LATEST CLIENT NEWS
October 29, 2024: Congratulations to the Port of Cleveland (OH) and Port of Detroit (MI) for awards totaling $118 million in EPA Clean Ports Grants.
March 9, 2024: Congratulations to the City of Sterling Heights, Michigan, for a $7.4 million FY2024 Transportation/HUD Appropriations earmark for the Clinton River Road Corridor Improvement Project.
Nov. 9, 2023: Congratulations to the Velocity Center for a $1.8 million Michigan Economic Development Corporation Small Business Support Hubs grant.
Nov. 2, 2023: Congratulations to the City of Sterling Heights, Michigan, for a $125,000 COPS Hiring grant
March 15, 2023: Congratulations to the Road Commission for Oakland County, Michigan, for a $2 million Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) grant.
Feb. 1, 2023: Congratulations to Macomb County and the City of Sterling Heights, Michigan, for a $1 million Safe Streets and Roads for All action plan grant.
This Week's Trivia Question:
On Feb. 20, the New York Post reported that President Trump ordered the removal and refinishing of the Resolute Desk, a gift to the U.S. by Queen Victoria, after Elon Musk’s son, named X Æ A-12, wiped his nose on the desk during a visit to the Oval Office with his father. Which desk is now serving as a replacement: (1) the C&O Railway desk used by President George H.W. Bush; (2) the 1903 Theodore Roosevelt Desk; or (3) the Grand Rapids Michigan Furniture Manufacturers Association desk used by President Herbert Hoover?
Answer:
(1) The Georgian-style C&O Desk is made of walnut and features golden handles. The desk's acronym stands for the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway because the desk was built for one of the railway's owners and later donated to the White House. President George H.W. Bush was the first and only president − up until Trump − to use the C&O Desk.