Leveraging the historic federal infrastructure investment to build generational wealth & reduce the racial wealth gap via contracting opportunities. #EIPPledge
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Thank you to our signatory, Merriwether Williams Insurance Services (MWIS), for continually administering contractor development and bonding programs and, in turn, helping small businesses. These stories highlight the meaning and purpose of EIP.
Shout-out to Global Electric for their work with @metrolosangeles, LAWA, and Phantom Builders Inc. Through MWIS's Alameda County program, these partnerships show how they help create pathways for small businesses to participate in infrastructure projects! sdvoice.info/small-contracto…
We are incredibly grateful to have so many of you join us in a building as symbolic of our mission as the Obama Presidential Center.
It's not just what we build; it's who builds it.
Co-Chairs/Co-Founders: Phil Washington, John D. Porcari, Dorval R. Carter, Jr., and Rick Jacobs
Project Manager: Rachael Aderoju, Ph.D
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We look forward to sharing more moments from this week's festivities, panel, and pledge-signing commitments.
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We'd like to extend our sincerest gratitude to every partner and supporter for joining us this week in Chicago, the city where it all started for some of our EIP founders. We gathered at the newly opened Obama Presidential Center (@ObamaFoundation) on Monday.
It came to a close with four new EIP Signatories at McCormick Place on Tuesday! Thanks to the leadership of the @APTA_info team and Paul Skoutelas. There is a lot to say about the impact of this week; more to come.
It came to a close with four new EIP Signatories at McCormick Place on Tuesday! Thanks to the leadership of the American Public Transportation Association team and Paul Skoutelas. There is a lot to say about the impact of this week; more to come.
New Signatories: Mead & Hunt, Graham, F.H. Paschen, SG Contracting, Inc. Panelists: Los Angeles Metro, Sound Transit, and Chicago Transit Authority
Co-Founders/Co-Chairs: Phil Washington, John D. Porcari, Dorval R. Carter, Jr., and Rick Jacobs
Congratulations to Jannet Walker-Ford, our EIP Signatory, and all nominees!
@wsp, @APTA_info
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APTA’s Nominating Committee nominates 2026–2027 APTA Leaders:
+ Joel Young, Board Member, @rideact, APTA chair
+ Randy Clarke, @wmataGM, @wmata, APTA vice chair
+ Jannet Walker-Ford, @wsp, APTA secretary-treasurer
+ @LReddenRTA, APTA immediate past chair
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He has helped shape the direction of public transportation nationally, while never losing sight of the everyday rider who depends on reliable, safe, accessible, and affordable service.
On behalf of EIP - thank APTA for Inducting EIP Co-Founder / Co-Chair, Dorval Carter Jr., to the Hall of Fame!
His leadership has included service at the Chicago Transit Authority, the Federal Transit Administration, the U.S. Department of Transportation, and as President of the CTA, one of the nation’s largest and most complex transit systems.
Dorval’s extraordinary career in public transportation reflects the very best of our industry: visionary leadership, deep public service, operational excellence, and an unwavering commitment to equity, innovation, and community impact.
We held our EIP Virtual Fall Workshop, a chance to check in on progress three months after our San Francisco convening and signing ceremony.
SFO also presented early results - turning the pledge into measurable action. Queena Lu, Manager of Social Impact, shared how San Francisco International Airport developed an accountability and metrics framework after signing the EIP pledge in January 2025.