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Infrastructure plan would invest in U.S. ports

by Justin Ho
Mar 31, 2021
The modernization plan could expand port capacity and create jobs along the supply chain.
Container ships outside the Port of Long Beach in California.
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More EV charging stations would provide infrastructure for auto industry growth

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Mar 31, 2021
Charging availability has increased in many places, but still varies widely.
Lack of access to chargers is one of the top barriers to electric vehicle adoption, said analyst Sam Abuelsamid at Guidehouse Insights.
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Former treasury secretary urges stronger response to China’s infrastructure program

by David Brancaccio and Rose Conlon
Mar 23, 2021
Former Treasury Secretary Jack Lew says the U.S. needs to mobilize around infrastructure at home and abroad.
China's Belt and Road Initiative is "as much about securing trade and supply lines as it is about expanding China's presence in the world," according to former U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew.
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The Economy Reimagined, Part 3: Climate and Technology

by David Brancaccio and Kimberly Adams
Aug 7, 2020
Making the technological revolution more accessible, building a sustainable future and creating more jobs and a healthier populace while doing it.
A maintenance boat works next to the turbines of an offshore wind farm.
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Why leaders look to infrastructure spending in recessions

by David Brancaccio , Rose Conlon and Erika Soderstrom
May 29, 2020
The pitch for infrastructure projects recalls Depression-era investment in roads and bridges.
The on-ramp to the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco was built as part of the Works Progress Administration during the Great Depression.
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What happens when a robot can lay bricks?

by Bridget Bodnar and Kai Ryssdal
Jan 23, 2020
The story of how a small band of inventors and engineers built a machine that could lay bricks. It's way harder than it sounds.
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Midwest flooding brings high infrastructure costs

by Peggy Lowe
Dec 27, 2019
A lot of repair and recovery work hasn't even started yet.
Tom Bullock, emergency services director of Holt County, Missouri, stands on a broken bridge on U.S. 159. Although a state contract has been issued for its repair, work still hasn’t started.
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Cities face a new battle over space on their streets and curbs

by Andy Uhler
Dec 24, 2019
Instant deliveries and ride-sharing.services have increased demand for limited real estate.
Ridesharing apps aren't exactly helping the major traffic congestion cities are experiencing.
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U.K.’s Crossrail delay threatens small businesses along the line

by Stephen Beard
Nov 25, 2019
The delayed arrival of Europe’s biggest infrastructure project — an east-west rail line across London — has hit small businesses located along the route.
A worker looks along a train tunnel at the Canary Wharf Crossrail station in London in 2017.
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States increase spending at fastest clip since the recession

by Kimberly Adams
Nov 21, 2019
States spent money on education, infrastructure and transportation.
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