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New York Times weighs in on the gas tax

New York Times weighs in on the gas tax

Posted by Tom Jackson on Aug 21, 2012

This is an old argument for most of us in the construction business, but it was heartening to read a ...

Weekend reading: August 10, 2012

Weekend reading: August 10, 2012

Posted by Tom Jackson on Aug 10, 2012

What's the one commodity you'd be willing to fight and die for? In Mel Gibson's Mad Max movies wild gangs roam ...

Federal spending cuts crimp economy

Federal spending cuts crimp economy

Posted by Tom Jackson on Jul 30, 2012

A bridge not far enough. This runs completely against the grain of today's news memes, but now that the Republicans ...

Infrastructure on the cheap

Infrastructure on the cheap

Posted by Tom Jackson on Jul 26, 2012

You get what you pay for. The New York Times today has a decent article on the toll the heat ...

Raise the gas tax…or let big brother track your every move

Raise the gas tax…or let big brother track your...

Posted by Tom Jackson on Jul 20, 2012

Penny wise, pound foolish. The degree to which the public and politicians are willing to go to avoid so much ...

Why we need to harden the grid

Why we need to harden the grid

Posted by Tom Jackson on Jul 11, 2012

One strike and you're out. You who suffered through the Independence Day holiday without electrical power or air conditioning, probably ...

East Coast storm wrecks electrical infrastructure. Citizens ask: Where’s the government? Where’s the leadership?

East Coast storm wrecks electrical infrastructure....

Posted by Tom Jackson on Jul 05, 2012

One storm, millions suffer. Nothing like a big storm-induced power outage to introduce our  big city dwellers to the sorry ...

What the Berlin Airlift can teach us

What the Berlin Airlift can teach us

Posted by Tom Jackson on Jun 26, 2012

Monument to a can-do generation It's sadly ironic that today marks both the 1,000th day the United States Congress has ...

Infrastructure Swiss style

Infrastructure Swiss style

Posted by Tom Jackson on Jun 25, 2012

While our congress continues to knot its knickers over a penny-pinching road bill, the Swiss fund the building of roads ...

We Are Not Alone

Posted by John Latta on May 21, 2012

I was reading a journalist’s work recently in which he makes the point that infrastructure problems are “impeding economic development.” ...

Parsons appoints VP, MENA+ talent management

Parsons appoints VP, MENA+ talent management

Posted by Equipment World Staff on May 10, 2012

Daniel L. “Dan” Garbutt has assumed the position of vice president, MENA+ Talent Management at Parson. In his new ...

American Concrete Pavement Association (ACPA)

Posted by Equipment World Staff on Mar 21, 2012

Event: 49th Annual Meeting Start Date: 11/26/12 End Date: 11/30/12 Phone: (847) 966-2272 Web: www.pavement.com

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