by Mary Scott Nabers | Apr 17, 2019 | Mary Scott Nabers' Insights, Opportunities
The country’s electric grid was once called one of the greatest engineering achievements of the 20th century. Now, however, its three interconnected grids are decades old and the world has shifted. Billions of individual devices and population growth have increased...
by Mary Scott Nabers | Apr 12, 2019 | Mary Scott Nabers' Insights, Opportunities
Something good could happen as a result of congressional action. A recently introduced bill would provide a $5 billion boost for the construction and rehabilitation of government-owned buildings. The Public Buildings Renewal Act (S. 932), if passed by Congress, will...
by Mary Scott Nabers | Apr 10, 2019 | Mary Scott Nabers' Insights, Opportunities
A few motorists – those who are aware of America’s bridge conditions – are occasionally selective about the bridges they cross. Millions of other motorists, however, are unaware of the fact that government leaders nationwide are scrambling to find funds to...
by Mary Scott Nabers | Apr 5, 2019 | Mary Scott Nabers' Insights, Opportunities
Municipal leaders throughout the country are focusing lots of attention on convention centers. That’s because convention-related business contributes millions to city coffers. Two years ago, communities in the United States with convention centers shared in $845...
by Mary Scott Nabers | Apr 3, 2019 | Mary Scott Nabers' Insights, Opportunities
The United States has incredibly busy airports – in fact, some of the busiest in the world. That’s good, because it indicates that many of the more than 4 billion global air passengers each year are flying in or out of America. However, a sobering statistic is...
by Mary Scott Nabers | Mar 29, 2019 | Mary Scott Nabers' Insights, Opportunities
Lots of funding is flowing to public transit authorities. An American Public Transportation Association (APTA) report points out that there’s approximately $232 billion in critical public transportation needs across the country, and if that $232 billion were spent...