Some employers present at this event include AFLAC, Nicor Gas, PACE, Legal Shield, the Helen Wheeler Center, the Illinois State Police, the City of Kankakee, the Illinois Department of Transportation, and more. #jobfair
This program allows the Illinois Department of Transportation to buy the specialized vehicles in large volumes, which results in lower prices than if they were bought individually. #paratransit
For more than 20 years, the Consolidated Vehicle Procurement Program has helped smaller transit agencies navigate the red tape of the public bidding process while ensuring their vehicles meet federal requirements and specifications... #idot
Highway vehicles release about 1.4 billion tons of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere each year — mostly in the form of carbon dioxide — which contribute to the global climate crisis... #pollution #emissions
Rebuild Illinois is investing a total of $33.2 billion over six years into the state's aging transportation system, creating jobs and promoting economic growth. #rebuildillinois
$10 million is now available for organizations to provide training opportunities to boost diversity in the construction trades through the Illinois Works Pre-Apprenticeship Program... #senatorjoyce
IDOT officials said every year, 1.6 billion tons valued at $2.5 trillion of freight flows in and out of the state, making Illinois one of the top states for freight activity.
The news conference reunited many of the voices that have been working for years to keep the Federal Aviation Administration’s recommendation to expand the region’s aviation capacity alive. #soutsuburbanairport