Tractors are the workhorse of any fleet and do the heavy lifting for many operations. Over the past 100 years, tractor designs have remained relatively unchanged, with operators facing the same century-old challenges — noise and air pollution, rising fuel … Continue reading →
Established in 1990, Weedoo Greenboat Inc. is a leading manufacturer of environmental workboats. The boats’ mechanical harvesting capability successfully rids invasive waterway weeds and vegetation in an eco-friendly manner. Because of the safety and efficiency of these powerful vessels, many … Continue reading →
Improving internet access and digital literacy in rural communities is no small task. Multiple hurdles exist, not the least of which is a lack of infrastructure, as well as a lack of familiarity with the technology. These are challenges that … Continue reading →
In Indiana, the Innovation Partners Institute at the Purdue Research Foundation — together with partners — is looking for new solutions to a familiar problem via the West Lafayette Smart Cities Challenge. Purdue University in West Lafayette has about 50,000 … Continue reading →
Fairfax County’s new ultraviolet water treatment facility earned an Envision Gold award for sustainability. The award-winning Noman M. Cole Jr. Pollution Control Plant is a 67-million-gallon-per-day wastewater treatment plant in Fairfax County, Va., that replaces the old sodium hypochlorite disinfection … Continue reading →
Technology creeps into every aspect of our personal lives — inside cars, appliances, furniture and plumbing fixtures — it’s not just laptops and phones anymore! Transitioning to the municipal office, the same would be true. The use of technology, or … Continue reading →
Between the two largest metropolitan areas in Arizona, near a town named Eloy, lies a dangerous stretch of I-10 where the Arizona Department of Transportation is taking action to protect drivers. “We looked at the whole stretch between Phoenix and … Continue reading →
When it comes to unique happenings, the citizens of Keene, N.H., could mention their feat of breaking the world record for most jack-o’-lanterns on display, which happened several times during the state’s annual pumpkin festival from 1991 to 2014. The … Continue reading →
Blight is a relative term. For some, they “know it when they see it.” However, newly embraced technology in Tuscaloosa, Ala., provides a more objective way to identify blight. The University of Alabama and the city of Tuscaloosa collaborated to … Continue reading →
While the COVID-19 pandemic brought some aspects of life to a halt, it caused others to pivot and go in a new direction. Technology in municipal governments might be at the top of some of those pivot lists. While cities … Continue reading →
Kaiser Premier brings proven global technology — backed by 36 years of experience — to the North American market with its AquaStar and EcoCycler recyclers. This rollout of state-of-the-art recyclers has been made possible with the acquisition of the Premier … Continue reading →
