CASE STUDIES

Turner GPA has decades of experience working with clients of diverse backgrounds. What follows are three examples of work we have done which helped our clients achieve maximum results.

Appropriations:

We secured funding for projects resulting in the successful advancement of various opportunities.

Success:

• $38 million for the biggest sewer project in Ohio. 
• $110 million for highway, bridge, and public transit improvements.
• $75 million for defense medical research.
• $30 million in economic development grants.
• $10 million for manufacturing extension and defense manufacturing assistance.
• $10 million toward construction of the new biomedical research facility.
• $5 million for a new pediatric intensive care facility and for senior health center development.
• $5 million for regional planning for water quality, highway, bridge, aviation, transit, waterway, and other transportation improvements.

Defense

When an S&P 400 Company was facing spectacular losses due to the escalating costs of titanium, they turned to Turner GPA for help on the Hill. Caren Turner, leading the Turner GPA team, met with legislators on the Hill to explain the issues. Written materials were prepared to help “make the case” to members of the Senate and House Appropriations and Armed Services Committees. An appropriations funding request was prepared and submitted for emergency relief. Turner GPA drafted and secured Congressional letters to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Armed Services Committee in support of the appropriations request. Turner GPA drafted and secured a letter to Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld requesting that he freeze the sale of titanium sponge from the titanium stockpile.

Success:  As a result of our efforts, within months, the company received $30 million dollars to fix the problem.

Health Care:

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed a regulation that came unexpectedly to the long-term care hospital (LTCH) industry.  This regulatory change would have devastated the industry, potentially closing down 25% of all LTCHs nationwide. Within 48 hours of the rule notice, board members throughout the country flew in to review and approve our strategic plan, culminating in over 100 key Members of Congress and hundreds industry representatives expressing their strong opposition to the proposed rule.

Tax:

Turner GPA is working with the National Gun Safe Coalition (NGSC) to introduce and pass legislation which would provide a 25% tax credit toward the purchase of a gun safe. By encouraging gun owners to purchase gun safes, NGSC and Turner GPA hope to promote the safe storage of firearms. As is the case with any firearm legislation, the bill faced opposition from both the pro and anti gun lobbies. Turner GPA worked with NGSC to bridge the gap and create an unprecedented and historical alliance between these lobbies in support of the Child Protection and Home Safety Act of 2005.

Success: The bill, which is estimated to cost $180 million over ten years, has been introduced in both the Senate and the House. It has received the endorsement and praise of Republicans and Democrats alike. We are continuing to aggressively pursue its passage.

Transportation:

We worked to secure funding for the re-opening of the San Diego & Arizona Eastern Railroad. Called the "Jobs Train," this railroad line provides a critical link to points east for local business, and holds the potential for real growth for the Imperial Valley economy.

Success: $10 million was secured for a SD&AE Railroad "intermodal yard." This area would serve as a staging yard where cargo would be transferred between trucks and rail cars and where trains would be assembled and disassembled.