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APWA Leadership Shares a Message in Response to Hurricanes Helene and Milton

Dear Public Works First Responders and APWA Members, APWA continues to monitor the impacts of Hurricanes Helene and Milton. We are hearing members’ stories about how they and their families…

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Speak at an APWA Conference in 2025

Answer the call today to be a speaker at either APWA’s North American Snow Conference or PWX. No matter how many years you’ve been on the job or how large…

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New York City’s Javits Center Celebrated for Driving Sustainability Through Innovation

New York—The national Engineering & Public Works Roadshow today celebrated New York City’s Javits Center, a beacon of innovation in sustainable practices. The press conference atop the Javits Center was…

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Recognize National First Responders Day on October 28

National First Responders Day is October 28. APWA has created a toolkit to help you celebrate the event and recognize public works professionals as first responders. Checklist to Get Started…

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APWA Returns to U.S. House Panel to Urge ‘Logical Next Step’ in National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Reform

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Washington D.C.—A top official with the world’s largest organization of public works professionals today said Congress must continue to improve the U.S. National Environmental Policy Act, or…

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National Roadshow Celebrates Clear Creek Canyon’s New Gateway Segment

Golden, Colo.—The nationwide Engineering and Public Works Roadshow stopped today in Golden, Colo., to celebrate the engineering design and development of the Clear Creek Canyon Gateway Segment. The importance of Clear…

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New Jersey U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr. Laid to Rest

U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., 87, a Democratic lawmaker from Paterson, NJ, who was seeking his 15th term in Congress died last week and was laid to rest Aug. 28…

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#PWX2024 To Welcome More Than 5,000 Public Works Professionals

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE KANSAS CITY, MO—More than 5,000 public works professionals from North America are expected to gather at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Georgia, September 8–11, 2024,…

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APWA Announces 2024 Projects of the Year

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE KANSAS CITY, MO—The American Public Works Association (APWA) recently announced its 2024 Public Works Project of the Year Award recipients. Winners oversee infrastructure projects which are publicly…

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Engineering & Public Works Roadshow Honored

APWA’s collaboration with the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) on the Engineering & Public Works Roadshow has been honored with a…

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