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Newsby StaffNovember 17, 2025

ABA Foundation Study Reveals $158B Total Economic Impact of U.S. Motorcoach Travel

The expanded analysis revealed that motorcoach travel generated a total economic impact of $158 billion in 2024, supporting over 890,000 full- and part-time jobs across the U.S. economy and yielding $27.7 billion in taxes for federal, state, and local governments.

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PodcastsOctober 22, 2025

Attracting New Operators to the Industry and More with the UMA’s Scott Michael

Scott Michael, President and CEO of the UMA, joins METRO’s Executive Editor Alex Roman to discuss what the association is doing to increase the number of operators, the state of the UMA in general, and much more.

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Articlesby Staff and News ReportsOctober 2, 2025

METRO, School Bus Fleet Mark Successful 2025 PTTX & SBFX Events

The Public Transit & Technology Exchange (PTTX) and School Bus Fleet ConneX (SBFX) convened in Scottsdale, Arizona, this year from Sept. 22-24, 2025, as separate but co-located events.

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Newsby StaffAugust 15, 2025

LYT Named to Prestigious List of Fastest-Growing Private Companies

In a remarkable display of its regional growth and influence, LYT was ranked #7 among all companies in the San Francisco Bay Area. The achievement underscores LYT's exceptional growth, leading technology, and profound impact on urban mobility.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 11, 2024

Seattle's King County Signs Pledge to Support Historically Underutilized Businesses

The mission of the Equity in Infrastructure Pledge is to build generational wealth and reduce the racial wealth gap by improving public infrastructure contracting practices to create more prime, joint venture and equity contracting opportunities for HUBs.

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Newsby StaffMay 13, 2024

Former METRO Publisher, Di Giacomo, Passes Away

Frank Di Giacomo was involved in the public transportation, private motorcoach, and pupil transportation industries since 1981, when Bobit Business Media hired him as eastern sales manager for METRO and SBF.

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Transit Dispatchesby Armir HarrisFebruary 13, 2024

Execution Over Strategy: The Entrepreneurial Game-Changer in A Fast-Paced World

While it's correct that "culture eats strategy for breakfast," in the entrepreneurial realm, this isn't about undermining strategy. It’s about elevating the importance of a vibrant, execution-driven culture.

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Articlesby Alex RomanOctober 23, 2023

ABA’s Pantuso Talks Final Year at Association, Future of Motorcoach Industry

Although his departure date as president and CEO is set for September 2024, Pantuso explains there is too much to do to start “counting down the days,” including continuing to help operators get back on their feet post-COVID and preparing for his final Marketplace, which will be held in Nashville.

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Photo Galleriesby Staff and News ReportsJanuary 27, 2023

Aloha from APTA's Business Member Annual Meeting

This year’s program featured a technical tour of Honolulu’s new rail system, a speed networking session, a roundtable with some of the top CEOs, a look at cybersecurity, a meeting for BMBG members, and much more.

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Articlesby Alex RomanAugust 1, 2022

UMA's Michael Talks Taking Helm, State of the Industry

In an exclusive Q&A, the UMA's President/CEO discusses what drew him to motorcoach, his short- and long-term goals since joining the association in October, and the opportunities for growth operators are currently experiencing.

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