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Newsby StaffAugust 23, 2011

MBTA names interim GM

Serving for more than 10 years as the T's Deputy GM/chief financial officer, Jonathan Davis directs the financial management and accounting functions of the MBTA, manages the operating and capital budgets, and oversees the collection of all revenue.

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Newsby StaffAugust 16, 2011

MBTA to launch fed-funded wind turbines

Constructing the first of two turbines, one of which will be funded by a federal grant. The first turbine will generate enough power to cover 65 percent of Kingston Station’s electricity. The second will power a rail station and generate surplus electricity for the agency to sell.

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Newsby StaffAugust 4, 2011

MBTA GM to take Mass. transportation chief role

Richard Davey will be at the helm of the state's huge transportation bureaucracy with oversight of key public assets including highways, public transportation and airports.

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Newsby StaffJuly 12, 2011

Boston's T selling station naming rights

MBTA hopes to raise revenue to fill a projected $150 million budget gap for the 2013 fiscal year.

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Newsby StaffMay 24, 2011

MBTA pass scam totaled $4 million

Two Massachusetts residents accused of printing upwards of 20,000 fraudulent transit passes worth an estimated $4 million and selling them directly to MBTA passengers, and pocketing the proceeds, pleaded not guilty to larceny and conspiracy charges.

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Newsby StaffApril 20, 2011

Mass. Gov. targets MBTA’s paratransit costs

Gov. Deval Patrick green lighted a commission to find ways to make the paratransit service more cost-effective after a report showed it cost taxpayers $90 million last year.

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Newsby StaffApril 6, 2011

MBTA hires joint venture for Green Line project

HDR/Gilbane's role is preliminary design, design management, construction management and overall program management for MBTA.

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Newsby StaffMarch 29, 2011

Mass. vies for Florida's rejected rail funds

State officials are seeking $110 million to replace a 92-year-old Haverhill rail bridge that has forced speed restrictions and delays on Amtrak, MBTA and freight services.

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Newsby StaffMarch 24, 2011

Used Md. locomotives to help Boston commuter service

MBTA leased three locomotives, formerly owned by Maryland's MARC commuter rail service, to help bridge the gap in its fleet while it waits for 20 new ones to begin arriving in 2013.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 24, 2011

MBTA moves to eliminate website crashes

A spike in Web traffic around snowstorms overwhelmed the site, three times in three weeks, preventing thousands of people from accessing service alerts, schedules, and route maps.

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