NASTT’s Introduction to Trenchless Technology Short Course is modeled for industry newcomers and for those interested in a refresher course on trenchless methodologies. This 4-part training is presented in two sections: Rehabilitation – June 26 and Aug. 8 New Installation … Continue reading →
BY MARGUERITE DUFFY The Municipal Mayor Greg Ballard understands public service and doing the right thing. Before becoming mayor of Indianapolis he spent the majority of his career in the U.S. Marine Corps, retiring as a lieutenant colonel after 23 … Continue reading →
Tails are wagging at the Little RockDepartment of Corrections. The facility participates in Paws in Prison, a publicly-funded program that matches inmates with abandoned dogs that are at risk for being euthanized. Selected inmates live and work with the dogs, … Continue reading →
The Federal Aviation Administration requires all Part 139 airports, both municipal and private, to provide aircraft rescue and firefighting services. Those services are handled by the airport authority in larger cities, but smaller cities often rely on the local fire … Continue reading →
Demographics are a moving target. And with municipal revenues struggling more than ever to meet their residents’ needs, one option that’s on the table is the privatization of wastewater facilities. Michael Healey, chairman of the Water Resources Management Committee for … Continue reading →
Some of the dangers of firefighting are obvious. But others are invisible until the very last, deadly moment. Training Officer Jerry Knapp of the Rockland County Fire Training Center in Pomona, N.Y., is taking the opportunity of a recent accident … Continue reading →
About 10,000 people attended what’s billed as North America’s largest work truck event, on March 6 through March 8 at the Indiana Convention Center, 100 S. Capital Ave., Indianapolis, Ind. The National Truck Equipment Association’s annual gathering is the time … Continue reading →
Multilevel cooperation, fresh vision characterize Indianapolis effort A defunct shopping center was taken off the bench in order to serve as a major player in Indianapolis’ defensive strategy during Super Bowl XLVI. With 76,000 square feet of space, Eastgate Consumer … Continue reading →
Public service is just one professional arena for which the 200,000 members of the military who are discharged every year are well-suited. Cities can save themselves time and frustration by looking to that resource pool first when hiring because the … Continue reading →
Neither a career nor a short stint in the U.S. military was on my list of postsecondary plans back in 1987. After high school, I took the do-not-pass-go route to college. It’s not a decision I regret. But at the … Continue reading →
An interview with American Institute of Architects President and CEO Randall Scott Smaller public budgets, sustainable energy concerns and changing tastes in design all affect the look public buildings in the U.S. To find out how they’re changing the buildings … Continue reading →
