by Mary Scott Nabers | Jan 23, 2019 | Mary Scott Nabers' Insights, Opportunities
The longest government shutdown in history continues and the impact has spread far beyond government workers and their families. It is difficult to find any business, school, hospital, city, county, college, university or local government organization that is not...
by Mary Scott Nabers | Jan 18, 2019 | Mary Scott Nabers' Insights, Opportunities
Hard to believe…but spending on urban parks is up 30 percent over last year. At least that is what the U.S. Department of Commerce reports. This statistic is important because it represents millions of dollars of new contracting opportunities for companies from...
by Mary Scott Nabers | Jan 11, 2019 | Mary Scott Nabers' Insights, Opportunities
Blockchain technology is relatively new. However, it is having a widespread impact on state and local governments… and, it is likely to impact citizens and taxpayers in the very near future. Public officials and industry executives are now claiming that blockchain...
by Mary Scott Nabers | Jan 9, 2019 | Mary Scott Nabers' Insights, Opportunities
2018 was supposed to be a banner year for self-driving cars – or autonomous vehicles. It didn’t happen! After pedestrian deaths in March, both Uber and Tesla scaled back significantly on initiatives that were on a fast track. The future for self-driving...
by Mary Scott Nabers | Jan 4, 2019 | Mary Scott Nabers' Insights, Opportunities
While thousands of road projects languish for lack of funding, 2019 promises to be a banner year for new transit projects. Big changes are coming, funding is available and contracting opportunities will be abundant. Successful bond issues, federal grant programs and...
by Mary Scott Nabers | Dec 21, 2018 | Mary Scott Nabers' Insights, Opportunities
There’s new funding – $1.5 billion – now available to fund critical transportation projects. Government officials are moving quickly to finalize plans and contracting solicitations should be rolled out soon. More than 90 road, rail, transit and port projects planned...