Public event venues are entering a new era of investment by Mary Scott Nabers, CEO of Strategic Partnerships, Inc. Public agencies are advancing major arena, convention center and fairground projects, creating new design, construction and technology contracting...
Cities, counties and states throughout the country are investing heavily in arenas, convention centers, fairgrounds and other large public event facilities. The activity is notable because it is occurring even as the broader construction market has slowed. The...
For decades, the federal government has approached long-term disaster recovery in somewhat of a peculiar way. The process was this: wait for catastrophe, appropriate billions of dollars, and then begin figuring out how the money will be administered. Congress has now...
The next disaster recovery starts before the disaster happens by Mary Scott Nabers, CEO of Strategic Partnerships, Inc. Disaster recovery laws have changed. Now is the time for public officials and private sector contractors to provide input as final procedures and...
Austin is among the first cities in Texas to pass its annual budget, adopting a $6.6 billion budget for Fiscal Year 2026 through 2027. Of that amount, $4.3 billion will go toward the city's Capital Improvement Plan (CIP), while the General Fund budget amounts to $1.5...
The El Paso City Council has officially adopted its Fiscal Year 2026 through 2027 budget, outlining roughly $1.4 billion in investments for the next year. Notably, the approved budget includes a reduced property tax rate, resulting in an increase in savings for the...