Federal office promotes approaches for more productive federal highway spending

As the United States faces estimates of $3.4 billion in infrastructure needs through 2020, the nation’s public schools, airports, water treatment plants, highways and bridges and other structures and facilities continue to be shortchanged. State and local infrastructure spending is at its lowest in three decades, and the federal investment in infrastructure has dropped by […]

How long will Texas wait to fix its water problems?

Public-private partnerships could be the answer to water problems

water problems

Parts of Texas are edging back toward drought conditions after a short three-month reprieve from five years of severe to extreme drought. In the Southwest, drought conditions have existed for 11 of the last 14 years. Water resources are being depleted. The summer months, when water demand skyrockets, are almost upon us and resources will […]

Don’t believe times are changing? Check out what is happening in Washington, D.C.!

The federal government is promoting collaboration and public-private partnerships in a very big way! As a result, significant changes are occurring. A perfect example of a changing world is the existence of 23 federal agencies that now have offices dedicated specifically to pursuing collaborations with private-sector partners. Would anyone have believed a couple of years […]

TIGER grants totaling $500 million for 2016 available for transportation projects nationwide

Transportation projects

Transportation projects throughout the United States will get a $500 million boost in 2016 through the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant program. This eighth consecutive year of TIGER funding was announced this week by U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx. Both rural and urban projects will be eligible to compete […]

Public-private partnerships for water projects expected to triple globally by 2020

More than $58 billion is expected to be invested globally in water projects financed through public-private partnerships (P3s) by 2020, according to a report released this week by Bluefield Research. And the number of projects will likely triple. There are a multitude of reasons why water P3s are on the rise around the globe. More […]

F6246741911211064670748819456_313e58b0e10.3.1Mary Scott Nabers, president and CEO of Strategic Partnerships, Inc. and co-founder of the Gemini Global Group, will be among an impressive group of economic innovation experts to address the Friday, April 29, Westchester: County of Tomorrow conference in West Harrison, New York.

Date: April 19, 2016—April 19, 2016
Event: Nabers to offer insights on public-private partnerships at conference
Sponsor: Westchester County Association
Registration: Click here to register.

Texas Contractor: Nabers Among Experts Addressing P3C

Mary Scott Nabers will be featured with two other P3 experts in a panel discussion at the upcoming annual Public-Private Conference and Expo (P3C). The P3C is being held March 7-9, 2016, in Dallas.