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Water infrastructure spending to dramatically increase

Bluefield Research forecasts $532 billion in water infrastructure spending over the next ten years

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 […]

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Good to know alternative funding sources can be found

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 […]

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Not many marketplaces growing this quickly!

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 […]

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Who knows about Vision Zero?

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 […]

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State, local officials are not happy about this!

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 […]

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Traveling this summer?  Better bring along a little extra patience

An estimated 231 million travelers will take flight this summer on U.S. airlines alone – up 4 percent from last summer’s high of 222 million passengers. International flights will add about 30 million additional travelers.  While exciting times may begin once passengers step off the planes, getting inside the airplanes to take off will require […]