and loving what he heard. U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Anderson Cooper were discussing the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill that President Joe Biden signed into law in November. “When it comes to roads and bridges,” said Buttigieg, “we haven't invested at this level since the Eisenhower administration, since they built the interstate highway system in the first place.
“What's coming with this $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill is going to create a demand for this type of lodging unseen ever in our industry's history.”For many months now, Ballotti and his team have been zeroing in on a new breed of business traveler that doesn’t wear a suit and tie but rather a hardhat and work boots. They are the construction crews, electricians, rail workers, carpenters and road crews hired for major projects around the country.