Chattanooga, Tenn., is adding a fourth R to the eco trio of reduce, reuse and recycle with recovery. That recovery R has been sparked by the Hefty ReNew program that started in October 2022 and is now in its second … Continue reading →
With over 800 acres of park space in New Bedford, Mass., the parks, recreation and beaches department plans an extraordinary amount of programming and improvements each year. The park space is widely spread throughout the city, so 90% of the … Continue reading →
According to a recent WalletHub article, “Best & Worst Small Cities to Start a Business (2024),” Cedar City, Utah, is the best city in the United States to start a business. Analysts studied various cities and compared 18 different key … Continue reading →
LaVetta Sparks-Wade is not just excited about her new job, but about the place where she gets to do it. Sparks-Wade is the newly minted director of parks for the city of Gary, Ind., her “home sweet home,” to quote … Continue reading →
Located 20 miles north of Cincinnati along the Great Miami River, Hamilton, Ohio, may be a small city of 63,000, but its public works department is doing really big things — and reaping some well-earned recognition for its efforts. “Our whole goal … Continue reading →
In March 2022, the city of Wildwood, N.J.’s, Board of Commissioners voted to continue a popular tax incentive program designed to encourage development and home improvements throughout the coastal community. It is a program that began in 2015 and has … Continue reading →
The 16/50 program was developed in 2018 to support women in local government, with the goals of supporting them throughout the interview and hiring processes and developing their understanding of the inner workings of local government. Now, looking back at … Continue reading →
Located 6 miles south of Reedsport in Winchester Bay, Ore., the Umpqua River Lighthouse towers over the place where the river empties into the Pacific Ocean. Created at a time when California investors saw this fertile valley as a great … Continue reading →
In some parts of the United States, water is often treated as an infinite resource, but in the southwest, the truth is different. Conserving that natural resource to ensure the faucets keep flowing is more of a priority there and … Continue reading →
More than 170 households in Lincoln, Neb., expect to save on their heating and cooling costs thanks to the city’s heat pump incentive program, which launched in January. Funded by a pilot incentive in the 2022-24 biennial budget, the city … Continue reading →
This year RapidView IBAK North America celebrates its 20-year anniversary as the North American partner of IBAK Helmut Hunger GmbH. In those two decades, RapidView has grown to become one of the largest and most trusted providers of pipeline inspection … Continue reading →
