Projects to revitalize and redevelop old sites are happening across the Houston area. These renovations will ultimately result in hundreds of diversified opportunities for contracting, collaborating and partnering. Read the full article (subscription required).
A “surge of network upgrades” in capital expenditures for municipal water and wastewater utilities in the United States is being predicted for between 2016 and 2025, according to a newly issued forecast from Bluefield Research. The report predicts a 28 percent increase – or more than $532 billion – over capital expenditure spending during the […]
Recent events such as the Flint, Mich., water crisis and extreme flooding in Houston, Texas, have highlighted the dismal state of the nation’s crumbling water infrastructure. Communities everywhere are being forced to face the harsh reality that water must be conserved and antiquated pipelines must be addressed. All this is happening at a time when […]
There’s a $36 billion marketplace that may double in size in the near future. It’s the renewable energy sector – and it’s definitely worth watching. The United States ranks second only to China in leading the world in electricity generated from renewable sources. And, interestingly enough, Texas is home to one of the world’s largest […]
It took eight long years, but stable, moderate spending and revenue growth in most state budgets have returned to the level prior to the Great Recession. A report from the National Association of State Budget Officers (NASBO) this week notes that state budgets for Fiscal Year 2016 as a whole have finally returned to their […]
Here’s something that may, or may not, be new to readers … but it is worth consideration. There are some very successful programs and models available for transportation executives as they seek to make motorists safer. One initiative called Vision Zero is especially popular because of its success. This program actually began in 1997 in […]
FEMA to require states to pay into disaster assistance fund The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is considering the establishment of a financial obligation that states would be required to make before becoming eligible for public assistance after a disaster. In short, FEMA wants every state to invest in disaster mitigation. Public comments on the […]