STREATOR, ILL. (July 22, 2014) — Vactor Manufacturing, the industry leader in sewer and catch basin cleaners, industrial vacuum loaders and vacuum excavators featuring innovative technology and custom configurable designs, today announced the expansion and improvements of the company’s primary … Continue reading →
KNOX ROSS | Guest columnist Mayor, Pelahatchie, Miss. Pelahatchie, Miss., a small town of 1,500 located in the Jackson urbanized area, faces a situation that many other small towns on the periphery of the urban growth pattern face: that is, … Continue reading →
When it opened in 1961, the Niagara project was the largest hydropower facility in the western world. Now Niagara is the biggest electricity producer in New York State, generating enough power to light 24 million 100-watt bulbs at once. This … Continue reading →
By CORYN WOLK | Research Fellow, Eneref Institute Inspired five years ago to help residents save on their energy bills while building the local economy, Milwaukee, Wis., has since become one of the surprising U.S. cities to lead the way … Continue reading →
Public transportation played a critical role in expanding the United States of America. Once upon a time it was the stagecoach that helped people go from point A to point B, followed by rail lines, trolley services, bus routes, subways, … Continue reading →
For years the residents of Timmonsville, S.C., have complained. Their tap water was dirty and their sewer backed up constantly. Things got so bad that in June 2013 the U.S. Department of Justice filed a complaint in district court against … Continue reading →
WASHINGTON — The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials Board of Directors today voted at its annual meeting to elect Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) Secretary Mike Hancock as the association’s president. John Cox, director of the Wyoming Department … Continue reading →
A massive bridge project between New Albany, Ind., and Louisville, Ky., is designed to make transit between the two towns easier. The entire project has six sections, divided among the two states. Each section has its own design team and … Continue reading →
As technology evolves, so are the options municipalities are providing to constituents to pay costs from utilities to parking tickets. Payment options are no longer limited to cash and check. Payees are now able to access bills and fees online … Continue reading →
As part of a long-range goal for Michigan State University to consume only renewable energy, the university has broken ground on an unusual project. The MSU Board of Trustees approved a proposal in April to move forward with an anaerobic … Continue reading →
While take-home police, fire and municipal cars are still the trend, the practice isn’t standard in all municipalities. Major Derek Towle of the Greenfield Police Department in Greenfield, Ind., said there are definite advantages and disadvantages to take-home police vehicles. … Continue reading →
