In order to aid in bridging the supply and demand gap in the solid waste management department, the city of Lubbock, Texas, has created an apprenticeship program for employees while they get their commercial driver’s licenses. According to Brenda Haney, … Continue reading →
Colorado Springs, Colo., opted to bring its fleet of 5,000 vehicles back in-house and has hired dozens of workers to do so. It all happened according to plan and began right on time, Jan. 1 of this year. How did … Continue reading →
The transition towards sustainable transportation has gained significant momentum in recent years, and electric vehicles (EVs) stand at the forefront of this shift. Organizations across the globe are recognizing the long-term environmental and economic benefits of EVs, and many are … Continue reading →
Texas is one of our country’s biggest states, and they do nothing in a small way. San Antonio, the seventh largest city in the United States, proved that again when it undertook a bike lane project for its Avenue B … Continue reading →
While Thanksgiving may be the feast-iest day of the year, it’s also the running-est day of the year, at least according to Elvi Guzman, director of the Bayonne, N.J., Division of Recreation’s Thanksgiving Day Turkey Trot 5K and 1 Mile … Continue reading →
Arlene Wagner is a little nutty – about nutcrackers, that is. As the co-founder and curator of the Leavenworth Nutcracker Museum in Leavenworth, Wash., she shares the world’s largest collections of its kind with over 40,000 visitors annually. “We’ve … Continue reading →
College Park, Maryland, is encouraging University of Maryland employees and city employees to purchase a home within its limits with its homeownership program. In order to qualify, university employees must be full-time and benefits-eligible, while city employees must be full-time. … Continue reading →
Utilizing the proper equipment is essential to any application in any industry, but it can be a life-and-death matter when it comes to trailer coupling equipment. Premier Manufacturing has been designing and manufacturing couplings, front-end assemblies, and hinge assemblies for … Continue reading →
The North Carolina Department of Transportation has an award-winning flood warning system that gathers data from various state and federal agencies. Already able to access this data and include it in computer forecasts, now NCDOT is adding stream gauges to … Continue reading →
The city of Belleview, Florida, intends to ensure all new residents know about local businesses and the services the city has to offer by handing out welcome bags. When a new Bellevue resident comes into city hall to activate city … Continue reading →
An initiative developed by Google is saving the citizens of Seattle, Wash., some serious cash. Families can repurpose up to $25,000 in annual living expenses because of measures taken by their elected officials and Google to make access to services … Continue reading →
