Study: Cities See Benefits from Investments in Smart Technologies
An ESI Thoughtlab study of 100 metro centers found most are seeing major economic, financial and social benefits from investments in smart tech.
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NJ: A N.J. City Reuses Abandoned Industrial Sites to Capture Stormwater
Camden, N.J. is converting an old landfill site into a waterfront park with restored wetlands.
August Construction Starts Decrease 6 Percent
New construction starts dropped 6% over the month in August to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $807.1 billion, according to Dodge Data & Analytic...
DOE Announces $73M for 35 Projects for Bioenergy Research & Development
The U.S. Department of Energy announced the selection of 35 projects totaling $73 million for bioenergy research and development.
TID Poll: 62% of Companies Plan ‘Manufacturing Day’ Activities
More than 62 percent of companies are planning activities around Manufacturing Day on Friday, Oct. 4, according to an online poll by T&ID magazine.
GA: Savannah Achieves 16.5% Growth in Container Volumes
The Georgia Ports Authority achieved its busiest month ever for containerized trade in August, handling 437,750 twenty-foot equivalent container units...
Study: Older Employees Less Likely to Be Offered Retraining
About half of workers over 55 (51%) have been offered job retraining in the past three years, compared to 85% of workers between 18 and 34.
Manufacturing Day (MFG Day) is Coming on Friday, October 4
Each year on MFG Day and throughout the month of October, thousands of companies nationwide join The Manufacturing Institute, in showing what careers ...
Energy Department's Better Plants Partners Save $6.7 Billion
The DOE announced that Better Buildings, Better Plants partners have cumulatively saved $6.7 billion in energy costs and over 1.3 quadrillion BTUs.
MA: New Balance to Provide Tuition-Free Path to College for Employees
Athletic shoe maker New Balance announced an agreement with Purdue University Global to provide a new tuition benefit program for its U.S. employees. ...