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.
Sustainability – it’s a big concept, objective and goal for governmental leaders. It’s actually a big goal for many organizations and individuals as well. Sustainability is the effort we make to improve the economic and social quality of life while limiting the impact to our environment. One of the hottest topics of the day is […]
The small South Carolina town of Seneca recently became the first municipality in the United States to make a complete switch to a fully electric municipal bus fleet. That’s big news! In fact, Seneca claims to be the first city in the entire world to have a bus fleet consisting solely of electric vehicles. Seneca […]
American ports create 13 million jobs and generate more than $200 billion each year in federal, state and local taxes. Taxpayers rarely think about them and elected officials tend to underfund them. In spite of that, America’s ports are huge national assets and they will have even greater value in the very near future. Experts […]
This past week, the U.S. Army called for another round of Base Realignment and Closure, otherwise known as BRAC. Many economic development teams and regional leaders are obviously saddened. No community wants to lose a military base. The BRAC program is a process the Department of Defense uses to restructure military bases in order to […]
Education spending, the single largest financial obligation of state and local governments throughout the United States, is on a decline. The reduced funding is related to decreasing local tax revenues and state and federal funding cuts. The result is alarming and surely it’s time to look for new ways to resolve the problem. Most taxpayers […]
A new executive category has become somewhat common in government – a Director of Innovation. Individuals hired to these positions are charged with finding new and innovative ways to fund projects, provide services or create large-scale efficiencies. Some have made great strides and taxpayers are beneficiaries. Because of this, there may be much more thought […]
Many Texas communities and public officials participated in a nationwide Stand Up 4 Transportation Rally recently. The objective was to get the attention of Congress. A May 31 deadline is looming and Congress must address the current stop-gap surface transportation bill or it will become insolvent. That would be a disaster because the Highway Trust […]