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The Associated Press launches a new muni bond index

by Mark Garrison
Aug 1, 2016
It's a competitive space, but the AP said it thinks there's a market for its product.
The Associated Press is unveiling its new index on Monday.
Courtesy Associated Press
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U.S. lags in infrastructure spending

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Jun 20, 2016
Because of politics, China spends almost twice as much
A D.C. metro derailment in 2009.
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A warning for parched China: a city runs out of water

by Rob Schmitz
Apr 25, 2016
A city suddenly without water highlights northern China's water shortage.
Construction crews put the finishing touches on the middle route of China’s South-North Water Diversion project in Henan province. The project’s three routes (two of which are completed) total nearly 2700 miles of man-made waterways that divert water from China’s water-rich south to its parched northern region.
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One of the most powerful unknowns: The Bechtel Corporation

by Molly Wood
Apr 7, 2016
Author Sally Denton discusses her new book, "The Profiteers: Bechtel and the Men Who Built the World."
The Boulder Dam, then called the Hoover Dam, on the Arizona - Nevada border, 1936.
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When public transit shuts down

by Molly Wood
Mar 25, 2016
More and more people are moving to cities and turning to public transit, so what happens when these aging systems can't handle the load of increasing masses?
The BART train travels towards downtown San Francisco.
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Secretary of the Future

How to future-proof America's buildings

by David Brancaccio
Mar 3, 2016
Skanska USA's Chief Sustainability Officer on planning for the future of construction.
The Chrysler Building in the background as steam rises from a steam pipe on Lexington Avenue in New York March 4, 2015 as warming temperatures start to melt snow.
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Senate strikes a Flint deal

by Kimberly Adams
Feb 26, 2016
Senate negotiators want to direct $250 million to Flint and other communities.
A sign on a the front of a building warns residents to filter their water in Flint, Michigan.
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Can fixing infrastructure solve rural poverty?

by Caitlin Esch
Feb 8, 2016
A wastewater treatment plant in a small town prepares for more business.
Plant Manager Cyndie Moberly (left) and Engineer Kari Foy at a wastewater treatment plant in Hampton, S.C.
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Local Money: Why all of our roads are so bad

by David Lazarus
Jan 15, 2016
A run-down on why America has a big infrastructure problem.
A crumbled road surface sits along Woodward Avenue where the new commuter light rail with be constructed December 30, 2014 in Detroit, Michigan.
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Georgia ready to roll on many transportation projects

by Marketplace Contributor
Jan 8, 2016
State officials breathe a sigh of relief for $300 billion transportation law.
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