May 15, 2024 – When President Biden signed the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law in November 2021, he committed to delivering once-in-a-generation investments to rebuild America’s infrastructure and competitiveness. Today, projects across the country are in progress to rebuild our roads and bridges, deliver clean and safe water, tackle legacy pollution, expand access to high-speed internet, and build a clean energy economy for all Americans. The Biden administration…
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ASCE’s Infrastructure Report Card Gives U.S. ‘C-‘ Grade
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) released the 2021 Report Card for America’s Infrastructure, its latest quadrennial assessment of the nation’s infrastructure. The report card gives the United States an overall grade of C- and finds the country is spending just over half of what is required to support the backbone of the economy.
Read MoreASCE Highlights ‘Failure to Act’ on Infrastructure
Every four years, the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) publishes the “Report Card for America’s Infrastructure,” which grades the current state of national infrastructure categories on a scale of A through F.
Read MoreMDU Resources to Invest in Future
MDU Resources Group Inc. expects to make capital investments of more than $3 billion for the years 2021 through 2025, the company stated.
Read MoreCG/LA Infrastructure Identifies Critical Infrastructure Projects
CG/LA Infrastructure announced the formal launch of its Blueprint 2025 Project Stimulus Map, an interactive digital platform that identifies more than 550 infrastructure projects with the potential to revive the U.S. economy through strategic investments.
Read MoreNew Tool Highlights Benefits of Federal Highway Investment
States leveraged $31 billion in federal funds to advance $66.5 billion in highway improvements during fiscal year (FY) 2018, according to an interactive tool that for the first time provides the American public and elected officials a clear look at how and where each state invests its transportation tax dollars.
Read MoreTop States for Infrastructure, Expansion
Oct. 11, 2019 – The Global Groundwork Index rankings provided by corporate expansion agency Conway Inc., offer a snapshot of which territories are seeing concurrent strong investment trends in infrastructure projects and corporate end-user facility projects. The 2019 Global Groundwork Index State Rankings Top U.S. States are: Texas Louisiana Virginia Ohio Illinois Arizona Georgia New York North…
Read MoreWhat Forest? Trees Are in the Way
Oct. 10, 2019 – I am trying to wrap my brain around infrastructure-advocacy group Transportation for America’s announcement that it will no longer advocate for more money for transportation. According to the group, “We spend nearly $40 billion in federal tax dollars every year, which fails to bring us equivalent returns. The more we spend, the more that congestion, emissions and pedestrian…
Read MoreAEM Poll: Heavy Majority Call for Infrastructure Investment
An overwhelming majority of Americans in urban, suburban and rural communities believe that investing in infrastructure will improve the U.S. economy, according to a new poll released by the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM).
Read MoreSecond Half Economy Looking Up, Says ABC
Nonresidential fixed investment in structures expanded 4.6 percent on an annualized basis during the second quarter of 2013, according to the July 31 gross domestic product (GDP) report by the U.S. Commerce Department. This increase followed a 4.6 percent decline in the first quarter of the year.
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