Rep. Peterson’s office tours PortaCo’s Moorhead facility
On Feb. 8, 2016, Congressman Collin Peterson’s (D-MN-7) Chief of Staff, Allison Myhre, and Economic Development Officer, Toni Merdan, joined representatives from PortaCo to tour its Moorhead, Minn. facility, learn about its various maintenance-of-way and railroad tools, and discuss public policy priorities for the business and rail communities in western Minnesota. The Railway Engineering-Maintenance and Suppliers Association (REMSA), a non-profit trade group representing over 350 railway engineers, contractors, consultants, and M/W suppliers across the country, coordinated the event. The $5 billion M/W industry supports over 35,000 jobs nationwide. Locally, PortaCo employs 17 individuals.