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More stories about Finances

  • Sure Routes to Funding

    While the pool of money allocated to the Safe Routes to School (SRTS) program stands at $147 million, you might want to go after your share of the funding this year before it dries up—or gets reallocated.

  • More for the Corps

    A new ruling would bring an increased number of “navigable waters” into Army Corps of Engineers' domain.

  • Drops in the Bucket

  • Putting it All Together

    Nonresidential construction is expected to increase 5% this year and 4% next year according to some sources, and the 2008 Outlook—our annual survey of public works budget expectations mirrors these expectations.

  • Ripple effect

  • Calculating Risk Versus Reward

    An Excel-based financial-forecasting model enables one county to upgrade its wastewater treatment plant without rate shock.

  • Restoration plan boasts billion-dollar price tag

  • Cities Speed Project Delivery by Self-Certifying

    . The key to getting your hands on Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) money is to circumvent the feds as much as possible.

  • APWA Calls for Increased Transportation Funding and Safety

    The APWA SAFETEA-LU Reauthorization Task Force approved a position statement Monday encouraging U.S. legislatures to preserve and enhance federal investment in surface transportation programs.

  • Get what you deserve

    Each year, solid waste haulers pay hundreds of millions of dollars in franchise fees or gross receipt fees to local governments. Based on gross revenues billed to the haulers' customers, these fees compensate cities for the use of their streets and rights of way.