By Lance M. Sannino, James Kearns and Aimee Andres The “Report Card” recently issued by the American Society of Civil Engineers has added to the renewed attention directed… Read More
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As Americans get vaccinated and return to more normal buying, dining out and driving, the economy is heating up. At the end of March, the S&P Global Ratings site… Read More
A recent Wall Street Journal editorial was titled, “What the U.S. Can Learn From China’s Infatuation with Infrastructure.” China’s stupendous feats of rapidly building out its infrastructure have… Read More
Loved your story about cars-on-barge cargo, and the great picture (Old Boat Column, WJ, March 1). Towing companies need to learn about the new Kia auto factory in… Read More
Congratulations to Ron Nokes (Kirby Operating New Mv. Ron Nokes, WJ, March 22) on a well-deserved honor from one old barge salesman to another. Bill Robertson… Read More
President Joe Biden announced the details of his infrastructure plan on March 31. It is the opening salvo of what is expected to be a months-long negotiation with Republicans… Read More
Now that Congress has managed to pass the COVID relief bill, its attention is turning to stimulus measures that will presumably include a substantial infrastructure component. No one… Read More
The American Society of Civil Engineers performs a useful service every four years with its Infrastructure Report Card, which has been reminding the public of the need for more… Read More
This space has long supported what used to be called congressional earmarks and are now being revived and rebranded as “community project funding.” Earmarks are bills, or clauses… Read More
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) just released its much-anticipated Infrastructure Report Card. The group has released one every four years since the 1980s. This year’s report card… Read More
