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The Fairland and Briggs Chaney Master Plan along U.S. 29 has been unanimously approved by the Montgomery County Council. Read more about what this means for Maryland development in this MOCO360 article. #DCDevelopment #DMVDevelopment

🚂📅 On this day in 1906, the Hepburn Act was passed, empowering the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) to regulate railroad rates! 📜⚖️ The Hepburn Act was a landmark piece of legislation that gave the ICC the authority to set maximum railroad rates and oversee financial records. This act marked a significant expansion of federal regulatory power over private industry, ensuring fair practices and preventing unreasonable rate hikes that harmed consumers and small businesses. 🚆💼 Theodore Roosevelt advocated strongly for the Hepburn Act as part of his Progressive agenda to curb the power of monopolies and protect the public interest. He believed that government oversight was essential to ensure fairness in commerce and to prevent exploitation by powerful railroad companies. Roosevelt's efforts were instrumental in passing this crucial reform, highlighting his commitment to justice and economic fairness. 🌟🏛️ This legislation was a pivotal moment in the regulation of interstate commerce, setting the stage for further reforms and establishing a precedent for government intervention to protect consumers. Let's remember Roosevelt's dedication to ensuring a fair and equitable marketplace! #OnThisDay #TheodoreRoosevelt #HepburnAct #RailroadReform #ProgressiveEra #InterstateCommerce #AmericanHistory #EconomicFairness

https://lnkd.in/ghVBpmEX We joined forces with the South Dakota Governor's Office of Economic Development and the South Dakota Department of Labor, during recent business retention expansion visits in Mitchell, South Dakota. Strengthening local business ties is crucial for sustained growth and economic vitality. Let's continue fostering partnerships and supporting our local businesses! #BusinessRetention #EconomicDevelopment #Partnerships"

Such a critical piece of infrastructure not only to TN and AR, but to our nation. Supply chains across the nation depend on the I-55 bridge which connects to Memphis- one of nation’s largest multimodal freight hubs.

Is everbody seeing green in the water? One thing to remember is that the  U.S. Supreme Court decree limits Illinois to withdrawing 3,200 cfs each year of water from Lake Michigan. Things could get interesting as more suburbs to the West are looking for Lake Michigan water. #waterresources https://lnkd.in/gqRXE4Ef

New York City Mayor Eric Adams, New York Governor Kathy Hochul, and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey today announced an agreement in principle between the City of New York, New York state, the Port Authority, and the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) that will enable the city to transform the Brooklyn Marine Terminal into a modern #maritime port and vibrant mixed-use community hub. This agreement will allow the Port Authority to drive long-term expansion of Howland Hook #Marine #Terminal, which the Port Authority currently operates on Staten Island. The project to build the 122-acre site stands to potentially help create thousands of jobs for New Yorkers, while generating significant economic impact for New York City. Today’s announcement to create a new modern maritime #port and community along the Brooklyn #waterfront further builds on Mayor Adams’ efforts to develop a “Harbor of the Future” — a multifaceted initiative announced by Mayor Adams in his State of the City this year to reimagine New York City’s waterfront to fuel 21st-century growth and innovation — and builds on Governor Hochul’s commitment to unlocking economic potential on New York State land, building strong community anchors, and creating good-paying jobs of the future.

𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗴𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝘁𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝗾𝘂𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺, 𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗴 “𝗥𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗠𝗲𝗻 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝗳 𝗥𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗱” 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝗸 𝗮 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀.  In this case, the federal acquisition system for delivering knowledge and new capability is institutionally corrupt, a decedent insiders’ game where individuals jockey for position, prestige, and pay, compromising their principles along the way. This Faustian bargain, requiring conformity to a sick system, sacrifices the well-being of the warfighter, taxpayer, industrial base, national security, and perhaps worst of all, posterity. The Nation forgoes a lot of investment in infrastructure, transportation, and other important capital improvements because the government is busy inflating our currency and shoveling it into the defense-industrial complex where it is often wasted with little conscience or thought. The use of internal myths and lore justifies chronic failure and keeps the workforce inline.  With a heavy use of propaganda, they bamboozle the public by confusing supporting the troops with supporting the “Rich Men of North of Richmond”, the military-industrial complex which includes the bureaucrats and contractors. Meanwhile, the troops are on food stamps and struggling with a wide range of issues, for which they are poorly supported. What’s worse is leadership and much of the workforce is aware that the system is a raging dumpster fire of corruption, waste, and inefficiency, but they play the game anyway as they are heavily indoctrinated and incentivized to do so, therefore they may not know what else to do. Despite repeated directives (law) to equip the workforce to explore and effectively utilize authorities Congress has provided to remedy problems and to find solutions, leadership has been irrationally obstinate, refusing to adequately educate or support the workforce while vehemently defending business-as-usual. Why? Who does this benefit? This is not what democracy looks like. Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition & Sustainment Office of the Secretary of Defense Defense Acquisition University House Armed Services Committee Democrats House Armed Services Committee Republicans Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Acquisition  Basic Research Office, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering

Check out this interesting article from BBC about how Unions are calling to save Harland and Wolff's Scottish yards. The situation is crucial and it's important to support the preservation of these historic yards. It's great to see organizations standing up for the preservation of important parts of our history and industry. Let's hope for a positive resolution soon! #HarlandandWolff #ScottishYards #IndustryPreservation https://ift.tt/gi7yKs0

Who are the principals of the company chosen by Wausau to complete lead service line replacement? Here's what we know, and what some alders now want to know before moving forward.

OPENING DAY OF THE GWB. 92 years ago today, on October 24, 1931, the George Washington Bridge opened, linking Manhattan’s Washington Heights to New Jersey’s Fort Lee.   5,000 people in the stands and thousands more gathered around the New York and New Jersey sides, New York Governor Franklin D Roosevelt said, “Get on your mark! Get set! Go!” before snipping the ribbon and opening the bridge to traffic as airplanes roared overhead, boat whistles tooted, and a band played “The Star-Spangled Banner.” The three New Jersey routes converging at the Fort Lee plaza of the new Hudson River bridge is described as the widest roadway in the world. The thoroughfare at its greatest limit is 350 feet across, sufficient for 35 lanes of vehicles, each 10 feet. With due ceremony, it was opened officially by Major General Hugh L. Scott, chairman of the New Jersey State Highway Commission. In 1962, the lower level of the bridge, colloquially known as “the Martha,” opened to traffic. The additional six lanes made the bridge the only 14-lane vehicular crossing in the world.   Some bridges are physical, while others are metaphorical. A physical bridge is constructed for the purpose of providing passage over an obstacle, which is usually something that is otherwise difficult or impossible to cross. Today, we have more metaphoric walls instead of metaphoric bridges. We are all just about fed up with the deep political schism our nation is suffering. Irrational rants on social media or walking on eggshells around the office to avoid any controversial issues flaring. Celebrating differences of all kinds should be more highly valued, but we are only making slow progress. So, what are we to do? Retreat to our ideological ghettos where everyone is like us and hope we never have to engage with people who are fundamentally different. The pathway of our lives is to continually cross bridges. The bridge to new horizons, new understandings, building relationships, and understanding other people’s opinions. This can only be done by going over a bridge and not through a wall. #nyc  #history   #shankerlaw