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VI Meets with White House to Discuss USMCA

April 5, 2019
This week, VI’s President & CEO, Ned Monroe, and VP of Government Affairs, Kevin Koonce, met with Tim Pataki, Deputy Assistant to the President and Director, Office of Public Liaison, […]

EPA Announces New WIFIA Funding for Water Infrastructure Projects

April 2, 2019
This week, EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler announced a new round of funding that provides up to $6 billion in credit assistance in Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loans […]

STB Announces Hearing on Rail Shipper Issues

March 22, 2019
The Surface Transportation Board has announced a new public hearing for Wednesday, May 22, 2019, on railroad demurrage and accessorial charges.  The hearing is designed to address many of the […]

For World Water Day, Let’s Celebrate Reliable Access

March 21, 2019
Happy World Water Day! This year’s theme is “leave no one behind.” That’s because there are 2.1 billion people globally without safe water at home. Children in one in four […]

New Technical Director Joins the Vinyl Institute Team

March 19, 2019
Domenic DeCaria, a chemical engineer with a strong business background, has joined the Vinyl Institute as technical director. In his new role, DeCaria will work on technical matters related to […]

Top Officials from Surface Transportation Board & National Home Builders Association to Speak at Vinyl Industry Fly-in

March 14, 2019
The speaker list for this year’s vinyl industry fly-in got even better with the addition of two key industry insiders: Gerald Howard, CEO of the National Association of Home Builders […]

VI Urges U.S. Treasury to Reverse Proposed Rule Making It More Expensive to Purchase Equipment and Machinery

March 4, 2019
VI has joined the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) in urging the U.S. Treasury Department to reverse a proposed rule that would make it more expensive to finance the purchase […]

What Young Designers Want at Work

March 1, 2019
What do young designers want at work? That was the topic tackled at the 2019 Design Connections conference, where a panel of recent graduates discussed how they see their careers […]