Bureau of Reclamation Selects Water-Efficiency Improvement Projects
Local grants are part of a total $40.99 million from Reclamation to 54 projects across the West WASHINGTON - The Bureau of Reclamation has selected 54 projects to share $40.99 million in WaterSMART Water and Energy Efficiency Grants to help projects use water more efficiently and effectively in the western United States. Five projects located in Colorado will receive a total of $4.58 million. "The WaterSMART Program is helping Reclamation address the West's water challenges," said Reclamat...
USDOT Announces Availability of $1 Billion to Upgrade American Infrastructure
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today published a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to apply for $1 billion in Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 discretionary grant funding through the Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) Transportation Discretionary Grants program. “BUILD grants will upgrade infrastructure across America, making our transportation systems safer and more efficient,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao. As the Trump Admi...
BioLargo Announces Crowdfunding Offering of Water Subsidiary Opportunity to Invest in Water Treatment Technology
WESTMINSTER, CA – BioLargo, Inc. (OTCQB:BLGO), developer of sustainable technologies and a full-service environmental engineering company, announced today that it has commenced a Regulation Crowdfunding offering (details at waterworksfund.com/biolargo) through its wholly-owned subsidiary BioLargo Water Investment Group, Inc. (“BWIG”) to support efforts to launch its patented water treatment technology into the $246 million poultry processing market. Every year, nine billion chickens are proce...
NCDOT opens applications for bicycle and pedestrian planning grants
Applications for the 2020 Bicycle and Pedestrian Planning Grant Initiative are now being accepted by the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT). The program provides funding for municipalities across the state to develop comprehensive bicycle or pedestrian plans. All North Carolina municipalities are eligible to apply for a standard bike or pedestrian plan. The following options are also available: Counties with populations of less than 50,000 may apply for a bicycle...
Maritime Administration Announces More Than $280 Million in Grants for Nation's Ports
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Maritime Administration (MARAD) today announced that it has awarded more than $280 million in discretionary grant funding through the new Port Infrastructure Development Program. This funding is designed to improve port facilities at or near coastal seaports. “Ports are gateways to the world and port infrastructure investments will improve the regional economy, increase productivity and economic competitiveness, and create more job...
U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $9.3 Million for Innovative Projects to Improve Rail Transit and Bus Operator Safety
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced the availability of $9.3 million in research funding for innovative projects that will improve rail transit and bus operator safety. This includes $7.3 million for projects that demonstrate and evaluate new technologies, safer designs and practices to improve rail transit safety; and $2 million for projects that redesign transit bus operator compartments to improve safety for bus operators a...
Siemens ups stake to 67.1% to spin-off SGRE into Siemens Energy for the scale to win in wind, says GlobalData
Siemens has bought out Iberdrola’s 8.1% stake in Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) for a total cost of €1.1bn ($1.2bn), potentially ending a period of acrimony between the two companies and bringing a major customer back into SGRE's fold. This price is equivalent to €20/share – a 32% premium on top of SGRE’s average share price for the last 30 trading days. Gamesa will now own a 32.9% stake in SGRE, with Siemens holding the majority 67.1% stake in the company. In addition, Iberdrola, as...
Terracon Foundation Awards $67,450 in Community and University Grants
OLATHE, Kan. – The Terracon Foundation is pleased to announce the award of $67,450 in community and university grants and scholarships. The Terracon Foundation was established as the community investment arm of Terracon with a goal to reach out and become a real part of the lives of company employees and the communities where they live and work. “We are pleased to award grants to a number of universities in order to provide students with equipment and scholarships to further their educations,...
Xylem Reports Fourth Quarter and Full-year 2019 Earnings
Full-year 2019 reported net income of $401 million or $2.21 per share; adjusted full-year net income of $547 million or $3.02 per share Full-year free cash flow conversion was 124% Fourth quarter 2019 reported net income was $118 million or $0.65 per share; adjusted net income of $161 million or $0.89 per share Announces 8% increase in cash dividend, representing the company’s ninth consecutive annual dividend increase Provides 2020 organic revenue growth guidance range of 1% to 3...
Public comment sought on applications for $22 million in Rural Transit Funds
Public comment is sought through March 4 to help determine which rural transit providers will gain access to $22.3 million in funding from the Idaho Transportation Department’s Public Transportation (ITD-PT) office. Requests for just over $23 million from 30 different grant applicants need to be whittled down to the $22.3 million that is available to be awarded. Local government authorities, public agencies or private nonprofit organizations, and operators of public transportation that rec...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
February Issue 2026
