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FHWA Issues DBE Grants for Highway Contract Help

August 4, 2020 - in Financial, News

The Federal Highway Administration issued $11.2 million in grants from the Fiscal Year 2019 Disadvantaged Business Enterprise/Supportive Services (DBE/SS) program to help eligible operations compete for federal highway contracts in 47 states, as well as the…

Pritzker administration announces $250 Million in infrastructure grants to Illinois counties, municipalities and townships

August 4, 2020 - in Financial, News

Grants funded by Gov.Pritzker’s bipartisan Rebuild Illinois capital plan SPRINGFIELD– Gov.JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Transportation…

U.S. Department of Transportation Announces Availability of $225 Million for Transit Pilot Program

July 30, 2020 - in Financial, News

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced the availability $225 million in grant funding…

U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $11.2 Million in Grants for Minority- and Women-Owned Businesses

July 28, 2020 - in Financial, News

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today announced $11.2 million in grants from the Fiscal Year 2019 Disadvantaged Business Enterprise/Supportive Services (DBE/SS) program to help eligible small businesses…

U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $47.5 Million in Grant Awards to Select Projects Nationwide to Improve Passenger Ferry Service

July 28, 2020 - in Financial, News

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced approximately $47.5 million in grant awards to selected projects nationwide to improve access, safety, and reliability of America’s ferries and…

AASHTO, Industry Letters Highlights Immediate Fiscal Need of State DOTs

July 28, 2020 - in Financial, News

The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials urged in a July 20 letter to Congressional leadership that state departments of transportation across the country need an “immediate infusion” of at least $37 billion to prevent disruptions…

Illinois rolls out $3 billion transportation plan

July 23, 2020 - in Financial, News

Illinois officials rolled out a $3.15 billion transportation plan Tuesday, the second year of transportation projects funded in part with higher state gasoline taxes. But with the announcement of transportation projects for the upcoming fiscal year, there…

Battery Storage, Smart Grid, and Efficiency Companies Raise $858 Million in VC Funding in 1H 2020, Reports Mercom Capital Group

July 21, 2020 - in Financial, News

Funding into Battery Storage and Efficiency companies was down in the first half of 2020   Austin, Texas  - Mercom Capital Group, LLC, a global clean energy communications and consulting firm, released its report on funding and mergers and acquisitions…

Governor Cuomo Announces Nation-Leading Initiatives to Expand Electric Vehicle Use to Combat Climate Change

July 17, 2020 - in Financial, News

PSC Approves 'EV Make Ready' Initiative to Accelerate Deployment of More than 50,000 Charging Stations by 2025 and Increase Number and Range of Electric Vehicles  Program to Stimulate $1.5 Billion in New Investment and Provide More Than $2.6 Billion…

Kansas cities receive $18.5 million for road improvements

July 17, 2020 - in Financial, News

TOPEKA, Kan. - Cities in Kansas are receiving $18.5 million for road improvement projects. The Kansas Department of Transportation says 36 projects improving intersections and roads in Kansas cities have been selected for funding through the Kansas Department…