransportationsRoleInKentuckysEconomicDevelopment.pdf\"><br \/>\n<\/a>Janet M. Kelly, University of Louisville<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wwwtest.midamericafreight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Wilson_EconomicOutlookAndTrendsInLogistics.pdf\">Economic Outlook and Trends in Logistics<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/wwwtest.midamericafreight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Wilson_EconomicOutlookAndTrendsInLogistics.pdf\"><br \/>\n<\/a>Roz Wilson, Delcan<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wwwtest.midamericafreight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Heragu_LogisticsAndDistributionIndex.pdf\">Logistics and Distribution Index<\/a><br \/>\nSunderesh Heragu, University of Louisville<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong> Wednesday, March 13th<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>8:00am-9:30am<\/p>\n<h4><strong>MAP-21 and the Washington Perspective<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Moderated by Bernadette Dupont, Federal Highway Administration, Kentucky Division Office<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wwwtest.midamericafreight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Wells_ImplementingFreightProvisionsInMAP21.pdf\">Implementing the Freight Provisions of MAP-21<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/wwwtest.midamericafreight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Wells_ImplementingFreightProvisionsInMAP21.pdf\"><br \/>\n<\/a>Jack Wells, US Department of Transportation<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wwwtest.midamericafreight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Penne_MAP21Reauthorization.pdf\">MAP-21 Reauthorization<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/wwwtest.midamericafreight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Penne_MAP21Reauthorization.pdf\"><br \/>\n<\/a>Leo Penne, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wwwtest.midamericafreight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Johnson_FreightPolicyIntoPractice.pdf\">MAP-21: Policy into Practice<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/wwwtest.midamericafreight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Johnson_FreightPolicyIntoPractice.pdf\"><br \/>\n<\/a>Sheldon Johnson, Northwest Regional Planning Commission<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>10:00am-11:30am<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Integrating State, Regional, Local, and Private Sector Freight Planning<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Moderated by Keith Damron, Kentucky Transportation Cabinet<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wwwtest.midamericafreight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/McQueen_GeorgiasStatewideFreightPlan.pdf\">Georgia&#8217;s Statewide Freight &amp; Logistics Plan<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/wwwtest.midamericafreight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/McQueen_GeorgiasStatewideFreightPlan.pdf\"><br \/>\n<\/a>Tom McQueen, Georgia Department of Transportation<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wwwtest.midamericafreight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Tompkins_StatewideFreightPlanning.pdf\">Minnesota Statewide Freight Planning<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/wwwtest.midamericafreight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tompkins_StatewideFreightPlanning.pdf\"><br \/>\n<\/a>John Tompkins, Minnesota Department of Transportation<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wwwtest.midamericafreight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Bancroft_CreatingAndUsingFreightPlans.pdf\">Creating and Using Freight Plans<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/wwwtest.midamericafreight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bancroft_CreatingAndUsingFreightPlans.pdf\"><br \/>\n<\/a>Robyn Bancroft, Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Metropolitan Planning Organization<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wwwtest.midamericafreight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Riney_PublicPortsAndMultimodalFreight.pdf\">Public Ports and Multimodal Freight<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/wwwtest.midamericafreight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Riney_PublicPortsAndMultimodalFreight.pdf\"><br \/>\n<\/a>Ed Riney, Owensboro Riverport Authority<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>12:00pm-1:00pm<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wwwtest.midamericafreight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Bruce_UPSLuncheon.pdf\">Luncheon Keynote<\/a><br \/>\nJim Bruce, UPS Corporate Public Affairs<\/p>\n<p>1:00pm-2:30pm<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Agricultural Trade: Biofuels and Exports<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Moderated by Patrick Donovan, Rahall Appalachian Transportation Institute<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wwwtest.midamericafreight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Berndt_BioFuelsTrendsAndImpactsOnAgTransportation.pdf\">Bio-Fuels: Trends and Impacts on Agricultural Transportation<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/wwwtest.midamericafreight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Berndt_BioFuelsTrendsAndImpactsOnAgTransportation.pdf\"><br \/>\n<\/a>Mark Berndt, Olsson Associates<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wwwtest.midamericafreight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Sigman_ExportMarketsandBiofuels.pdf\">Agricultural Trade: Export Markets and Biofuels<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/wwwtest.midamericafreight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sigman_ExportMarketsandBiofuels.pdf\"><br \/>\n<\/a>Scott Sigman, Illinois Soybean\u00a0Association<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wwwtest.midamericafreight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Reed_RoleOfUSAgriculturalTrade.pdf\">Role of U.S. Agricultural Trade<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/wwwtest.midamericafreight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Reed_RoleOfUSAgriculturalTrade.pdf\"><br \/>\n<\/a>Michael Reed, University of Kentucky<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Freight Corridors: Collaboration, Development, and Impacts<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Moderated by Ernie Perry, University of Wisconsin-Madison<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wwwtest.midamericafreight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Bucklew_I70DedicatedTruckLanesCaseStudy.pdf\">Multi-Jurisdictional Corridors: I-70 Dedicated Truck Lanes Case Study<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/wwwtest.midamericafreight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bucklew_I70DedicatedTruckLanesCaseStudy.pdf\"><br \/>\n<\/a>Keith Bucklew, CDM Smith<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wwwtest.midamericafreight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/MacAdam_WorkingWithLocalGovernments.pdf\">Working with Local Government: RUMA<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/wwwtest.midamericafreight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/MacAdam_WorkingWithLocalGovernments.pdf\"><br \/>\n<\/a>Lloyd MacAdam, Ohio Department of Transportation<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wwwtest.midamericafreight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Dowell_FHWACorridorsAndGatewayConcept.pdf\">FHWA Corridors and Gateway Concept<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/wwwtest.midamericafreight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dowell_FHWACorridorsAndGatewayConcept.pdf\"><br \/>\n<\/a>Paula Dowell, Cambridge Systematics<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Getting Local Goods to Global Markets and Creating Supply Chains that Work<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wwwtest.midamericafreight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Hockensmith_GlobalLogistics.pdf\">Brown-Forman Corporation Global Logistics<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/wwwtest.midamericafreight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hockensmith_GlobalLogistics.pdf\"><br \/>\n<\/a>Sherree Hockensmith, Brown-Forman Corporation<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wwwtest.midamericafreight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Whitlock_WaterwaysWorkingForAmerica.pdf\">Waterways: Working for America<\/a><a style=\"line-height: 19px; font-style: normal;\" href=\"https:\/\/wwwtest.midamericafreight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Whitlock_WaterwaysWorkingForAmerica.pdf\"><br \/>\n<\/a>Norb Whitlock, Rivertrends, LLC<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>3:00pm-4:30pm<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Trends in Warehousing and Site Development: Business Clusters and Industrial Co-location<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Moderated by Dennis Decker, Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wwwtest.midamericafreight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Ogard_TrendsInWarehousingAndSiteDevelopment.pdf\">Location, Location, Logistics<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/wwwtest.midamericafreight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ogard_TrendsInWarehousingAndSiteDevelopment.pdf\"><br \/>\n<\/a>Libby Ogard, Prime Focus<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wwwtest.midamericafreight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Zimmerman_ColumbusRegionalEconomicDevelopment.pdf\">Columbus Region Logistics Council: Enabling Vision, Collaboration &amp; Execution<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/wwwtest.midamericafreight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Zimmerman_ColumbusRegionalEconomicDevelopment.pdf\"><br \/>\n<\/a>Jeff Zimmerman, Columbia Region Logistics Council<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wwwtest.midamericafreight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Pigna_EvolvingGlobalPortLogisticsTrends.pdf\">Evolving Global, Port and Logistics Factors and Trends<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/wwwtest.midamericafreight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Pigna_EvolvingGlobalPortLogisticsTrends.pdf\"><br \/>\n<\/a>Franc Pigna, Aegir Port Property Advisors<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Designing for Freight: Corridor Development<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Moderated by Ernie Perry, University of Wisconsin-Madison<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wwwtest.midamericafreight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Wilson_RailGovernmentRelationsAndPPP.pdf\">Norfolk Southern Governmental Relations: Public Private Partnerships<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/wwwtest.midamericafreight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Wilson_RailGovernmentRelationsAndPPP.pdf\"><br \/>\n<\/a>Darrell Wilson, Norfolk Southern<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wwwtest.midamericafreight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Franklin_FHWABorderAndInterstateTeam.pdf\">FHWA&#8217;s Border and Interstate Team<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/wwwtest.midamericafreight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Franklin_FHWABorderAndInterstateTeam.pdf\"><br \/>\n<\/a>David Franklin, Federal Highway Administration<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wwwtest.midamericafreight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Smith_CorridorAndGatewayDevelopmentProcess.pdf\">Experiences, Perspectives, and Issues of the Freight Corridor and Gateway Development Process<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/wwwtest.midamericafreight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Smith_CorridorAndGatewayDevelopmentProcess.pdf\"><br \/>\n<\/a>Charlie Smith, Hanson Professional Services<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>From the Trucking Industry: What Agencies Should Know About Policy, Operations and the Future<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Moderated by Jamie Fiepke, Kentucky Motor Transport Association<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wwwtest.midamericafreight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Fiepke_TransportationTrends.pdf\">Transportation Trends<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/wwwtest.midamericafreight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Fiepke_TransportationTrends.pdf\"><br \/>\n<\/a>Jamie Fiepke, Kentucky Motor Transport Assocation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong><br \/>\nThursday, March 14th<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>8:00am-9:30am<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Understanding the Automotive Industry and the Role of Transportation<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Moderated by Bruce Lambert, Institute for Trade and Transportation Studies<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wwwtest.midamericafreight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Lambert_AutoIndustryInTheSoutheast.pdf\">The Auto Industry in the Southeast<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/wwwtest.midamericafreight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lambert_AutoIndustryInTheSoutheast.pdf\"><br \/>\n<\/a>Bruce Lambert, Institute for Trade and Transportation Studies<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wwwtest.midamericafreight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Mason_AutoIndustryUpdate.pdf\">Autofacts Industry Update<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/wwwtest.midamericafreight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mason_AutoIndustryUpdate.pdf\"><br \/>\n<\/a>Brandon Mason, PwC<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wwwtest.midamericafreight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/McQueen_AutoIndustryDistribution.pdf\">Automotive Industry Distribution<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/wwwtest.midamericafreight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/McQueen_AutoIndustryDistribution.pdf\"><br \/>\n<\/a>Tom McQueen, Georgia Department of Transportation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>From Understanding to Action\u2013Making Freight Corridors Work for Our Economy<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Moderated by Lynn Soporowski, Kentucky Transportation Cabinet<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wwwtest.midamericafreight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Higdon_ImpactAndValueOfKYManufacturing.pdf\">The Impact and Value of Manufacturing in Kentucky<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/wwwtest.midamericafreight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Higdon_ImpactAndValueOfKYManufacturing.pdf\"><br \/>\n<\/a>Greg Higdon, Kentucky Association of Manufacturers<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wwwtest.midamericafreight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Burton_FreightCorridorsAndGateways.pdf\">Freight Corridors and Gateways: Some Very Random Thoughts<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/wwwtest.midamericafreight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Burton_FreightCorridorsAndGateways.pdf\"><br \/>\n<\/a>Mark Burton, University of Tennessee<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wwwtest.midamericafreight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Fitzroy_EconomicsOfFreightCorridors.pdf\">Making Freight Corridors Work: The Economics of Freight Corridors<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/wwwtest.midamericafreight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Fitzroy_EconomicsOfFreightCorridors.pdf\"><br \/>\n<\/a>Steve Fitzroy, Economic Development Research Group, Inc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Conference Organization<\/h2>\n<p>This meeting is sponsored by the <a href=\"https:\/\/wwwtest.midamericafreight.org\">Mid-America Freight Coalition<\/a> and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ittsresearch.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Institute for Trade and Transportation Studies<\/a>, and the <a href=\"http:\/\/transportation.ky.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kentucky Transportation Cabinet<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Planning Committee<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Mid-America Freight Coalition (MAFC)<\/li>\n<li>Institute for Trade and Transportation Studies (ITTS)<\/li>\n<li>Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC)<\/li>\n<li>Kentuckiana Regional Planning &amp; Development Agency (KIPDA)<\/li>\n<li>Indiana Department of Transportation (InDOT)<\/li>\n<li>Missouri Department of Transportation (MODOT)<\/li>\n<li>FHWA Kentucky Division Office<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Sponsors<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/cdmsmith.com\/\">CDM Smith<\/a> (Gold)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/camsys.com\/\">Cambridge Systematics<\/a> (Silver)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ihs.com\">IHS<\/a> (Platinum)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kentuckyriverports.com\/\">Kentucky Association of Riverports<\/a> (Silver)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.olssonassociates.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Olsson Associates<\/a> (Silver)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> Attire for this conference is <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Business_casual\">business casual<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Building Paths to Prosperity &#8212; The Role of Regional 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