FAA Awards Another Round of Airport Infrastructure Grants
The Federal Aviation Administration awarded $478 million in airport infrastructure grants on July 31 to 232 airports in 43 states, including American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, and Puerto Rico – monies that come from a total of $3.18 billion allotted to the Airport Improvement Program, which provides grant funding to “selected projects” including runway reconstruction and rehabilitation, construction of firefighting facilities, and the maintenance of taxiways, aprons, and terminals....
Georgia Department of Transportation Awards $173 Million in Construction Contracts
ATLANTA — The Georgia Department of Transportation awarded 54 construction contracts for statewide transportation projects totaling $173,927,084, the agency announced in a news release. Officials with GDOT said the projects included in the award were advertised on May 24, bids were received on June 21 and contracts were awarded to the lowest qualified bidders on July 8. Several projects will have an impact on southwest Georgia roadways. The largest single-investment contract, w...
Lazard Tops GlobalData’s Top 10 Global M&A Financial Adviser League Table in Power Sector for H1 2019
Lazard has topped the latest mergers and acquisitions (M&A) league table of the top 10 financial advisers for the power sector based on deal value in the first half (H1) of 2019, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. The financial advisory and asset management firm advised on five deals worth US$7.1bn, including the big ticket deal of Infrastructure Investments Fund’s acquisition of El Paso Electric for US$4.3bn. According to GlobalData, which tracks all M&A, priva...
U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $85 Million in Grants for Projects Nationwide to Expand Advanced Bus Technologies
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced $84.9 million in grant selections through the Low- or No-Emission (Low-No) Grant program, which funds the deployment of transit buses and infrastructure that use advanced propulsion technologies. Thirty-eight projects in 38 states will each receive funding through the program. "These grants will help communities nationwide bring the next generation of bus technology to enhance the...
USDOT Event Highlights State DOT INFRA Grants
The U.S. Department of Transportation officially awarded nearly $856 million worth of Infrastructure for Rebuilding America or INFRA grants to fund 20 projects across the country during a special event at its Washington, D.C. headquarters on July 25 – with 12 state departments of transportation winning grants for a variety of highway, railroad, and bridge replacement undertakings. [Above photo left to right: Melinda McGrath, executive director, Mississippi Department of Transportation; Patric...
Caltrans Awards Local Bus and Train Systems $146 Million to Improve Commutes and Environment
SACRAMENTO — Continuing efforts to reduce the transportation sector’s impact on the environment, Caltrans announced today $146 million from the Low Carbon Transit Operations Program, or LCTOP, will go to 180 local mass transit projects around the state. “Our current transportation system is congested and impacts the health of our communities and our planet,” said Bob Franzoia, Acting Director of Caltrans. “This funding gets people out of their cars by providing newer and cleaner ways to trave...
2019 Regional Innovation Strategies Competition Grantees Announced
The U.S. Department of Commerce announced that the Atlantic County Economic Alliance, ACEA, located in Mays Landing, Atlantic County, New Jersey, has been awarded a $750,000 i6 Challenge Regional Innovation Strategies Grant. For the grant, ACEA partnered with the National Institute of Aerospace, NIA, in Hampton, Virginia, to create a Smart Airport and Aviation Partnership, SAAP, in southern New Jersey. SAAP will transform the region’s innovation ecosystem by incubating, accelerating, and attrac...
U.S. Department of Transportation Names Small Business Innovation Research Program Award Recipients
Washington — The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) today awarded 26 U.S. small businesses a total of $11,850,000 as part of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program. Each year, the SBIR Program solicits proposals from American small businesses to improve various aspects of the national transportation system. SBIR-awarded contracts to qualifying small businesses spur research and commercialization of innovative transportation technologies to address USDOT priorities. A full l...
Battery Storage, Smart Grid, and Efficiency Companies Raise Over $1.7 Billion in VC Funding in 1H 2019 Reports Mercom Capital Group
Austin, Texas - Mercom Capital Group, LLC, a global clean energy communications and consulting firm, released its report on funding and mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity for the global Battery Storage, Smart Grid, and Energy Efficiency sectors for the second quarter (Q2) and first half (1H) of 2019. To get a copy of the report, visit: https://mercomcapital.com/product/q2-2019-funding-and-ma-report-for-storage-grid-efficiency Total corporate funding (including venture capital funding...
The Washington State Department of Transportation has Awarded State-wide Grants for Vanpool Vehicles
The Washington State Department of Transportation has awarded 16 public transit agencies $10 million for 420 vanpool fleet vehicles, including 10 vehicles largely powered by electricity. These new vehicles will bring the total number of hybrid-electric powered vehicles to 28. The funding announcement coincides with Gov. Jay Inslee’s proclamation of declaring July as Vanpool Month. “WSDOT is committed to working with our public transportation partners to improve our air quality while reduci...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
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