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Envision® Best Management Practices (EBMPs) Forum

The APWA Kansas City Metro Chapter’s Sustainable Infrastructure Committee hosts this forum of experienced Envision project managers who share their best practices and useful tips for using the Envision® rating…

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Balancing Outsourced and In-House Staff: A Case Study

Public works departments, with the main objective of cost-effectively optimizing resources (labor, equipment, materials, contracts, and assets), must constantly decide between the option of in-house versus outsourced labor. The benefits…

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Women in Public Works, We Lead from the Ground Too!

Gender diversity in the operations end of public works is shockingly poor. Women make up less than 10 percent of the workforce but even this figure includes those who work…

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Rapid Deployment, via – the Award-Winning and Industry Changing Two-Day ‘Kick-Off’ Meeting, aka – “How to Build and Lead Highly Effective Teams”

“Every organization rises or falls based on leadership or the lack thereof”, said the legendary co-inventor of frozen concentrated orange juice, C.D. Atkins. According to the Federal Highway Administration, owners…

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Improving Resiliency of Community Infrastructure

Post-earthquake functionality of utilities (water supply and wastewater treatment) is vital to the seismic resiliency of communities. The operation of this critical infrastructure is fundamental to the social and economic…

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Town Creek Culvert: Intergrating Green and Gray Infrastructure in the Construction of the Largest City Infrastructure Project in Uptown Greenville, NC

The Town Creek Culvert Project addresses a variety of water quantity and quality issues associated with a failing stormwater conveyance system draining 308.6 acres. This conveyance system, composed of brick…

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What’s the Buzz about Drones (UAS)? Examine Everything from Licensing, Operations, Uses, Apps and Current Equipment Along with an Update on FHWA’s EDC 5 – UAS Initiative

Drones have quickly become a common tool for various public works functions. Join us for this examination of the process for getting a UAS (Unmanned Aircraft Systems FAA Part 107…

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Secrets to CM Efficiency | It’s in the Cloud

Discover how to NOT let paperwork get in the way of performing efficient inspection and project management. Join us for a discussion on how to develop a Construction Management (CM)…

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Learn from the Best! Innovative Project Ideas from Three APWA Award Winners

Have you ever wondered what it takes to win an APWA project award? Now is your chance to learn. Hear from sponsors and consultant teams for three of the most…

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Innovative Partnerships with Private Entities, Utilities and Other Agencies to Leverage Funds in Order to Complete CIP Infrastructure Improvements

City infrastructure such as buildings, playing fields, and roadway improvements benefit the community significantly, but the responsibility to fund the improvements seems to always fall on the shoulders of the…

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