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technology

TN: Gov. Lee Announces $163 Million in Funding to Further Expand Broadband Access in the State

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee and Department of Economic and Community Development (TNECD) Commissioner Stuart C. McWhorter announced the state will award $...

equipment

Equipment Finance Industry Confidence Eases in April

The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation released the April 2024 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry (MCI-EFI) recently. The...

technology

KS: Gov. Kelly Announces Kansas Moving Forward with $451.7M High-Speed Internet Deployment Plan

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly announced federal approval of the state’s Broadband Equity Access and Deployment (BEAD) Initial Proposal Volume 2, providing a...

business

Employee Volunteerism in the Workplace is on Rise, According to Survey Data from 149 Major Companies

During National Volunteer Week last week, the Association of Corporate Citizenship Professionals (ACCP), the nation’s leading advocate for corporate s...

business

WI: Veolia and Milwaukee Recognize Water Reclamation Infrastructure as an 'Ecofactory'

Veolia North America, the leading provider of environmental solutions in the U.S. and Canada, the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD), and...

ports

Georgia Ports CEO: We Are Preparing for Growth

New Georgia Ports Authority projects will double berth capacity and significantly increase, yard, gate and rail to focus on landside efficiency.

fuels

CN: Renewable Fuels Project in Canada Begins Production

A Fluor Corporation project reached a major milestone recently with the production startup of the Braya Renewable Fuels facility in Come by Chance, Ne...

logistics

TX: Port Houston Surpasses 1M TEU Mark in First Quarter; Container Volumes up 15% year-to-date

Container volumes at Port Houston have skyrocketed in the first quarter of 2024. From January to March, Port Houston handled 1,069,917 twenty-foot equ...

retail

Convenience Store Sales Hit $860 Billion

Convenience stores saw record sales in stores in 2023, according to newly released data from the National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS). To...

ports

AAPA, ABS Release Port Decarbonization Report

The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) released a significant industry report titled, "Port Decarbonization Survey: Trends and Lessons Le...