Union Pacific Donates to White House Ballroom While Pushing Merger

Union Pacific one of 24 corporations donating to Trump’s ballroom construction

Union Pacific, whose CEO discussed with Trump which cities to send troops to, is using the donation to curry favor for approval of its proposed merger with Norfolk Southern.

Next Steps of Trump’s White House Teardown Exposed

On Monday, casings for drilling shafts were spotted being transported to where the East Wing had stood for 123 years—until last month. Washington, D.C.-area photographer Andrew Leyden captured the cylinders downtown on a flatbed, which then pulled up to the South Lawn. One of the casings was later seen in a vertical position. The White House didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment from the Daily Beast. Donors to the space, which has …

Union Pacific to ensure job security of National Conference of Firemen and Oilers members in event of merger

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Union Pacific donates to White House ballroom while pushing merger

Union Pacific Railroad is the lone Nebraska-based company publicly known to have donated to the new White House ballroom championed by President Donald Trump. It's also a company that will soon need a federal regulator to approve a massive merger…

Ballroom Blitz: Union Pacific Donates To White House Ballroom While Proposing Massive Merger

Union Pacific’s Bailey Yard in North Platte, the largest rail yard in the world, handles roughly 14,000 rail cars every day. The railroad company, which is headquartered in Omaha, is already one of the country’s largest. Now, Union Pacific is seeking a merger that would give it control of more than 40% of rail freight traffic in the United States.(Christopher Turley / Flatwater Free Press) President Donald Trump holds an artist's rendering of th…