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American-US Airways merger could jeopardize major hub airports

...their city should remain a hub."Nobody has that many hubs," said Robert Poole, an aviation expert and director of transportation policy at the Reason Foundation. "Eight hubs for the merged American would just not be sustainable ? too complex...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/business/2013-02-14/american-us-airways-merger
Augusta Tech might train Richmond County school bus drivers

...free training through the school system. The committee will also discuss the job description for assistant director of transportation.At a school board retreat in March, board member Marion Barnes said it's been unfair for Transportation...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/education/2012-04-09/augusta-tech-might-train-
Richmond County school board grants initial approval to partnership with Augusta Tech on training bus drivers

...candidates' abilities and create a more-qualified applicant pool, said Jimmie Wiley, the school system's director of transportation."Anytime you're transporting precious cargo, you're needing the best candidates possible," he said...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/education/2012-04-10/richmond-county-school-bo
Area bus accidents decrease

...accidents, costing $93,141."I think we had a pretty good year," said Jimmy Wiley, the school system's director of transportation.With GPS devices, supervisors can track whether a school bus driver is speeding, Wiley said. If a driver...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/government/2011-08-13/area-bus-accidents-decre
Rants & Raves

...severance package worth $237,500.I JUST WANT to congratulate Jimmy Wiley for being named the school system's director of transportation. I know you will do a great job in the coming year. We can't get a better, better director. Keep up the...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/metro/2010-07-10/rants-raves
Metro | Rants and raves
New school transportation chief started as bus driver

...started the job in 1982. "It was just a part-time job. I had no idea what it would become."Wiley was named director of transportation at a recent school board meeting. He served as interim director for a year before taking the post.In his...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/education/2010-06-28/new-school-transportation
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Bus fumes add to pollution at schools

...funds from the special purpose local option sales tax to update its fleet, adding 28 buses since 2006, said Director of Transportation Mike Shinn. It also got $154,000 from the Georgia Environmental Protection Division to retrofit 19 buses...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/03/19/met_515170.shtml
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School board upholds dismissal of bus driver

...with the school system. She also argued that other drivers had made the same mistake, yet kept their jobs. Director of Transportation Michael Shinn said he could recall three incidents involving children left on buses. In two cases, the driver...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2008/10/16/met_479613.shtml
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Driver is fired after she left 9-year-old sleeping on bus

...when I drove the bus home." It wasn't the first problem Ms. Neal has had as a bus driver. In December, Director of Transportation Michael Shinn issued her a "memorandum of concern" for having what he considered to be an excessive number...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2008/09/23/met_476789.shtml
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Schools to raise prices for lunches

...Guin, the Lincoln County school system's director of transportation and nutrition, said its price increase for...Ficklen Guin, Lincoln County school system director of transportation and nutrition; Amy Helms, McDuffie County...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2008/06/07/met_461363.shtml
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