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Port infrastructure upgrades, expansions receiving billions

Projects to deepen port channels are underway or have recently been completed. Funding is available for upgrading the nation’s port infrastructure.

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This problem provides thousands of opportunities for collaboration

Waste management costs are significant because many types of facilities are required. But innovative solutions have come from managing waste.

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How billions in funding is fueling shift to electric school buses

$5 billion is available now for school districts to convert buses to electric power. Transit buses are also eligible for funding

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U.S. has new funding for projects that provide energy resiliency

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will oversee the $10.5 billion program, and the first round of funding has now been allocated.

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U.S. airports will offer hundreds of collaboration opportunities in 2024

Airports nationwide either have major upgrades in progress, or such initiatives are being designed for a 2024 launch date. A significant decline in air travel related to pandemic restrictions has been dramatically reversed and recent studies now report that a majority of

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Funding to ‘connect communities’ results in hundreds of new projects

A federal program that allocates funding for initiatives that ‘connect communities’ is responsible for hundreds of new projects in America.

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Federal funding announced for rail infrastructure projects

The federal government just allocated $1.4 billion from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Act to support rail infrastructure projects nationwide. Seventy projects in 35 states and Washington, D.C., are recipients of the funding. This year’s allocation is the largest that has ever been dispensed

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Projects to prevent, repair weather damage are abundant

Hurricane season officially began in June and will continue through November. Weather watchers, public officials and first responders will be highly focused on storm threats for the next few months. Tropical hurricanes can develop anytime but are more common during the Atlantic

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Here’s a long overdue turn of events that will create thousands of new opportunities

Deferred maintenance is a multi-billion-dollar problem for public officials throughout the country. Deferred maintenance is a major issue in the U.S., affecting cities, counties, school districts, universities, community colleges, public hospitals and law enforcement agencies. The longer this issue remains unaddressed, the

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A P3 project near you soon? Chances are good in 2024!

Every jurisdiction has benefitted significantly over the last few years from a historic amount of federal funding that Congress made available for infrastructure projects. Unfortunately, that funding has an expiration date. The funds will disappear over the next few years and it

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