Little Rock Port Awarded $3M to Expand Barge Capacity
The project is part of a nationwide effort to address supply chain issues. read more >
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FAA Gives $23M from Infrastructure Law to Arkansas Airports
Sixty-five commercial, county and municipal airports received the funds. read more >
Arkansas Gets $20.5M Grant to Fund Completion of Delta Heritage Trail
The grant is set to trigger a $20 million matching pledge from the Walton Family Foundation, the biggest ever for the state Department of Parks & Tourism. read more >
Jonesboro Municipal Airport Gets $3.5M Grant to Strengthen Runway
The money comes as the airport looks at expanding air traffic to include larger planes. read more >
Memphis Bridge Waves Red Flag for Infrastructure
The shutdown of the Interstate 40 bridge over the Mississippi River and the subsequent logistical nightmare are shining a light on an age-old problem. America’s infrastructure is old. read more >
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Buttigieg: Infrastructure Needs Fixes, Long-Term Investment
Now is the right time to repair infrastructure and invest in it for the future, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg says marking the 50th anniversary of the McClellan-Kerr Navigation System. read more >
Buttigieg Pitches Infrastructure Needs to Divided Congress
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is warning that the country's infrastructure needs exceed $1 trillion and that other countries, namely China, are pulling ahead of the U.S. with their public works investments, a scenario he describes as “a threat to our collective future." read more >
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Infrastructure Still No Joking Matter
President Biden says he wants his administration to invest more in infrastructure than the country has seen since the Eisenhower administration. read more >
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Bloomberg Spends Big on Arkansas Presidential Primary
Remember the $2 million in Arkansas advertising that Michael Bloomberg had spent by mid-February for his Democratic presidential campaign? Well, you can double that, and then some. read more >