Port activity in the United States is booming. Even more activity is expected when the Panama Canal expansion is complete and more and larger ships begin frequenting American ports. As ports nationwide prepare for this burgeoning increase in shipping activity, contracting opportunities for infrastructure projects are looming large over the next five years. According to […]
After facing criticism for not moving quickly enough to help mitigate health and water safety problems similar to those resulting from lead found in drinking water in Flint, Michigan, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is drawing a line in the sand with the states. And EPA officials are promising increased enforcement of drinking water […]
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 […]
In the wake of the drinking water contamination emergency in Flint, Michigan, and to prevent such a catastrophe from happening in other cities, proposed federal legislation is expected to be refiled to address the nation’s water infrastructure needs. If passed, the legislation could free up billions of dollars to be invested in water systems that […]
Local government officials are often asked, “What keeps you awake at night?” With an up-and-down economy in recent years, the Great Recession, declining tax revenues and widening budget gaps, there’s no shortage of answers to that question. The nation’s mayors were recently surveyed regarding the most important, and most challenging, issues their respective cities are […]
With water sources literally drying up and parts of the country facing droughts that have continued for years, the demand for clean, reliable water is increasing nationwide. Playing a major role in ensuring water needs are met is the nation’s wastewater infrastructure. According to a survey released today by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), […]
Transportation-related contractors in the Midwest may find that the state as well as local governments in Nebraska could soon have more funding available that will help accelerate transportation projects throughout the state. Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts this week announced his support for creating a transportation infrastructure bank. Not only would the transportation infrastructure bank initiative […]