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P3's Probably Not for 'Pay-As-You-Go' Tennessee

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Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam is in full agreement with President Trump's views on the need for new spending on crumbling or new transportation infrastructure, but he doesn't think Trump's idea for public/private partnerships to finance the work will help Tennessee for one simple reason - Tennessee pays for its roads without taking on debt and resulting (..)

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15 Tennessee Communities To Receive Site Development Grants

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million will be awarded to 15 Tennessee communities to prepare economic development sites for market. We’ve embraced change in our approach to workforce readiness with programs like Tennessee Promise and Tennessee Reconnect, and we want to congratulate all 15 communities on receiving these grants. Bill Haslam. acres of the 48.62

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Transportation Grants Help Create 880 Jobs In Metro Detroit

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The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) has awarded state Transportation Economic Development Fund (TEDF) Category A grants totaling more than $2.7 million to the City of Detroit and the Road Commission for Oakland County. Eligible road agencies include MDOT, county road commissions, cities and villages.

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Construction Firms Receive National Safety Awards

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Transportation construction companies from Virginia, Missouri and Tennessee were recognized for their corporate worker safety programs during the 2014 American Road & Transportation Builders Association’s (ARTBA) National Convention, held in September in Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.'

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Texas, Florida, Tennessee, Indiana And Georgia Top The Field In BF‘s Best Infrastructure Ranking

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Most of the states failed to get individual grades higher than C- in ASCE’s evaluation—on average, the society found that at least 40 percent of the roads in each state are in poor or mediocre condition and a similar percentage of bridges are crumbling. infrastructure and America received a D+. ASCE estimates the U.S. Great Lakes U.S.

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BUSINESS REPORT: Tennessee — Alcoa Expands Auto Sheet Operation In Blount County

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TENNESSEE FAST FACTS. I have to think this secures our future for another 25 year cycle,” Alcoa Tennessee Operations Location Manager Ken McMillen said. The state is putting some training dollars into the project and we are trying to do some road improvements to facilitate the increased traffic that will be due to the expansion.”.

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BUSINESS REPORT: Tennessee Initiates Site Certification Program

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The southern states are known for smart, savvy and successful approaches to economic development and Tennessee is no exception. Curtis continues, “Infrastructure to serve the site (whether roads or utilities) must be directly available or be able to be improved/extended in a short timeframe.