Public Works & Utilities

Highlights

Recycling plant’s closure forces nearby governments to suspend recycling services

A Tennessee recycling plant’s closure has adversely affected the recycling efforts of local...

The art of transformation

Publicly-run mural programs are fighting blight, creating identity and fostering community in...

The invisible asset

Unless local leaders start prioritizing the upkeep of our nation’s drinking water...

Article

Anchorage recovering after massive earthquake slams area

Anchorage, Alaska officials are assessing damage and working towards recovery after a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck about eight miles north of the city on the morning of Nov. 30. Pictures being shared across the internet and social media show shattered roads and interiors in disarray. As of Dec. 2, the U.S. Geological Survey recorded 166 […]

Industry Insights: Library Systems & Services

Q&A with Todd Frager, chief financial officer and chief operations officer of Library Systems & Services

Article

Votes of confidence

Experts endorse paper trails and risk-limiting audits as sound defenses against election system hacking

Article

Albuquerque teams up with utility to power municipal buildings with solar energy

A new agreement between New Mexico’s largest city and its largest electricity provider is bringing Albuquerque one step closer to running on 100 percent renewable energy. On Nov. 21, the city’s Mayor Tim Keller announced it’s partnership with Public Services Company New Mexico (PNM) to build a new solar power generation station that will in […]

Article

Better bridges

If placed end-to-end, the structurally deficient bridges in America would stretch from Miami to New York City.

Interview

Industry Insights: Operations management technology

Q&A with Chuck Wright, senior project manager for Dude Solutions

Article

Mobile City Council considering public works investigation following months of complaints

After months of complaints regarding mistreatment of employees, the Mobile, Ala., City Council is exploring the authorization of an investigation into the city’s public works department. The complaints include harassment and racially motivated mistreatment from supervisors, according to Lagniappe Weekly. Complaints even culminated in over 30 trash pickup employees calling in sick or leaving work […]

Hurricane destruction leads experts to reconsider Florida building code

President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump today visited the Florida and Georgia cost to meet with officials in communities ravaged by Hurricane Michael. Damage is extensive, at least 18 are dead, and least one town has practically been wiped off the map. Michael hit the Florida Panhandle as a Category 4 hurricane, and […]

Commentary

Mass timber: A solution to the affordable housing crisis

No human should have to live like a hermit crab, traveling from place to place without a permanent home. But tragically, for more than half a million people in the United States, this is a reality. In and around cities like New York City or San Francisco, the lack of affordable housing, and in some […]

Public Works & Utilities

Highlights

Recycling plant’s closure forces nearby governments to suspend recycling services

The art of transformation

The invisible asset

Article

Anchorage recovering after massive earthquake slams area

Industry Insights: Library Systems & Services

Article

Votes of confidence

Article

Albuquerque teams up with utility to power municipal buildings with solar energy

Article

Better bridges

Interview

Industry Insights: Operations management technology

Article

Mobile City Council considering public works investigation following months of complaints

Hurricane destruction leads experts to reconsider Florida building code

Commentary

Mass timber: A solution to the affordable housing crisis

Article

Industry Insights: Green walls

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Putting Ops Management Data to Work for You

Closing the Cybersecurity Gap – 3 Keys to Analytics-Driven Security

Why Accurate Data is Crucial to Effective Asset Management

Events

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