As President and CEO of Strategic Partnerships, Inc., Mary Scott Nabers has decades of experience working in the public-private sector. A well-recognized expert in the P3 and government contracting fields, she is often asked to share her industry insights with top publications and through professional speaking engagements. Get an exclusive look at upcoming trends and insider tips from Mary herself on the SPI blog.
There is an abundance of evidence indicating that large amounts of capital for infrastructure investment have been allocated for rural America in 2026. Upcoming projects on drawing boards currently are being designed to strengthen public services, improve environmental performance, and support long term economic stability. That trend is surprisingly strong in rural America, so companies […]
City leaders throughout America are investing in the next generation of law enforcement facilities designed to meet operational demands, strengthen public safety coordination, and support long term community growth. Aging police stations that were built decades ago are being replaced with purpose-built complexes that emphasize security, technology integration, evidence integrity, and interdepartmental collaboration. The trend reflects several converging realities. Many existing police facilities were […]
Across the United States, healthcare infrastructure has entered a period of significant transition. Aging facilities, population growth, rising construction costs, and increasing demand for behavioral health and specialty care are causing public officials and healthcare systems to rethink how and where healthcare services are delivered. At the same time, federal and state funding programs, including pandemic-era relief allocations and targeted […]
America’s water and wastewater infrastructure is entering a period of reinvestment, and because of that, opportunities for collaboration between private sector firms and public entities will be abundant in 2026. Decades-old treatment plants, pump stations, and collection systems are being pushed beyond their original design lives by population growth, tighter environmental regulations, and volatile weather patterns. Public officials are moving to protect and upgrade […]
Public sector leaders are increasingly aligning capital investments to support long-term economic development objectives. Rather than focusing solely on bricks and mortar, cities, counties, and educational institutions are prioritizing projects that strengthen workforce pipelines, enhance quality of place, modernize aging infrastructure, and position communities to compete for private sector investment. According to recent national economic development reporting, infrastructure, higher education facilities, and downtown revitalization projects […]
Across the U.S., cities are making major capital commitments to convention centers as competition for events, visitor spending, and downtown revitalization intensifies. According to industry research, the global meetings, incentives, conferences, and exhibitions market is projected to surpass $1.8 trillion by the early 2030s. North America is set to benefit from the largest share of that amount. At the same time, convention and trade show […]
As 2026 gets underway, there’s an abundance of activity linked to extremely large infrastructure projects throughout the U.S. While federal funding support will not be as available in the future as it was in 2022–2024, funding is still flowing in 2026. That’s because much of the federal funding support today was authorized on a multi-year clock that runs through […]