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National Gallery of Art Announces Eight New U.S. Museums to Receive Loans of Masterworks, Fully Funded Through Across the Nation Program
WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- The National Gallery of Art issued the following news release:
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National Gallery of Art Announces Eight New US Museums to Receive Loans of Masterworks, Fully Funded through Across the Nation Program
November 12, 2026
The program's second cycle follows a historic $116 million gift from The Mitchell P. Rales Family Foundation earlier this year, permanently endowing the nationwide loan initiative
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Washington, DC--Today the National Gallery of Art announced the second phase of its Across the Nation lending program, which will bring masterpieces from its collection
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- The National Gallery of Art issued the following news release:
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National Gallery of Art Announces Eight New US Museums to Receive Loans of Masterworks, Fully Funded through Across the Nation Program
November 12, 2026
The program's second cycle follows a historic $116 million gift from The Mitchell P. Rales Family Foundation earlier this year, permanently endowing the nationwide loan initiative
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Washington, DC--Today the National Gallery of Art announced the second phase of its Across the Nation lending program, which will bring masterpieces from its collectionto eight new partner museums across the United States. Launched in 2025 to commemorate America's 250th anniversary, the program has been endowed with a monumental gift of $116 million from The Mitchell P. Rales Family Foundation, allowing it to continue in perpetuity. Across the Nation ensuring continued access to the nation's collection at regional museums throughout the country, at no cost to partner venues. After reaching more than one million Americans in 10 states during the program's pilot, Across the Nation will now expand its reach to eight more states (Alabama, California, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas, and Wisconsin), with the goal of lending to all 50 within the first decade of the program.
The partner museums chosen for the second program cycle are Crocker Art Museum (Sacramento, CA), Dayton Art Institute (Dayton, OH), El Paso Museum of Art (El Paso, TX), Gilcrease Museum (Tulsa, OK), Madison Museum of Contemporary Art (Madison, WI), Mobile Museum of Art (Mobile, AL), South Dakota Art Museum (South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD), and The Westmoreland Museum of American Art (Greensburg, PA). Each will receive important works from the National Gallery's collection, including contemporary and historical works spanning the fields of painting, sculpture, video, and installation. The works will go on display at partner museums beginning in the summer and fall of 2027 and will remain on view until 2029.
"Everyone deserves to experience the awe-inspiring power of art. Through Across the Nation, we are proud to extend the reach of the nation's art collection by bringing incredible works of art from throughout history directly into American communities together with our partner museums. It is an honor for the National Gallery to partner with our valued colleagues from museums located in communities across America," said Kaywin Feldman, director of the National Gallery of Art. "We've been thrilled to witness the positive impact and new connections generated by the program's pilot. This would not be possible without the generosity of Mitchell P. Rales, whose historic gift will allow the program to continue expanding access to defining works of art for generations to come."
Across the Nation is shaped in collaboration with partner museums, drawing on their knowledge of their own collections and communities. Each partner institution has selected two to five works from the National Gallery's collection that will resonate with local audiences, create new opportunities for connection with concurrent installations and their permanent collections, and broaden opportunities for educational programs. The National Gallery removes the financial and logistical barriers that can make loans of this scale difficult by fully underwriting the transportation, installation, and insurance for the loans and by providing additional funding for training and local marketing campaigns. Additionally, the museum works with each partner to develop digital, scholarly, and educational programming tailored to its presentation, supported by the expertise of National Gallery conservation, curatorial, and programming staff.
Partner Museums and Selected Loans
Crocker Art Museum (Sacramento, CA), Opening July 2027
* Claude Monet, The Willows (1880)
* Claude Monet, Cliffs at Pourville (1882)
* Auguste Renoir, Child with Toys (1895-1896)
* Auguste Renoir, Claude Monet (1872)
Dayton Art Institute (Dayton, OH), Opening July 2027
* Raoul Dufy, Music and the Pink Violin (1952)
* Henri Matisse, Still Life with Sleeping Woman (1940)
* Berthe Morisot, Young Woman with a Straw Hat (1884)
* Mark Rothko, No. 5 (1958)
* Alma Thomas, Autumn Drama (c. 1969)
El Paso Museum of Art (El Paso, TX), Opening October 2027
* Anthony van Dyck, Catherine Howard, Lady d'Aubigny (c. 1638)
* Winslow Homer, East Hampton Beach, Long Island (1874)
* Mark Rothko, Untitled (1958)
* Donald Judd, Untitled (1977)
Gilcrease Museum (Tulsa, OK), Opening September 2027
* Sol LeWitt, Wall Drawing No. 307 / Blue circles, red grid, yellow arcs from four corners, black arcs from the midpoints of four sides. (1977)
* Hiram Powers, America (model 1850-1854, carved after 1854)
* Harriet Goodhue Hosmer, Clasped Hands of Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Browning (model 1853)
Madison Museum of Contemporary Art (Madison, WI), Opening September 2027
* Howardena Pindell, Free, White and 21 (1980)
* Fred Sandback, Blue Corner Piece (1970)
Mobile Museum of Art (Mobile, AL), Opening August 2027
* Massimo Stanzione, Madonna and Child (1635/1640)
* Rembrandt van Rijn, A Woman Holding a Pink (1656)
* Philip van Kouwenbergh, Flowers in a Vase (c.1700)
* Auguste Rodin, Eve (model c. 1881, carved 1890/1891)
South Dakota Art Museum (Brookings, SD), Opening August 2027
* Susie J. Lee, Max (2013)
* Susie J. Lee, Atom (2013)
The Westmoreland Museum of American Art (Greensburg, PA), Opening September 2027
* Georgia O'Keeffe, Wall with Green Door (1953)
* Georgia O'Keeffe, Line and Curve (1927)
* Georgia O'Keeffe, Winter Road I (1963)
* Georgia O'Keeffe, Grey Tree By the Road (1952)
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About the National Gallery of Art
The National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, is the nation's art museum, home to a renowned collection of over 160,000 works of art, from antiquity to today. Each year, the museum welcomes millions of people in person and online to explore art, creativity, and our shared humanity. Located on the National Mall, admission to the West and East Buildings, Sculpture Garden, special exhibitions, and public programs is always free.
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Original text here: https://www.nga.gov/press/across-the-nation-2027
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine: Refugees Make Substantial Progress Toward Integration, Despite Initial Challenges, Says New Report
WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 (TNSrep) -- The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine issued the following news release:
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Refugees Make Substantial Progress Toward Integration, Despite Initial Challenges, Says New Report
November 12, 2026
WASHINGTON -- Refugees resettled in the United States make substantial economic and social gains over time, with employment rates reaching or exceeding those of comparable U.S.-born residents within 15 to 20 years, says a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. People who have sought asylum also make progress
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 (TNSrep) -- The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine issued the following news release:
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Refugees Make Substantial Progress Toward Integration, Despite Initial Challenges, Says New Report
November 12, 2026
WASHINGTON -- Refugees resettled in the United States make substantial economic and social gains over time, with employment rates reaching or exceeding those of comparable U.S.-born residents within 15 to 20 years, says a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. People who have sought asylum also make progresstoward integration, although the available research is more limited and suggests that convergence with U.S.-born populations occurs more slowly and across fewer measures. The report recommends improvements to federal data infrastructure to better evaluate which policies and programs most effectively support the long-term integration of refugees and people seeking asylum and inform future policy decisions.
Despite facing significant challenges when they first arrive in the United States, refugees make substantial progress in employment, education, and homeownership over time, the report finds. Estimated fiscal effects of forced migration depend on the level of government, the time horizon, and whether indirect effects are considered. In addition, the report does not find consistent evidence that forced migration has large-scale negative effects on the wages and employment of U.S.-born workers, and available studies do not indicate increases in crime following refugee resettlement. The report notes that while a disproportionate share of the fiscal benefits of forced migration accrues to the federal government, state and local governments bear substantial costs associated with resettlement and public services, particularly for public education.
"The United States has a long history of being a refuge for people fleeing their home countries," said Mary C. Waters, John L. Loeb Professor of Sociology at Harvard University and co-chair of the committee that wrote the report. "Despite their difficult beginnings, adults and children arriving as refugees show integration on a wide variety of indicators."
Research from other high-income countries indicates that early access to employment, language instruction, and placement in communities with strong labor markets can improve refugees' long-term integration outcomes. While both refugees and asylum seekers often arrive with health conditions reflecting previous trauma and deprivation, many conditions can be improved with proper health screening and access to evidence-based treatments.
However, the report points out, the United States lacks much of the data infrastructure necessary to fully evaluate integration outcomes and the effectiveness of different policies and programs. Refugees, people who have sought asylum, Temporary Protected Status recipients, and humanitarian parole recipients cannot be reliably identified in most federal surveys and datasets, and existing records are fragmented across agencies. To strengthen the evidence base, the report recommends four actions for federal agencies:
* Link administrative records to track long-term outcomes across labor market, tax, education, and social service systems.
* Conduct a pilot study to assess the feasibility of a longitudinal study to collect information on integration not captured in administrative records.
* Add a forced migrant identifier to the National Health Interview Survey to enable nationally representative analysis of health and health care outcomes.
* Include detailed geographic identifiers in research data to assess differences in integration outcomes and policies across states and localities.
"The policy landscape around refugee resettlement, asylum, and other forms of humanitarian protection is complex and always evolving," said committee co-chair David S. FitzGerald, Theodore E. Gildred Chair in U.S.-Mexico Relations and professor of sociology at the University of California, San Diego. "Our report can help inform those conversations and decisions."
The study was undertaken by the Committee on Global Forced Migration and U.S. Resettlement and supported by the Andrew Carnegie Foundation, Catena Foundation, Lantern Fund at ImpactAssets, Russell Sage Foundation, and Walder Foundation.
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide independent, objective analysis and advice to the nation to solve complex problems and inform public policy decisions related to science, engineering, and medicine. They operate under an 1863 congressional charter to the National Academy of Sciences, signed by President Lincoln.
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View report here: https://www.nationalacademies.org/projects/DBASSE-CPOP-23-03/publication/29387
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Original text here: https://www.nationalacademies.org/news/refugees-make-substantial-progress-toward-integration-despite-initial-challenges-says-new-report
Inter-American Development Bank: 'When Is the Sovereign Greenium a Scarcity Price? Green Supply, Market Depth, and Cross-Country Evidence'
WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The Inter-American Development Bank issued the following white paper on Nov. 13, 2026, entitled "When Is the Sovereign Greenium a Scarcity Price? Green Supply, Market Depth, and Cross-Country Evidence."
Here are excerpts:
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We study how the sovereign greenium, the yield discount on green relative to conventional sovereign bonds, varies with green-bond supply and sovereign-market depth across countries. Using daily bond observations with week fixed effects on 104 sovereign green bonds in 29 countries over 2019-2025, we construct a bond-level synthetic greenium
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The Inter-American Development Bank issued the following white paper on Nov. 13, 2026, entitled "When Is the Sovereign Greenium a Scarcity Price? Green Supply, Market Depth, and Cross-Country Evidence."
Here are excerpts:
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We study how the sovereign greenium, the yield discount on green relative to conventional sovereign bonds, varies with green-bond supply and sovereign-market depth across countries. Using daily bond observations with week fixed effects on 104 sovereign green bonds in 29 countries over 2019-2025, we construct a bond-level synthetic greeniumand document facts consistent with a relative-scarcity channel. A parsimonious multi-country framework shows how segmented demand for green assets, arising from investment mandates or investor preferences, can interact with limited and endogenous certified supply to generate a scarcity premium. Because certified supply responds to the greenium, the frameworks negative supply prediction applies to observational regressions when variation is supply-driven. Lower sovereign green supply relative to the debt market is associated with higher greeniums: one percentage point of relative green supply is associated with a 2.5 basis point lower greenium. The negative association persists when relative supply is computed using a time-invariant, country-specific measure of market size. The relation is one between slow-moving market structures rather than a response to individual issues. Under the baseline time controls it is concentrated in emerging markets; the advanced-economy difference is sensitive to the treatment of common time shocks. Across countries, greeniums are higher in riskier sovereigns, and within countries the greenium compresses in acute sovereign stress, though both patterns rest almost entirely on Egypt. The highest-greenium sovereigns in the issue-sizes sample lack large green issues, a descriptive pattern consistent with thin green-market segments.
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View full text here: https://publications.iadb.org/en/when-sovereign-greenium-scarcity-price-green-supply-market-depth-and-cross-country-evidence
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Inter-American Development Bank: 'Rethinking Agricultural Support - The Role of Public Policies in Productivity Growth'
WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The Inter-American Development Bank issued the following white paper on Nov. 13, 2026, entitled "Rethinking Agricultural Support: The Role of Public Policies in Productivity Growth."
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This paper examines whether the composition of agricultural support matters for productivity growth in Latin America and the Caribbean. We use an annual panel of 17 countries over 1995 to 2023. The analysis links agricultural total factor productivity to policy support measures constructed under the OECD Producer Support Estimate framework and extended to
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The Inter-American Development Bank issued the following white paper on Nov. 13, 2026, entitled "Rethinking Agricultural Support: The Role of Public Policies in Productivity Growth."
Here are excerpts:
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This paper examines whether the composition of agricultural support matters for productivity growth in Latin America and the Caribbean. We use an annual panel of 17 countries over 1995 to 2023. The analysis links agricultural total factor productivity to policy support measures constructed under the OECD Producer Support Estimate framework and extended tothe region through the IDB Agrimonitor initiative. The paper distinguishes between market price support, direct transfers to producers, and general services support, and estimates dynamic panel models using System GMM. To address the potential endogeneity of support, the analysis combines internal instruments with an external instrument based on rural voter turnout. The results show that aggregate support is not positively associated with agricultural productivity. However, this relationship masks substantial heterogeneity across instruments. Market price support is negatively related to TFP under USDA and FarePrimont indices, and significantly so under the FarePrimont index, while direct transfers display a positive, though less robust, association. Contemporaneous general services support is not significantly associated with current productivity, consistent with the delayed nature of public goods investments. When public research and development is modeled as a long-lived stock of agricultural knowledge, its association with TFP becomes positive under both productivity indices and statistically significant under the USDA index. These findings suggest that the productivity effects of agricultural policy depend less on the total level of support than on its composition and timing. For LAC, where producer support remains heavily tilted toward price-based interventions, the findings underscore the importance of reducing reliance on distortionary market price support, improving the design of budgetary transfers, and strengthening sustained investment in agricultural public goods, particularly R&D.
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View full text here: https://publications.iadb.org/en/rethinking-agricultural-support-role-public-policies-productivity-growth
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Inter-American Development Bank: 'Monetary Policy Under Fiscal Risk'
WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The Inter-American Development Bank issued the following white paper on Nov. 13, 2026, entitled "Monetary Policy under Fiscal Risk."
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Fiscal stance and sovereign credibility shape monetary policy transmission even outside fiscal dominance. Using a panel of advanced and emerging economies since the mid-1990s, we show that sovereign-risk regimes differ less by headline debt than by borrowing costs, debt composition, and interest burdens. Elevated sovereign risk weakens the transmission of monetary policy, foreign-exchange intervention, macroprudential
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The Inter-American Development Bank issued the following white paper on Nov. 13, 2026, entitled "Monetary Policy under Fiscal Risk."
Here are excerpts:
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Fiscal stance and sovereign credibility shape monetary policy transmission even outside fiscal dominance. Using a panel of advanced and emerging economies since the mid-1990s, we show that sovereign-risk regimes differ less by headline debt than by borrowing costs, debt composition, and interest burdens. Elevated sovereign risk weakens the transmission of monetary policy, foreign-exchange intervention, macroprudentialtools, and capital- flow measures to prices, exchange rates, and output. A small open-economy model with a fiscal block can rationalize these patterns. Emerging markets operate under tighter fiscal constraints, rely more on multi-instrument configurations, and face a narrower stabilization frontier, including cases in which conventional tightening loses its disinflationary effect.
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View full text here: https://publications.iadb.org/en/monetary-policy-under-fiscal-risk
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EPA Proposes Approving Alaska's Request to Separate Fairbanks and North Pole Air Quality Areas After Years of Air Quality Progress
WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release:
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EPA Proposes Approving Alaska's Request to Separate Fairbanks and North Pole Air Quality Areas After Years of Air Quality Progress
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FAIRBANKS, Alaska (November 13, 2026) - Today, based on recent air monitoring data and years of progress to improve air quality, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed approving Alaska's request to divide the Fairbanks North Star Borough nonattainment area into two separate areas for implementing the National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) for
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release:
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EPA Proposes Approving Alaska's Request to Separate Fairbanks and North Pole Air Quality Areas After Years of Air Quality Progress
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FAIRBANKS, Alaska (November 13, 2026) - Today, based on recent air monitoring data and years of progress to improve air quality, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed approving Alaska's request to divide the Fairbanks North Star Borough nonattainment area into two separate areas for implementing the National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) forfine particulate matter (PM2.5). If finalized, the change would not alter the federal air quality standards for PM2.5 but would instead establish separate areas for Fairbanks and North Pole, each with their own air quality designations. By doing so, EPA and Alaska are acknowledging the distinct factors contributing to PM2.5 levels in these two areas.
Simultaneously, EPA is proposing to find that the Fairbanks area, once split from the North Pole area, has the data needed to designate that area as meeting air quality standards. If finalized, the proposal would give four power plants in the region flexibility to continue providing reliable, affordable electricity to residents while maintaining stringent clean air standards. This would prevent increases in energy costs and also ensure that our military has the reliable power needed to protect our national security.
"This proposed action recognizes the improvements in air quality and will help stabilize the cost of energy, ensuring the area is able to thrive environmentally and economically," said EPA Region 10 Administrator Emma Pokon. "This is a win for cooperative federalism and the environment even as we look to supporting North Pole into attainment next so they too can reap the benefits of clean air."
"This proposal reflects a simple principle: air quality planning should address local conditions," said Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation Division of Air Quality Director Jason Olds. "It would help us focus resources where the challenges are greatest, while continuing our commitment to cleaner air for residents throughout the Fairbanks North Star Borough."
If today's proposal is finalized, Alaska will need to submit a formal redesignation request and maintenance plan for Fairbanks before EPA can officially redesignate the area as meeting federal PM2.5 air quality standards. Today's proposal lays out the necessary foundation for that next step. Importantly, the Fairbanks area would continue implementing measures that have already improved air quality.
The Trump EPA remains committed to working with the State of Alaska and the people of North Pole to progress through Clean Air Act requirements, while respecting community needs and way of life. The agency continues to demonstrate that protecting human health and the environment can go hand in hand with economic growth.
EPA will hold a 30-day public comment period once it has been published in the Federal Register.
Background
On October 17, 2006, EPA set the 24-hour PM2.5 NAAQS at 35 micrograms per cubic meter. Since 2009, portions of the Fairbanks North Star Borough have been designated as nonattainment for the 2006 24-hour PM2.5 NAAQS. In November 2025, EPA approved Alaska's Fairbanks PM2.5 plan to achieve attainment, allowing the state to manage the unique air quality challenges in Interior Alaska. According to the plan, the state is expected to meet these standards by the end of 2027.
The Fairbanks PM2.5 State Implementation Plan can be found at EPA's Fairbanks Air Quality Plan website.
For additional information and background, visit EPA's website on Health and Environmental Impacts of Particulate Matter.
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Original text here: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-proposes-approving-alaskas-request-separate-fairbanks-and-north-pole-air-quality
Amtrak Celebrates Major Milestones in Transformation of Philadelphia's Gray 30th Street Station
WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corp.) issued the following news:
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Amtrak Celebrates Major Milestones in Transformation of Philadelphia's Gray 30th Street Station
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A new era takes shape at Amtrak's third-busiest station, featuring newly renovated South Concourse, restored Main Hall, and additional upgrades underway
PHILADELPHIA - Amtrak and partners officially opened the newly renovated South Concourse at William H. Gray III 30th Street Station in Philadelphia today, marking a major milestone in the ongoing transformation of the historic station and bringing
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corp.) issued the following news:
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Amtrak Celebrates Major Milestones in Transformation of Philadelphia's Gray 30th Street Station
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A new era takes shape at Amtrak's third-busiest station, featuring newly renovated South Concourse, restored Main Hall, and additional upgrades underway
PHILADELPHIA - Amtrak and partners officially opened the newly renovated South Concourse at William H. Gray III 30th Street Station in Philadelphia today, marking a major milestone in the ongoing transformation of the historic station and bringingnew and improved spaces to the millions of Amtrak, SEPTA, and NJ TRANSIT customers who travel through it each year.
The South Concourse reopening comes as Amtrak celebrates significant progress throughout the station, including restoration of the historic Main Hall and newly modernized Amtrak office space. Together, these milestones mark a major step forward in Amtrak's transformation of the nearly 500,000-square-foot station, which when complete will feature an upgraded Metropolitan Lounge, improvements to Market Street Plaza, enhanced customer service and customer waiting facilities, and expanded food and retail options.
"Amtrak is Philadelphia and Philadelphia is Amtrak," said Amtrak Vice President of Government Affairs & Corporate Communications Ken Altman. "We're preserving one of Philadelphia's iconic landmarks while creating a more modern and enjoyable experience for the millions of customers who rely on it."
"For generations, this station has connected Philadelphia by passenger rail to communities across the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the Northeast Corridor, and the rest of the country," said Amtrak Board Member Robert Gleason. "The Pennsylvania Railroad built this station to last, and nearly a century later, we're proud to preserve its history, craftsmanship and railroad character while preparing it for the next generation of passenger rail."
The newly reopened South Concourse features brand new customer restrooms, carefully restored historic features, and food and beverage offerings from Dunkin' and Starbucks opening soon. Completion of additional concession spaces is underway with new dining and retail options expected to open in phases over the coming months as the station continues to expand its customer amenities.
Philadelphia is home to Amtrak's largest corporate office, with more than 1,000 employees based at Gray 30th Street Station. The newly renovated space modernizes Amtrak's workplace with updated offices, meeting and collaboration areas, and employee amenities designed to better support the teams working every day to keep America's passenger railroad moving. These improvements are another example of Amtrak's long-term commitment to Philadelphia.
Amtrak is delivering the redevelopment in partnership with Plenary Infrastructure Philadelphia (PIP) through a long-term public-private partnership encompassing the design, construction, financing, operations and maintenance of the station improvements. The project team includes Plenary Americas as the lead developer and equity sponsor, Gilbane Building Company as design-build lead, Johnson Controls for facility operations and maintenance, and Vantage Group for concessions development and management.
Over the past two years, Amtrak and its partners have also completed state of good repair work to major infrastructural systems, helping to bring station assets up to modern standards. New elevators and escalators have been installed at four of five station platforms, and the station is now served by new electrical substations and new heating and air conditioning equipment, improving facility energy efficiency. With most work on the station's south side completed, major construction activities have moved to the north side. The approximately $550 million capital investment is scheduled for completion by the end of 2028.
In 2022, PIP equity sponsor, Plenary Americas, LP, made a commitment to invest $2.5 million into a community impact fund dedicated to supporting career development, small business growth aspirations, and community development in West Philadelphia and throughout the City. Since making this commitment, PIP has awarded over $1.3 million to over 25 local nonprofits, including recent investments to support training local residents in the culinary arts with a grants supporting an apprenticeship program at The Community Grocer and food service internships for local high school students at the Philadelphia Ronald McDonald House.
Reactions:
U.S. Senator John Fetterman
"For almost a century, the 30th Street Station has connected Philadelphia to communities across the Commonwealth and the country. Amtrak's work to transform 30th Street and its South Concourse will ensure this historic landmark continues to deliver for the millions of passengers who move through it each year. I join the community in celebrating this opening and look forward to their continued progress."
U.S. Senator Dave McCormick
"This is a big win for Philadelphia and Pennsylvania. When travelers arrive in Philadelphia, they'll be greeted by an iconic station complete with modern improvements that ensure a world class travel experience."
U.S. Representative Madeleine Dean
"The beautifully-named William H. Gray III 30th Street Station is an iconic and critical link in our region's passenger rail network, helping people get to work, school, and wherever life takes them -- and it is vital to keep its infrastructure modernized for commuters, travelers, and staff," Rep. Dean said. "As someone who has had the privilege to use this station on a regular basis as I travel back and forth to Washington, I have been glad to see the transformations over the past two years, including a designated Food Hall with improved dining outlets for passengers, providing greater pedestrian and bike access through the South Face transformation, and new elevators and escalators in the expanded Mezzanine Hall for safer, more efficient services. In Congress, I will always fight for Pennsylvania's infrastructure, and for continued improvements to this historic, beautiful space for travelers."
U.S. Representative Madeleine Dean
"As one of Congress's fiercest advocates for passenger rail, I'm proud to have fought for these historic investments in Amtrak. For almost a century, 30th Street Station has been a vital part of our city and I'm excited to experience its new South Concourse. This renovation is creating new jobs while ensuring the station will continue serving Philadelphians for decades to come."
Pennsylvania House State Rep. Ed Neilson
"Built in 1933, 30th Street Station is a historic icon in Philadelphia. As a major stop on Amtrak's Northeast and Keystone corridors, millions of travelers utilize the station to travel throughout the commonwealth and even the rest of the country. These upgrades will modernize the station, making it more convenient for travelers while ensuring that the iconic station preserves its historic significance."
Plenary Americas President & CEO Brian Budden
"The reopening of the South Concourse marks an important milestone in the transformation of Gray 30th Street Station and reflects the strength of our partnership with Amtrak and the entire project team. We are proud to help deliver improvements that enhance the passenger experience while preserving the station's legacy as one of America's great transportation gateways."
Gilbane Building Director, Public Private Partnerships, Scott Mucci
"The South Concourse reopening and restored Main Hall mark meaningful progress for the riders and employees who depend on Gray 30th Street Station every day. We are proud of what our teams have delivered alongside Amtrak and our project partners, but our work does not stop here. We remain committed to delivering the next phases with the same focus on quality and excellence this landmark station deserves."
Vantage Group Vice President, Commercial, Sammy Patel
"This milestone brings us one step closer to our vision for Gray 30th Street Station: a place that serves travelers exceptionally well while also becoming a destination for people who live and work in Philadelphia and those who visit," said Sammy Patel, Vice President, Commercial, Vantage Group. "We're curating a mix of food, beverage, and retail that reflects the city and gives people more reasons to enjoy their time at the station."
SOM Partner Colin Koop:
"Our restoration and repositioning presents an extraordinary opportunity to leverage the station's strengths, while breathing new life into this beloved building. The completion of this first phase fulfills a core goal of the master plan we created with Amtrak and its partners in 2016: to create the heart of an equitable, transit-oriented district that bridges Center City and University City."
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Original text here: https://media.amtrak.com/2026/11/amtrak-celebrates-major-milestones-in-transformation-of-philadelphias-gray-30th-street-station/
