Archive for October, 2008

Oct 30 2008

ASCE Recommends $38B in Infrastructure Funds for Economic Recovery

As we reported yesterday, ASCE witnesses testified before both the House Ways and Means Committee and the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committees on possible infrastructure spending for economic recovery. ASCE President David Mongan, P.E., F.ASCE (right) testified along with Trenton, NJ Mayor Doug Palmer (left) and South Carolina Governor Mark Stanford (middle). Mongan adivised the committee [...]

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Oct 29 2008

Need Jobs and Economic Growth? Try Infrastructure

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Anyone who hasn’t been living under a rock knows that lately the economy hasn’t been doing too hot. It seems like every day we hear another report of a bank failing or the stock market taking another record tumble – the need to do something is clear. While Congress and the Administration acted recently to [...]

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Oct 24 2008

A New Look – Same Old Problems

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Here at Our Failing Infrastructure, we like to talk about fixing and improving things, doing regular maintenance, and making sure our infrastructure is up to date. We decided to take some of our own advice and update our own infrastructure – the software that hosts this blog – to demonstrate what a difference a little [...]

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