There are 8 article(s) tagged Pete Buttigieg:

• December 2022

  • Local leaders ask Buttigieg for more airport funding

    “The terminal is what we want redone now,” Mayor Jim Strickland said at the opening of the $309-million de-icing facility at Memphis International.

    By Bill Dries December 05, 2022

• November 2022

  • Memphis transportation leaders look to D.C. to avoid rail strike

    Forty percent of all freight in the United States moves by rail. Cutting off the supply, experts say, would cripple the economy and decimate the still-rebounding supply chain.

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    Local leaders ask Buttigieg for more airport funding

    Getting ice off the wings: The specs for the airport’s new consolidated de-icing facility

    By Jane Roberts November 30, 2022

  • Buttigieg to visit FedEx hub at Memphis airport

    U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg will be in the city Tuesday, Nov. 29, to tout federal infrastructure funding aimed at supply chain challenges during FedEx’s busiest time of year.

    By Bill Dries November 29, 2022

• August 2021

  • Opinion: Third bridge at Memphis essential for country

    ‘I would like to make clear that the initial phases for moving this project from a dream to eventual completion are in the hands of Gov. Bill Lee and the Tennessee Department of Transportation.’

    By Steve Cohen August 02, 2021

• June 2021

  • Buttigieg hears of disruptions caused by broken bridge

    The nation’s transportation secretary heard from freight executives about the effects of the closed I-40 bridge, fielded their suggestions and left to tour the repair work site on Hernando DeSoto Bridge.

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    Third bridge idea ‘long term,’ takes back seat to repairs

    By Tom Bailey June 04, 2021

  • Third bridge idea ‘long term,’ takes back seat to repairs

    A third bridge for vehicular traffic at Memphis isn’t at the top of everyone’s list, coming after broadband for Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland.

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    Buttigieg told of disruptions caused by broken bridge

    By Bill Dries June 03, 2021

  • Details released on Buttigieg visit

    U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is visiting Memphis to learn more about the damage to the Hernando DeSoto Bridge.

    By Blake Fontenay June 02, 2021

• February 2020

  • Democratic presidential camps emerge to boost early voting

    The first numbers from the start of early voting are strong and much higher than the same point in early voting four years ago. 

    By Bill Dries February 14, 2020