Tag: infrastructure

August 30, 2023

As Missouri continues to attract investment from a diverse range of industries, economic developers and other stakeholders are working toward having sites ready for these new and expanding businesses. Since May 2022, the state has attracted projects totaling $2.3 billion […]

May 17, 2023

The General Services Administration (GSA) on Tuesday issued new “Buy Clean” pilot guidelines for the procurement of substantially lower embodied carbon construction materials, including steel. These requirements will apply to 11 GSA projects funded by the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) […]

April 5, 2023

U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigeig was in New Mexico Tuesday where he talked with local leaders about the federal funding available for improving highway safety along busy wildlife corridors. It may seem like a funny photo-op to send a cabinet […]

December 26, 2022

For years and years and years, there was a running joke in Washington about Infrastructure Week, the annual advocacy push in which business, labor, and everybody else hit Capitol Hill to urge Congress to finally pass legislation to rebuild America’s […]

September 23, 2022

Simulation is based on a model, revealed in March, for charging demand that can be applied to different human populations under different conditions. In a demonstration, they have now applied it to the whole Western US up to the year […]

January 28, 2022

There were a lot of bad things that happened in 2021. But hey, one positive was that several states passed or strengthened Buy America laws! Texas lawmakers, for example, approved a bill to expand Buy America so it applies at […]

June 28, 2021

When I say infrastructure, what do you think of? Sure, there is the traditional stuff like roads, bridges, ports and waterways, but what about the human element? What about the manufacturing jobs behind the infrastructure projects? What about childcare to […]

April 14, 2021

We’ve got some good news for people who like proposed bipartisan legislation that would expand coverage for the domestic procurement rules that govern federal spending on infrastructure! Sen. Tammy Baldwin – from Wisconsin, a Democrat – and Sen. Mike Braun […]

March 10, 2021

The United States’ economy has absorbed a body blow from the COVID-19 pandemic. This virus has drained the financial resources of millions of our fellow Americans who now can’t cover rent, pay utilities, or reliably buy groceries because of wages […]

November 16, 2020

There’s still about two months to go before Joe Biden is sworn in as the new president, but the former V.P. and longtime Senator isn’t wasting any time advocating for his “Build Back Better” plan to rebuild the nation’s struggling […]

October 14, 2020

The Washington Post broke the big news last week that Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) officials have picked Hitachi Rail to build the next series of Metrorail cars. There appear to be some good things in this deal. Part […]

June 17, 2020

After years of all talk and no action, Congress finally got to work on Wednesday on a $500 billion investment package to rebuild America’s bridges, roads, transit systems, and railways. The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee held a markup of […]

January 28, 2020

Things are pretty interesting in the Senate right now, to say the least, so we wouldn’t fault you if your attention’s been diverted. But, infrastructure! It’s happening again! Yes, really. House Democrats are expected to announce infrastructure development plans Wednesday, […]

November 8, 2018

Managing FSMA compliance requirements while ensuring quality and improving performance are critical priorities for all Food and Beverage (F&B) manufacturers. Ensuring FSMA compliance without sacrificing performance or product quality requires: Standardized processes across the enterprise for consistency and control. Visibility […]

August 6, 2018

In pursuit of continuous improvement, leading manufacturers today are highly skilled at reducing waste and taking unnecessary cost out of their operations. But that’s not the case when it comes to the impact of transportation delays. The manufacturing industry understands […]

June 30, 2017

Nearly half of the 1,500 manufacturing and supply chain professionals recently surveyed by Industry Week and Penton Research say that investment in U.S. infrastructure should be a top priority for the Trump Administration, winning by a wide margin over other initiatives making headlines like […]