The RNO Group, LLC

 

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We Believe in the Essential Compromise

Mitigation cannot occur without the funding that builds infrastructure. Freight's greatest challenge lies in the divide between global growth and local prerogative. Growth no doubt requires visionary plans and great infrastructure projects. Local prerogative stands for cleaner air, less noise, safer roads, livable communities and healthy lives. Neither infrastructure, nor mitigation thereof, can occur without funding. Success lies in the infrastructure builders’ genuine willingness to mitigate, and the local’s willingness to accept progress.


RNO Staff and Resources
 
The real strength of our firm is its deep bench of planners and economists with a rich experience in transportation planning, freight logistics, economic analysis, supply chain analysis, systems analysis, shipper and carrier surveys and freight flow analysis.  We serve a “specialty niche” in the market, requiring specialty skills.

RNO’s Managing Principal
 
Arno Hart - Mr. Hart manages the firm's operations on the US east and west coasts.  He is a native of South Africa and has spent most of his life tackling infrastructure and economic development issues around the world including North America, Asia, the Middle East and in Latin America.  For the past twenty years he has been based in the United States managing and building a variety of successful consulting practices.  While Mr. Hart has a broad experience in transportation planning and economic development, he is best at the front-end planning and concept design of highways, ports, airports and rail systems, with a knack for the economic, institutional, financial, management and market aspects of infrastructure development.  Mr. Hart holds an M. A. in Economics from the University of South Carolina.   Contact him at: contact@RNOGroup.com


RNO Contact Details:

1201 Main Street, Suite 1980
Columbia, SC 29201
Phone: (803) 748-1307
Fax: (803) 748-1288

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